Peaceful sunrise over calm water, representing a gentle new beginning after loss

You Don't Have to Navigate Grief Alone

Rising After Loss provides grief support, education, resources, and community for women grieving the death of a partner or spouse.

Meet Ashlee Sunshine

The Heart Behind Rising After Loss

After losing my partner in 2025, I found myself searching for support, connection, and understanding from others who truly understood the unique experience of partner loss.

What I discovered was the lack of community and holistic resources available for this type of loss — specifically for women my age, being 33 years old.

Rising After Loss was created from that experience. Today, our mission is to provide support, education, and community for women navigating life after the death of a partner or spouse.

What We Offer

Support, education, and community — designed specifically for women grieving the death of a partner.

Community Support

Connect with women who understand. Free virtual grief support groups — guided grounding, open sharing, and connection.

Educational Resources

Learn practical tools for navigating grief. Watch recordings of past live discussions on healing, rebuilding, and navigating partner loss.

Podcast

Stories, conversations, and support after loss. Real talk about grief, healing, and rebuilding your life.

Mindfulness Practices

Breathwork, meditation, yoga, grounding tools, and self-care resources to calm the heaviest emotions of grief.

In-Person Grief Retreat

Step away from everyday life and give yourself the gift of rest, nature, and soulful care. Private 1–4 day retreats in peaceful nature settings, starting at $399.

Virtual Grief Retreat

A private, personalized retreat experience from wherever you are. Daily meditation, yoga, grief support circles, and 1:1 guidance via Zoom, starting at $199.

Ashlee Sunshine standing peacefully in a lush green forest

"Grief is not something we get over. It is something we learn to navigate with love, compassion, support, and community."

Watch & Listen

Real conversations about grief, healing, and rebuilding life after loss.

Rising After Loss Podcast

Losing a partner isn't just heartbreak — it's losing your person, your future, and your sense of normal. Real conversations, real tools, and a reminder that you are not alone.

Grief Educational Live Streams

We cover the topics no one talks about — identity shattering after loss, rebuilding your sense of self, navigating partner loss, and real tools for riding emotional grief waves. Raw, honest, and made for women who need someone who truly gets it.

Helping women rebuild life after partner loss.

Whatever you need right now — community, resources, or simply to be heard — we're here.