About Merrilee
I'm Merrilee Culbert - a Reiki Master, Bereavement Specialist, and writer. My work is rooted in presence, compassion, and a deep respect for each person’s lived experience.
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I come to this work through both training and life itself. I have known profound loss, including the death of my spouse, parents, siblings, and the loss of my first born baby. Grief has shaped my life in ways I did not choose, but it has also taught me about tenderness, resilience, and the importance of being gently accompanied through difficult seasons.
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Over time, I came to understand that grief does not move only through our thoughts — it lives in the body, the nervous system, and the spirit. Healing, for me, has never been about fixing or moving on, but about learning how to live with what has changed while staying connected to what is still alive.
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My Holistic Approach
My work is grounded in the belief that healing happens in safe, spacious relationship.
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Through Intuitive Reiki, I offer a gentle, embodied form of healing that supports relaxation, energetic balance, and reconnection with the self. Each session is guided by what your body and energy are asking for in that moment. There is no agenda to push through or force change — only an invitation to settle, soften, and listen.
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As a Bereavement Specialist, I offer grief support for those living with loss — whether recent or long-held. This work is companioning in nature: steady, respectful, and paced according to your needs. There is room here for tears, silence, memory, confusion, and meaning-making, without pressure to be anywhere other than where you are.
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Soul Journeys Healing & Companioning is my holistic healing practice — a space where Reiki and grief support come together to support the whole person.
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At the heart of this work is a simple belief: You are not broken. You are responding to something that mattered.