Reshaping your life after loss,
starting from who you are now
Grief doesn't end, and you don't have to pretend it does. Loss & Laughs offers honest stories, practical tools, and a community that gets it. We help you figure out who you are after losing someone you love, and build that life on purpose. Come for the dark jokes. Stay for who you're becoming.
If you thought you had decades left with them
Maybe you lost a sibling, and everyone kept asking how your parents were doing. Maybe it was a parent who died way too young, and none of your friends know what to say because theirs are still here. Maybe it was your partner, and people already ask if you're "putting yourself back out there." Maybe it was your best friend, and people treated it like you lost "just a friend." Maybe it was the person who was the beacon in your life, and no one understood why it hit you this hard. You don't need fixing. You need to figure out who you are now, and build that life on purpose.
Grief is a wild thing
Nobody tells you that grief doesn't end. It just changes shape. Here's the truth: some days you'll be fine, some days you'll be a mess, and some days you'll laugh so hard at a memory that you cry. All of it counts and is allowed: the ugly crying, the dark jokes, and the part where you start figuring out who you are now.
Four phases. One map.
You get a checklist for the funeral. Nobody tells you that afterward you'll be a completely different person, and that you won't even notice until the fog lifts. Then one day it hits you: what do I do now? The Loss & Laughs Framework is the map I made because I couldn't find one. Four phases, built from real life, to help you figure out who you are now and build from there.
Explore the four phasesInside the framework
- 1
The Unraveling
Loss strips away everything you built around yourself that wasn't real, and what's left is the truest version of you.
- 2
The Searching
You release the need for answers and start experimenting with ways to live forward, finding your person in the signs along the way.
- 3
The Reshaping
Piece by piece, a new version of you takes shape that makes you feel proud, peaceful and purposeful, even as you continue to grieve.
- 4
The Emerging
You stop waiting for permission and start deliberately living the life you've rebuilt, even while you're still becoming it.
A wider promise of support.
The framework is just the beginning. We are building an ecosystem of practical tools, community gatherings, and spaces where you don't have to explain yourself.
The Book
A memoir plus the four-phase framework, with one concrete exercise per section.
Practical Tools
Tangible things, like our coloring books, for the days words feel like too much.
Gatherings
Future events and workshops to share stories, shed tears, and laugh openly.
Future Spaces
Online and in-person places to be with people who get it.
A soft place to land.
Barry Puppy Publishing brings art and humor into the wider Loss & Laughs vision. Its coloring books offer a creative pause—something tangible to return to when words feel like too much.
Explore Barry PuppyJenny's Story
The friend two steps ahead
Jenny lost her sister Meghan to stage 4 melanoma in February 2024. She'd been Meghan's medical director, family spokesperson, and eventually funeral planner. Three months later she was back at work, and she went on to have her best sales year ever. That's when grief really hit. She's not a guru or a coach. She's the friend two steps ahead, with a flashlight and a dark joke.
Jenny, Barry and Meghan
Wherever you are, start here.
Grief doesn't come with an instruction manual. If you need a soft place to land right now, pick what feels right.
Holding Space
Book a free 30-minute call with me to talk about grief with someone who gets it. No agenda, no judgment, just a warm conversation.
Free Coloring Pages
A curated set of free pages from our Barry Puppy Publishing coloring books. Print, color, and let your mind soften.
How to Support Friends
Not sure what to say to someone who's grieving? Download our list of phrases that actually help — and the well-meaning ones to skip.
The Cohort (coming soon)
A small 6–8 week group for people at least a year out who want to build what's next, alongside people who get it.
Join the waitlistLet's stay connected.
Honest conversations, practical tools, and updates on the book, the cohort, and future gatherings.
Questions people actually ask
Is this therapy?
No. Loss & Laughs is peer support from someone who's been there. If you need a therapist, we'll cheer you on.
Is this a support group?
Support groups are great at holding space. Our cohort is built for a different moment: when you're ready to actively participate in your own healing and want structure to do it.
Who is it for?
People who lost someone central way too early and are usually a year or more out. Siblings, caregivers, friends, and adult children are especially welcome here.
Is it religious?
No, Loss & Laughs isn't religious or religion-led. But spirituality, mindset work, seeing signs, and exploring tools like tarot are all welcome. There's room for whatever brings you comfort and connection.
When does the cohort start?
Dates go to the waitlist first.