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Practical support after loss, when everything feels like too much.

Raydiant Guidance helps widows and surviving partners navigate the responsibilities that follow a loss with compassionate support, gentle accountability, and trusted guidance.

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Support for What Comes Next.

Practical, thoughtful support for the tasks that can feel hardest after a loss, from getting organized and staying accountable to sorting belongings and finding trusted resources.

Task Organization and Accountability

Helping clients figure out what needs to be done, organize their next steps, and stay accountable as they work through estate-related responsibilities.

Supportive Body Doubling

Being physically or virtually present while a client completes difficult tasks like making phone calls, reviewing paperwork, cancelling accounts, or starting something they have been avoiding.

Personal-Item Transitions

Helping clients sort through belongings and decide what to keep, donate, give away, or handle later.

Resources and Referrals

Connecting clients with attorneys, accountants, grief resources, estate-sale companies, cleaners, movers, organizers, and other relevant professionals.

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How it works.

You do not have to figure everything out at once. We will start with what feels most urgent and build a manageable path forward.

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Reach Out

Complete the contact form to request a complimentary consultation.

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Talk it Through

We’ll discuss what feels most overwhelming and the support that would help most.

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Make a Plan

Together, we’ll create clear, manageable next steps personalized to your needs.

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About Us

Raydiant Guidance grew from my own experience of loving, caregiving, grieving, and somehow still having to manage everything that needed to be done. After a series of profound losses, including the death of my husband, Ray, I learned firsthand how exhausting it can be to handle paperwork, decisions, belongings, and everyday responsibilities when you are already carrying so much emotionally.

That experience, along with more than 20 years of social work experience and continued grief-informed education, shapes the way I support widows and surviving partners today.

I created Raydiant Guidance to offer the kind of steady, compassionate presence I wished I had during some of the hardest years of my life. Someone who understands that grief and responsibility do not arrive separately, and that sometimes you just need another person beside you to help make the next thing feel manageable.

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My work is grounded in more than 20 years of social work experience & continued grief-informed training.

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PALS Professionals of After Loss Services, representing completed After Loss Professional Training.
Dougy Center, The National Grief Center for Children & Families, representing completed grief-informed education training.

Support That Fits Your Needs.

Every situation is different, so support can be scheduled by the hour or purchased as a package for more consistent help.

Hourly Support

$75 per hour

Flexible support for accountability, task organization, body doubling, personal-item transitions, and trusted referrals.

8-Hour Support Package

$600 $540

Includes a package discount. Hours can be used across multiple sessions based on your needs.

12-Hour Support Package

$900 $810

Includes a package discount and is best for clients who would benefit from steady, ongoing support.

Not sure which option is right for you?

We can talk through your needs during a complimentary consultation.

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  • What does Raydiant Guidance help with?

    Raydiant Guidance provides practical, grief-informed support for widows and surviving partners who feel overwhelmed by the responsibilities that follow a death. Support may include organizing estate-related tasks, gentle accountability, body doubling, sorting personal belongings, and connecting you with trusted local professionals.

  • Who are your services for?

    Services are designed primarily for widows and surviving partners who are responsible for managing a loved one’s affairs after death. Support may also be available to other family members who are handling these responsibilities and need help creating a manageable path forward.

  • What is practical support after the death of a spouse?

    Practical support focuses on the responsibilities that can feel especially difficult while grieving. This may include organizing paperwork, identifying next steps, preparing to make important phone calls, sorting belongings, tracking tasks, and finding appropriate professional resources.

  • What is body doubling?

    Body doubling means having a supportive person physically or virtually present while you complete an overwhelming task. Irelynn can sit with you while you review paperwork, make phone calls, organize documents, sort belongings, or begin something you have been avoiding.

  • Can you help me sort through my spouse’s belongings?

    Yes. Raydiant Guidance offers compassionate support as you decide what to keep, donate, give to loved ones, or address later. This is not a full estate cleanout service. The focus is helping you make decisions without feeling rushed, judged, or alone.

  • Do you provide legal, financial, tax, or mental-health advice?

    No. Raydiant Guidance provides organization, accountability, compassionate presence, and referrals. Irelynn does not act as an attorney, accountant, financial advisor, therapist, executor, or representative of an estate.

  • Can you connect me with estate and grief resources?

    Yes. Raydiant Guidance can help you identify trusted attorneys, accountants, grief-support organizations, estate-sale companies, cleaners, movers, professional organizers, and other relevant service providers. Referrals are based on your individual needs and situation.

  • Do you offer in-home support in the Portland area?

    Yes. In-person support is available within the Portland Metro area, based on location and availability. Some services, including planning, accountability, and body doubling, may also be available virtually.

  • How much does support cost?

    Individual support is available for $75 per hour. A four-hour package is available for $300. Packages of eight hours or more receive a 10% discount, including eight hours for $540 and twelve hours for $810.

  • Do I need to know exactly what kind of help I need?

    No. Many people know they are overwhelmed but are not sure where to begin. During the complimentary consultation, you can talk through what feels most urgent and decide what kind of support would be most helpful.

  • What happens after I request a consultation?

    After you submit the contact form, Irelynn will contact you within one business day to arrange a complimentary consultation. You will have an opportunity to explain your situation, ask questions, and decide whether Raydiant Guidance feels like the right fit.

  • Is Raydiant Guidance a grief-counseling service?

    No. Raydiant Guidance is not therapy or grief counseling. It is a practical, grief-informed support service that helps you manage responsibilities, stay connected to your next steps, and feel less alone while navigating life after loss.

Let’s Start With What You Need.

You do not need to know exactly where to begin. Tell me a little about what you’re navigating, and I’ll reach out within one business day to schedule a complimentary consultation and talk through the support that may help most.