Cathy holds certificates in Life Coaching and Grief Education and has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology. She is a published author, poet and has posted her insights on the grieving process since 2023.

Cathy has lived through many of the challenges that life delivers, such as job loss, moving households, financial setbacks, health issues including cancer, sibling estrangement, the death of her parents and her life partner, retirement and the choice to give back to society in her role as grief coach and life coach.