Turning Grief into Growth: How Jessica Correnti Built Kids Grief Support into a Healing Resource for Families

In this heartfelt conversation, host Liz Kent sits down with Jessica Correnti, Certified Child Life Specialist, author, and founder of Kids Grief Support. Jess shares how her personal experience with pregnancy loss inspired her to step away from hospital work and create a practice that helps children and families process grief. From launching her private practice to writing a series of children’s books, including The ABCs of Grief, Jess opens up about the challenges of building a mission-driven business while balancing motherhood, healing, and entrepreneurship.Key TakeawaysGrief is more than loss. It’s a broad emotional and physical experience that can stem from non-death losses like moves, friendship changes, or transitions.Purpose can emerge from pain. Jess turned her personal losses into meaningful work that supports families navigating grief.Flexibility fuels fulfillment. Building a business around family rhythms allowed Jess to honor both her work and her role as a mom.Boundaries sustain growth. Early on, Jess learned to design her schedule around her family’s needs rather than defaulting to clients’ demands.Language brings healing. Helping children name and understand grief empowers them and the adults around them to process emotions in healthy ways.Quotes From the Episode“I felt this drive and this need to give back to the community I was now a part of—this club nobody wants to join.”“We find the gaps in the services, and we create something to fill that gap.”“Sometimes we can do things that are the opposite of why we started this to begin with—you have to remember your why.”“Kids didn’t even know what the word ‘grief’ meant. It’s such a small word, but such a big experience.”“It truly feels like my calling, a way that I parent my living daughter and my children who died.”Resources MentionedHost Liz KentGet your free Private Practice Blueprint Checklist here.Profit Power Session: Free 30-minute mini-coaching session for therapists and other mompreneurs looking for support in growing or scaling their business. Book here.Instagram: @LizKentCoachingWebsite: https://www.lizkentcoaching.com/Facebook Group: The Thriving Mompreneur CollectiveGuest Jessica CorrentiInstagram: @kidsgriefsupportWebsite: https://www.kidsgriefsupport.com/ Get Jessica’s books on Amazon.Subscribe & Leave a ReviewIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review on Spotify, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform. Your feedback helps us reach more listeners and continue to bring you valuable content!Episodes released weekly.