What We Carry, Quietly: Grief in the Heart of Leadership

A 3-Day Restorative Workshop for Women Who Lead

Upcoming Workshop Dates: 📅 October 17–19, 📅 November 14–16

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Location: 📍 45 River Road, Suite 8, Summit, NJ 07901

Upcoming Workshop Dates: 📅 October 17–19, 📅 November 14–16 - Location: 📍 45 River Road, Suite 8, Summit, NJ 07901

Price: 💵 $2,500 USD

*Lunches, snacks, and beverages included

When Your "Grief Ghosts" Become Too Heavy to Carry Alone 

Grief doesn't always look the way people expect. It doesn't always cry or collapse. Often, it hides in your silence, your sharpness, your exhaustion at the end of a long day. You keep showing up, checking off to-dos, leading, caregiving, but underneath it all, something feels heavy. Unresolved.

This two-and-a-half-day workshop is for women in leadership who seem to be managing it all, but are carrying grief that has gone unnamed for too long. For those who thought they had the tools to keep going, until those tools stopped working. This isn't therapy or a quick fix. It's a small, compassionate space where we walk with you through a deeply experiential process. Together, we begin to uncover how loss, whether obvious or hidden, has shaped the way you lead, love, and live.

You'll trace a defining loss in your life, explore how it's been carried through the years, and discover the gifts that were part of that relationship, too. Through journaling, reflection, and shared conversation, you'll find clarity, connection, and space to finally begin letting go. We don't tell you how to grieve; we move through it with you. In a safe and trusted environment, you'll gain insight into how your heart and mind hold grief, and how healing in harmony with both creates room for resilience and deeper presence.

You'll leave with a clearer understanding of the grief you've carried, a renewed sense of inner peace, and the capacity to lead from a more grounded and connected place.

You don't have to carry it all alone. You're allowed to feel. To exhale. To begin healing.

For Women Who Lead—and Feel Everything They Carry

Women in leadership roles carry so much, at work, at home, and in every space they move through. Even when they seem to have it together, unresolved experiences can leave a quiet, lingering weight. This workshop offers space to reflect, release, and return with more clarity, ease, and strength.

A Quiet Unpacking of the Heavy Stuff 

Stress, anger, and emotional pressure build over time. Through reflection and journaling, you’ll gently explore what’s been quietly shaping how you show up.

 A Compassionate, Private Space

Grounded, confidential, and guided by experienced facilitators, including a licensed psychologist. A space where roles are set aside and emotions are met with care.

Grief Processing Skills That Strengthen Leadership

When heart and mind work in harmony, leadership deepens. You’ll leave with insight, resilience, and renewed presence.

Connection with Women Who Understand the Pressure

In a small, supportive group, you’ll find real conversation, shared experiences, and the reminder that you don’t have to carry it all alone.

Real Stories, Real Healing

Thank you for letting me lean on your strength when I'm convinced the rest of the world wants me face down in the dirt. Thank you for stabilizing, for staying planted in the ground, for giving me a foundation from which to stand back up on whenever I'm clumsy and fall, you're there to help me up. To RG, who tells me it's okay to feel too much, thank you. Thank you for understanding my sensitivity and never telling me to harden my heart. You remind me that not everything is supposed to fit into a box. Some things spill, but on even my messiest, most unbelievable days, you still care.

Not only is she an amazing psychologist, she is an extraordinary person. My daughter has been struggling with Depression and Anxiety for most of her life. I have taken her to countless doctors ranging from therapist to hypnotist, gastroenterologist, you name it, we took her. It wasn't until I came across DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) that I found Dr. Gingold. By the time, I made the appointment to meet her, my daughter was "done" with doctors. She did not want to see another doctor "who would tell her the same thing.

After that first encounter with Dr. Gingold, my daughter made a connection with her. She felt comfortable and not threatened or belittled for how she felt. Dr. Gingold has helped her understand and validate her feelings. She has guided her and taught her so many things. Through DBT, my daughter has been able to do things that most of us take for granted, like going to the mall or movies. My daughter still continues to struggle, here and there, but not to the extent that she once was. She has made such strides in her journey. She is now in college, something that was once only a thought.

To the woman who saved me from myself; a blessing in disguise. I remember the first time I met you a few years back, and our connection has grown since then! That girl back then, the girl who once had no hope, no goals, and no idea who she was - I've seen myself grow and I can finally say I'm ready for what's ahead of me. I have a sense of confidence today, and you are to thank for that. You helped me find myself through the tears, rages and finding hope. I am proud of who I am today. I've learned skills to cope and find different ways to deal with my emotions.

Dr. Gingold is a highly skilled psychologist as well as a compassionate advocate for our child and our family. Dr. Gingold has been our son's therapist for three years. In that capacity, she has also become our family therapist helping not only our son, but all of us. She has tremendous compassion and goes above and beyond in every situation. Her patience and capacity to listen, see and hear a situation from all angles and then give counsel is extraordinary.

My son and our entire family have learned life coping skills and strategies to use not only during stressful and scary times, but also to maintain balance and happiness. We have seen other therapists in the past for him, but no one ever had the whole family approach which has been invaluable. The skills we have all learned are a gift. Dr. Gingold has always made herself available during times of duress and her thoughtful approach and kindness has helped us get through those difficult times.

I've truly learned so much from our sessions. The time with you, Dr. Gingold, is something I look forward to, although I didn't always feel that way "haha". You're someone anybody is lucky to have in their lives. I've never met such an amazing person, someone who really gets me and never gave up on me. I know it's part of your job to deal with my sh*t, but the love you have for your job and patients is truly something special. I've gone through many therapists and finally found you. You've helped me through my roughest times, and I will be forever grateful for you!

You are an inspiration! Thank you for including me in this tough, heart-wrenching journey. I now understand the depth of the journey but know it’s necessary to hopefully get to the other side. I cherish you. 🙏🏻💕

Robin

Throughout my program/internships so far, I have had this gut feeling that much of my intuition about helping people comes from you. Now that I have begun the clinical portion of my classes, I just keep finding evidence to it's truth. It is SO COOL to read this stuff and understand how you used these approaches to help me to heal, and also to recognize how your modeling of these things is allowing me to serve others. Dr. Gingold, you have TRULY helped me to internalize your compassion and love.

My grief was overwhelming, scary, and isolating. Holly held the light for me to find a path back to joy. I am forever in her debt.

Laura

There are no words to describe how grateful I am to have met Holly to guide and help me take care of my mom during her end of life. She taught and guided me on how to help a loved one die with grace and dignity. She guided me every step of the way—finding the right doulas, hospice, funeral homes, and so much more.

Esther

Your outlook on life is amazing, your outlook on grief is inspiring. Your compassion and understanding—I appreciate more than I can put into words. Your comfort and support over the years during my most difficult times is almost too much. Thank you, Holly, from the bottom of my heart for being my rock. You are a gift to those in need… forever in my heart.

Mary

Holly’s gentle and kind touch is an extension of her heart. She has a unique ability to adapt her healing hands so that she can apply the right healing feeling to any situation... making patients and family feel comforted.

Cheryl

Holly S. Strelzik at Center for the Heart has a wonderful grief recovery program for dealing with loss and trauma. It’s different than just counseling. This can help you in recovering from your grief/loss and heal yourself. Your love for your son will always remain, but you can complete the pain around your loss and begin living again.

Dawn

When I was grieving, the alone-ness was profound. It was as though I was adrift on a stormy sea. I was terrified. Holly offered me a hand, then a lifeline, and held steady as I made my way back to shore. She is a real-live angel.

Laura

You are an inspiration! Thank you for including me in this tough, heart-wrenching journey. I now understand the depth of the journey but know it’s necessary to hopefully get to the other side. I cherish you. 🙏🏻💕

Robin

My grief was overwhelming, scary, and isolating. Holly held the light for me to find a path back to joy. I am forever in her debt.

Laura

There are no words to describe how grateful I am to have met Holly to guide and help me take care of my mom during her end of life. She taught and guided me on how to help a loved one die with grace and dignity. She guided me every step of the way—finding the right doulas, hospice, funeral homes, and so much more.

Esther

Thank you for letting me lean on your strength when I'm convinced the rest of the world wants me face down in the dirt. Thank you for stabilizing, for staying planted in the ground, for giving me a foundation from which to stand back up on whenever I'm clumsy and fall, you're there to help me up. To RG, who tells me it's okay to feel too much, thank you. Thank you for understanding my sensitivity and never telling me to harden my heart. You remind me that not everything is supposed to fit into a box. Some things spill, but on even my messiest, most unbelievable days, you still care.

- A patient of eight years with higher levels of care in between

What You'll Take With You

Mental Clarity & Emotional Relief

Even high-performing women can feel fogged by grief they haven’t had time to face. This workshop offers space to pause, reflect, and untangle that quiet weight, so you can return with more clarity, energy, and inner calm.

A Safe Space to Process What's Been Silently Carried

Leading while grieving can feel isolating. Here, you’ll be held in a confidential space where honest reflection is met with care, not judgment, so you can finally name what’s been held inside.

New Tools When Your Old Ones Stop Working

When old coping strategies fall short, this experience offers a new way forward. Through guided journaling, experiential exercises, and connection, you’ll begin to process grief in harmony with how you lead and live.

Freedom from the Emotional Backpack

Grief often hides behind exhaustion, irritability, or burnout. This workshop helps lighten what you’ve quietly carried for years, creating space for more ease, resilience, and authentic connection moving forward.

What People Are Saying

“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”

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“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”

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“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”

— Quote Source

“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”

— Quote Source

Meet Your Guides

Holly Strelzik

Holly knows what it feels like to keep showing up—for work, for family, for everyone—while quietly unraveling inside. Before founding Center for the Heart, she spent decades leading teams at global companies, raising a family, caring for aging loved ones, and offering end-of-life support to others. But when her own unresolved grief became too heavy to ignore, the tools she’d relied on for years suddenly stopped working.

What followed was a personal reckoning—and a transformation. Holly stepped into her own journey towards recovery using the very grief recovery method she now shares through these workshops. As a certified Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist™, end-of-life doula, and founder of multiple care-centered organizations, she brings deep experience and even deeper empathy to this work.

This isn’t a job for Holly—it’s a calling. And she’s honored to walk alongside every woman who enters this space, ready to carry less and feel more.

Dr. Rachel Gingold

Dr. Rachel Gingold understands what it’s like to carry unspoken grief while continuing to lead, care, and show up for others. As a licensed psychologist in New Jersey, New York, and through the Interjurisdictional Telepsychology compact, she brings over 20 years of experience supporting individuals through life’s hardest emotional transitions.

Trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and certified as an Advanced Grief Recovery Method Specialist™, Rachel blends clinical skill with deep empathy. Her own personal losses, including the grief that surfaced after her divorce, brought her to this work not just as a professional, but as someone who’s walked the path herself.

Since 2019, she has held the recognition of being one of New Jersey’s Top Doctors, an honor that reflects her commitment to excellence and compassionate care.

Rachel’s presence in this workshop offers a steady, compassionate guide for those who feel like they’ve held it together for everyone else, but are ready to tend to what’s been quietly weighing them down.

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