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Beyond Invictus:
other support roles
My work with the Family Caregiver Center of New Mexico and HeartLight Center
I serve as a Support Group Facilitator for the Family Caregiver Center of New Mexico - a family caregiver support and education non-profit.
I facilitate a twice-monthly, in-person support group for family caregivers, creating a compassionate and respectful environment for emotional support, meaningful connection, and thoughtful discussion of the practical and emotional realities of caregiving. Through active listening, empathy, and peer-centered guidance, I help caregivers feel heard, understood, and connected with others who share similar experiences.
*You must be registered through an intake process to attend FCCNM programs.
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I also served as the New Mexico Community Liaison for HeartLight Center - a grief support and education non-profit from May 2023 - July 2026.
I facilitated peer-based, group-centered grief support through open and curriculum-based groups, workshops, and community programs, creating welcoming spaces where people can navigate loss with resilience and meaning. My work blended evidence-informed practices with compassionate companioning and included specialized groups for substance-related loss, sudden and traumatic loss, child and spouse loss, family caregivers grieving a death loss, and more.
I developed curriculum used by the organization integrating book discussions, educational content, and guided grief-processing practices. In addition to direct facilitation, I cultivated partnerships with hospices, funeral homes, and community leaders, coordinated remembrance events, and serve as a regional ambassador and Chair of the Grief Networking Alliance of New Mexico.
I don’t just sit with grief. I help shape how entire communities respond to it.
While Invictus is where I work closely with individuals and families, my other support roles allow me to build grief support at the community level — expanding access, partnerships, and programs so fewer people have to navigate loss alone.
In addition to holding space for individual stories, I build and contribute to the programs, partnerships, and systems that make grief support more visible, welcoming, and accessible to everyone. Because healing shouldn’t depend on luck or proximity — it should be part of the fabric of a community. This work strengthens everything I offer through Invictus. It keeps me connected to the bigger picture — not just how we support one person, but how we care for entire communities.
community Support in Practice:
A HeartLight Photo & Video Story
Tabling at AFSP-NM Survivors of Suicide Day 2025
Support group setup
Tabling at AFSP-NM Survivors of Suicide Day 2025
I serve as a bridge between organizations and the community — part educator, part facilitator, part program and community builder.
At its heart, community support roles are about one thing: making it easier for people to find support when they need it most.
Working at both levels — individual and community — shapes how I show up as a grief professional.
It keeps my practice grounded in research, responsive to real needs, and deeply connected to the people and communities I serve.
At Invictus, I (usually and often) hold the lantern for one person at a time.
In community support roles, I build an entire harbor of community support.
