
The weight of it when you wake up. The way you reach for your phone to text someone who isn’t there anymore.
The exhaustion of pretending you’re okay when you’re not—the guilt when you have a good day.
The silence after everyone else has moved on. You’re not broken.
You’re not weak. You’re not “stuck.”
Pressed Coal exists for the person who has already survived the worst — and is starting to wonder what comes next.
I didn’t choose this path. But I said yes to it.
At 31 years old, I was three months pregnant and parenting a two-year-old when my husband Keith died suddenly. His last words to me were “I love you, I’ll see you soon.” I never saw him alive again.
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know what it’s like to sit in the mud. To carry grief in one hand and a toddler in the other. To ask God “why me?” and actually wait for an answer.
What I heard changed everything: “I need you on this path, and you wouldn’t have been able to be on this path with Keith here.”
That didn’t make the grief smaller. But it gave it a purpose.
PressedCoal was born from that moment of obedience. The name comes from Rick Warren’s concept that God uses time and pressure to turn coal into diamonds. He is pressing you too — and something beautiful is being formed.
Today I’m an ICF-PCC-certified grief coach, an author, and a speaker. And I’m still doing it afraid, one day at a time — just like you.



Grief coaching isn't therapy. It's not about talking through the past until you feel better.
"It's about figuring out who you are now — and building a new life on the other side of the loss."
Using the Emotions Wheel and EQ tools to get honest about where you are - without judgment.
Breathing techniques, the 3 R's (Reflect, Refocus, Release). and the Glass vs. Rubber framework for when everything feels urgent.
Finding what God is doing in the pressure - and taking the next step, even if you're afraid.
The first call is always free.
We'll talk about where you are and whether coaching is the right fit.
A raw, honest look at walking through grief with God.
Written from the inside of the hardest season of my life, this book is not a tidy guide to healing. It's an honest account of what grief actually looks like — and what God showed me in the middle of it.
If you've ever felt like your faith should make grief easier, and wondered why it doesn't — this book is for you.
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Stephanie is also available for speaking engagements on grief, faith, and resilience.
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