About Us
I have experienced divorces and deaths. I've had to restart and rebuild my life multiple times. Loss of any kind leaves behind emotional and physical wreckage. After a major life devastation, the last thing on most people's mind is the cleaning and organizing of their living space.
Whether we are aware of it or not, the state of our physical surroundings can reflect our inner emotional turmoil. It can also become a trap which perpetuates our feelings of being overwhelmed and hopeless. Or worse, prevents you from inviting friends and family into your home at a time when personal connection is needed more than ever.
Our goal is to work side by side with you to help put your life back together. We'll treat your memories and possessions with compassion and care. Memories can be honored, enhanced, even erased if need be with mindful rearrangement.
Giving new life to a living space helps to reinvigorate a shattered emotional life. While a home makeover could never take the place of a grief therapist for emotional healing, we do aim to help you create a sanctuary that is rejuvenating, restful and safe. A place where you truly can heal and thrive.
Did you know...
Sorting through a spouse’s or partner’s belongings is rarely just a physical task. Grief counselors agree there’s no “right” timeline and no rulebook for deciding what to keep, donate, or let go of. A drawer of clothes, a coffee mug, a stack of mail — any of it can hold a memory too important to part with, and the act of deciding often reopens grief rather than resolving it. That’s normal. It’s also exactly why having someone alongside you — someone who isn’t emotionally attached to the objects, but is deeply attentive to you — can turn an impossible task into a manageable one.
— On the weight of sorting through a loved one’s belongings
At a time when people can feel at their most vulnerable and isolated, the idea of changing their surroundings on their own can feel both overwhelming and unpalatable. Moving or removing a loved one's belongings can feel like losing a part of them all over again. Having a companion present to bear witness to the dismantling and reorganizing of your life makes all the difference. Having someone there to listen, acknowledge and attend to the memories each item represents eases the pain of making changes and supplies emotional support for your life moving forward.
— On the value of having someone in your corner
For LGBTQ+ clients, this work can carry an extra layer. Research on LGBTQ+ experiences with service providers — from contractors to healthcare workers — consistently shows that the fear of judgment doesn’t fade with age or comfort in one’s own home. Many LGBTQ+ people report changing how they present themselves, hiding a relationship, or tucking away personal items before letting a stranger into their space, just to feel safe. When that stranger is a technician, an appraiser, or a mover walking through a home filled with photos and the visible evidence of a life built with a same-sex partner, the worry about being judged — or worse — adds real vigilance to an already exhausting process.