Cordelia Mejin, Anchored Hearts Counselling and Grief Therapy

11/18/2025

We’re honoured to invite our community to Celebrate a Life, our annual winter remembrance ceremony. This year, we are grateful to Como Lake United Church for generously opening their beautiful space to us as our new host location.

Join us on Thursday December 4th at 7pm at Como Lake United Church for this free, non-denominational gathering that is open to anyone wishing to honour a loved one during the holiday season.

The evening will feature live harp music, thoughtfully chosen readings to honour your grief, and a candle-lighting moment to gently remember those who continue to live in our hearts.

Registration is required – call 604-945-0606 extension 1 or email support@crossroadshospice.org

11/09/2025

Join our online event for survivors of su***de loss to come together and find connection, understanding, and hope through shared experience. On Saturday, November 22nd - International Survivors of Su***de Loss Day - join our Bereavement Team for this two hour gathering for support, connection and understanding. This event will include:

-- A panel of people with lived experience of su***de loss, sharing how they navigated their grief.
-- Group support time, offering space to talk and connect with others who understand.
-- An interactive webinar on grieving through the holidays, a time that can be especially difficult.

Sign up here: https://www.crisiscentre.bc.ca/events/international-survivors-of-su***de-loss-day-a-gathering-for-grievers-of-su***de-loss/

11/04/2025

An honest truth: Navigating meaning after loss is ours alone. It can’t be given, forced, or rushed. 💛

The word meaning itself can hold so many layers.
When I speak of meaning here, I’m not referring to sugarcoating your loss but to the painful process of rebuilding the world of meaning that was shattered by it.

Sometimes people say things like,
“It happened for a reason.”
“At least you can have another child.”
“It was God’s will.”
Maybe they’re sharing the meaning they found after a similar loss, hoping it might bring you comfort.

But often, the most comforting thing someone can say is simply: “Some things just don’t make sense.”

And the most supportive act?
To bear witness to your grief, without trying to fix it or project their own meaning onto it.

As a grief therapist, I’ve learned that my role isn’t to give meaning, but to walk alongside grievers as they explore what, if anything, begins to unfold.

If you’re grieving, know this: it’s understandable if life feels pointless right now. There are ways to process that feeling in grief therapy, when you’re ready.

If you’re supporting someone through loss:
✨ Hold your own story in your heart, and let it help you connect from a place of empathy.
✨ Make space for their story to be held and witnessed.
✨ Trust that meaning, if it comes, will come in its own way unique to the person and their loss.

Read more in my latest blog post about rebuilding meaning after loss.

With care,
Cordelia

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11/03/2025

💙 November marks Children’s Grief Awareness Month — a reminder that children experience grief just as deeply as adults, even if they express it differently.

This month shines a light on the unique ways children understand and cope with loss, and on the importance of the caring adults who support them along the way.

By acknowledging children’s grief, we help build a world where young people feel safe to talk about their feelings, share their stories, and find hope after loss.

10/29/2025

💭 Have you ever felt like life lost its meaning after someone you love died?

When loss shatters your world, even the simplest things — eating, sleeping, working toward goals — can feel pointless. The routines and dreams that once grounded you suddenly lose their weight.

When my person first died, it suddenly felt like nothing else mattered. The things that once felt urgent no longer held the same weight.

It’s something I hear often in grief therapy: “I just don’t see the point anymore.” And it makes sense. When your person was such a big part of what gave life meaning, their absence can leave everything feeling empty.

In my latest blog, I share reflections on rebuilding meaning and honouring where you are at in your grief journey. If you know someone who is grieving and struggling with meaning, feel free to share this with them. If you’ve ever felt like life has no point after losing someone you love, please know you’re not alone in feeling this way.

🌿 Link to blog post:

When my person first died, it suddenly felt like nothing else mattered . The things that once felt urgent no longer held the same weight.  My whole world stopped, and I just didn’t care about certain things as much as I used to.   If you’ve ever felt like life has no point afte

10/16/2025

Many families in Canada experience loss through miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. It is often difficult to know what to say or how to support someone who is grieving.

Everyone grieves differently—it is important to show compassion and kindness and follow the grieving parent or caregiver’s lead on the support they need.

If you are concerned about their grief process, encourage them to reach out to professional or community supports.

For more information and resources: https://ow.ly/Fy5F50WYNju

10/16/2025

Join us in spreading awareness about chronic pain during National Pain Awareness Week on Nov. 2-8.

➡️Visit https://www.paincanada.ca/media-kits/national-pain-awareness-week to download our social media toolkit with suggested posts and graphics on a wide range of topics related to chronic pain.

10/15/2025

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Month and October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. A day to honour and remember babies lost during pregnancy, at birth, or in early infancy. This day reminds us that every loss matters and that healing begins when grief is recognized and shared. It offers a chance to support parents, siblings, and loved ones as they navigate their unique journeys of remembrance, love, and hope.

Some Quick Statistics on Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Accorinding to the Pregnancy and Perinatal Loss Infographic (2014)
- 15.7% of couples have problems with fertility
- 15-25% of pregnancies end in miscarriage
- 3000 babies die every year in Canada, and that number remains unchanged for the past 10 years- 1,400 stillbirths occur in Ontario. (Reference PAIL website)
- Canada has no national strategy to reduce the number of stillbirths.
- Approximately 8 babies are stillborn every day (Reference Statistics Canada, 2024, Table 13-10-0428-01)
- Approximately 5 babies die within the first year after birth every day (Reference Statistics Canada, 2025, Table 13-10-0713-01, public health Ontario)

10/15/2025

✨ SAVE THE DATE! ✨
Join us at Pagbangon-a day of healing, hope, and connection.

🗓️ October 25, Century House, New Westminster.
Grief Education - Yoga & Breathwork - Paint Your Grief.

Let’s come together and lift each other up. Tag someone who needs this reminder and help us build a stronger, kinder community. 💙

10/09/2025

💙 National Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day honors the care and support given to children with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Our friends at Health Canada have created some resources to help support families living with serious illness.
Copy the link to view their video resources
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?reload=9&list=PLY8Je3lLWYrftw6SZWHXfaSQhXUeyZSdZ

09/27/2025

🌿✨ Free Webinar Alert! ✨🌿
Grief is universal, but healing can look different for everyone. Join us for a powerful session with Godwyn Young, who will share an Indigenous perspective on grief, rooted in traditional teachings and community wisdom. 💙

📅 Date: October 8, 2025
🕖 Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM (Online)
💻 Free Registration – Limited Spots!

🔗 Register now and be part of a conversation that brings hope, wisdom, and healing: https://shorturl.at/GOxQS

Discover how to:
✔️ Support Indigenous people with compassion
✔️ Foster inclusion in times of loss
✔️ Hold space for healing and community connection

09/24/2025

I was tinkering with the CSS coding on my website last Thursday, with the intention of improving my website, as I always do from time to time. Unfortunately, as I was scrolling through the code, before I could make any changes - something shifted in my website. A code override happened - the buttons, fonts and home header had their formats all altered. Apparently, there was no turning back to default settings of the website.

This inconvenience turned out to perhaps be for the better as I had a chance to create something different. As stressful as it was to lose my former website in such a way, I am grateful at the same time for this opportunity.

After several days and lots of hours, I managed to create a completely new website and connected my previous domain to this new website. There are some similarities but also some differences to my previous website.

I am still updating the blog section as I had to move each blog post over. I will also be working on other updates on the website in the coming days.

I invite you to check my website out :)

Cordelia Mejin - Counsellor and grief therapist providing online and in-person therapy/counselling to young adults and adults in Greater Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam and British Columbia wide. Specializes in grief and loss.