Grief-Informed Organizing:
Creating Healing Spaces While Supporting Clients Through Loss

Event Details

This presentation explores the intersection of grief and our physical environments. It focuses specifically on the impact grief has on our daily routines, decision-making, brain chemistry and home organization tasks. This talk is primarily designed for professional organizers, but is relevant to anyone working in a client's home. During this presentation, I will provide strategies for building trust with clients who are experiencing grief and how to guide them through the decision-making process of going through belongings with sensitivity and care. Grief is often associated with the loss of a loved one, but I will highlight different types of loss and how each person's grief journey is unique. By integrating grief informed practices, organizers can support clients to help them gain control of their spaces, process emotions, honor memories and create a home environment that promotes healing.

Speaker: Angie Freyer

Angie Freyer is a Professional Organizer, Occupational Therapist, and Grief-Certified Educator who specializes in griefinformed organizing. After nearly a decade as a Home Health Occupational Therapist, she founded Function & Flow Home Organizing in 2018, combining her deep understanding of physical spaces and their impact on mental health. Her personal experience with grief led her to focus on working with clients as they navigate loss. She is passionate about helping clients create supportive and healing spaces that restore their energy and well-being. Angie also embraces sustainable organizing practices by donating clients' items to local organizations and community members in need. A native Oregonian, Angie loves road trips in her camper van, playing pickleball with friends, and cuddling with her cat, Clementine.

Fees

Members: Free
Guests: $25