Born and raised in Labrador (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada), DeeDee is a wife, grandma, and a mother of three (one in spirit).
Growing up, DeeDee learned of deep losses from her Grandmother who was orphaned at the age of 6 when the Spanish Flu decimated the Inuit community of Okak, in Northern Labrador.
After a lifetime of her own losses, including divorce, suicides, loss of trust, and the loss of pets, the most significant and most impactful loss was the death of her teenage daughter after a brief battle with leukaemia. A variety of therapies and counsellors left her feeling a little more able to cope, but the Grief Recovery Method helped her begin to LIVE again.
She is available to provide the following Grief Recovery Method Programs:
* Online 7-week 1:1 sessions
* In-person 7-week 1:1 sessions in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Northwest River, and Sheshatshiu Innu FIrst Nation
* In-person 8-week group sessions in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Northwest River, and Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation
* In-person 4-week alumni group in Happy Valley-Goose Bay
DeeDee is a Registered Nurse and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant with a mental health and public health nursing background.
When not working, she enjoys sewing, beadwork, painting, gardening, and spending time with her husband, grandson, and two adult children.