My go-to tools for loss, grief, and beyond
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To quote the ever-fantastic Julie Andrews... these are a few of my favorite things. And I'm excited to share them with you!
I wanted a place where you can find all of my faves, from fashion to beauty, business to books, and even grief and loss-related content and products, too! Because what kind of Grief Coach would I be if I didn't give you some favorites there, too, right? So, cconsider this your go-to resource for all things Losses Become Gains and Tara approved!
I'm a wife, mother, grieving daughter, blogger, podcaster, and Grief & Transformational Life Coach who's here to help you and share in the journey of coping with grief and all the things.
I'm a wife, mother, grieving daughter, blogger, podcaster, and Grief & Soul Purpose Coach who's here to help you and share in the journey of coping with grief and all the things.
I'm Tara Accardo...
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let's talk grief
I never thought I'd be sitting here actually excited to talk about urns with you, but here we are. I never thought I'd be in a position where I'd have both of my parents' ashes sitting on my window sill, still not in urns. Why? Because I could never find an urn that felt suitable for them. They all screamed "urn", was never something I would feel proud to put in my home, and didn't do them justice, frankly.
Enter—Welkin Memorials. Founder Kate Anderson, who also lost her father just before she turned 22, was frustrated by the lack of affordable, high-quality, aesthetically pleasing urns on the market. So, she took action and created the most beautiful urns you will ever see in your life. I mean, really, these don't even look like urns, right?! As a girl who loves home décor, too, I was immediately drawn to how beautiful, timeless, and not urn looking they are. Complete the look with no greenery or florals, or change them out however you see fit for your loved one.
If you're in the market for an urn, I truly can't recommend Welkin enough. Enjoy 10% off with my code LBG10 on both sizes!
10% off with code LBG10
I recently discovered Help Texts, and let me tell you, I so wish this was something I had found when I was first going through the worst parts of my grief.
What they provide resonated with me immediately, and I love how personalized you can make it. It’s perfect for friends and family who want to provide support but they don’t always know how, because Help Texts provides easily accessible grief support via text to those who have suffered a loss and their support network by allowing the griever to add 1-2 people to their account so they can receive helpful messages, too. And, they have options for a corporation if you’re a larger business looking to better support your employees.
Signup takes less than five minutes and you'll receive your first message right away. And, because you're signing up through my page, you'll receive my personal discount! You will get 12 months of help texts for a special price. When life gets hard, getting support from Help Texts couldn't be easier and I'm so excited for you to try it out!
$10 off 1 year of Help Texts with code LBG15
From Grief to Gratitude Coach Certification Program
From Grief to Gratitude Coach Certification Program
Want to earn the same Grief Coaching certification I did? Look no further! Learn to coach others through the loss of loved ones using a proven, non-therapeutic, compassion-led methodology. This program is ideal for those with some coaching experience, professional health care providers, death care professionals, educational and religious organizations, and individuals with a compassionate heart and passion to serve and make a difference. Is that you? Read on!
The From Grief to Gratitude Coach Certification Program is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), which is one of the main reasons I chose it as it is the gold standard of coaching. Additionally, it is very heart-centric and focuses on moving from grief to gratitude, like the name implies! Their mission is to educate on the misunderstood and often avoided sensitive topic of grief; train and certify professional grief coaches to help individuals move from pain to peace, heartbreak to happiness, and grief to gratitude in the shortest time possible; and, to help organizations create compassionate and grief-informed workplace cultures.
Welkin Memorials
Help Texts
ONE PAYMENT OF $497
let's talk life
Want access to my everyday favorites? Follow my Amazon Storefront! I'm constantly adding new things to my lists—from grief-related tools and resources to home and lifestyle items to fashion faves. I'm so much more than my losses, and I know you are, too! And, it's fun to online shop every now and again, right?
My Amazon Favorites
let's talk business
Looking for an email service provider that is crazy easy to use and totally fool-proof? The magic of Flodesk is that they're a women-led company (I'm all about that) who took the complicated, confusing tech out of growing an email list and simplified the process of not only getting set up, but sending out emails regularly.
If you didn't know this about me, I've worked in digital marketing for over five years. I know from (painfully) personal experience how valuable and necessary a strong email list is. Think about it: if you lost all of your followers tomorrow and didn't have a way to promote your products to fans and lovers of your product, you'd be in some trouble! A mailing list is key.
I've tried a whole slew of email marketing providers, and hands-down Flodesk is the easiest to use—especially if you're first starting out, are a lil' intimidated by the email process, not sure where to start, or love a pretty email. Their templates are truly next level and insanely fast to put together. If you're ready to send beautifully crafted emails fast and easily, I can't recommend Flodesk enough!
50% off your first year of Flodesk!
50% off your first year of Flodesk!
Let's be real, one of the best things I ever did was start my podcast. It has led to so many life-changing conversations and guests on the show so far, and an amazing community that’s formed around it. If you’re looking to start your own podcast, one of the biggest things holding you back might be the tech. Kind of intimidating with all of the options out there, right? Editing and production can be a huge learning curve. Fortunately, you don’t need to become an audio engineer to run a high-quality sounding show. I SWEAR by Descript.
It lets you create a podcast without knowing the slightest thing about audio production. It's insanely easy to use when it comes to recording, editing, and using AI to help you create anything from an episode title, to show notes, to clips to post on social media and more.
It also syncs with Zoom if you prefer to use that for your recordings. Or, you can use their Rooms feature to easily invite guests to record with you! It also transcribes your video and audio for you so you can easily edit and make updates fast.
