Natasha Trujillo, Ph.D.

Licensed Counseling and Sport Psychologist, Author

Dr. Trujillo is a counseling and sports psychologist, a consultant, an educator, an author, a former athlete, a woman, a daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, a niece, a cousin, and a friend. But most of all, she is a human. None of the former labels make her any better or worse-equipped to deal with the inevitable experiences of grief throughout life. She is passionate about the power of storytelling and wanted to bring light to the incredibly nuanced and individualized ways we process and cope with grief. Like everyone else, she’s had her fair share of losses and decided that taking the risk to be vulnerable may encourage others to redefine their relationships with grief to live more holistic and intentional lives. She hopes this limited collection of stories can build the realization that there is no “right” way to grieve, and that it should not be pathologized or medicated.

She encourages each reader to see the vantage point from each of the characters who have played a role in her life. To empathize, to perspective-take, to look within and outside the self and find shared positive connection in the discomfort of the painful and unknown. To be willing to ask life’s questions that don’t have answers. To sit with the necessary acceptance that to love also means to lose, and to experience beauty also means to feel immense pain. She wants others to be open to changing the mind and the heart. To take what may be helpful and leave what doesn’t. You don’t need permission to feel and face what scares you the most.

Dr. Trujillo is currently in private practice in Denver, CO. She works primarily with issues of grief/loss, eating disorders, trauma, life transitions/identity development, perfectionism, and performance psychology. She works with humans, but more specifically with athletes and performers across the country in individual and team capacities. For more about Dr. Trujillo, you can visit her website at www.npttherapy.com or follow her on her social media accounts.