🕯️ Meet Brenda Palmer

Brenda Palmer is a Certified Grief Coach and Somatic Trauma-Informed Coach (in training) whose work blends compassion, body awareness, and gentle presence. Her path to creating Salt & Hollow began after years of navigating personal loss, complex trauma, and deep burnout through her work in education and caregiving. Those experiences shaped a calling — to help others walk through grief with steadiness, understanding, and light.

Brenda’s approach weaves together principles from polyvagal theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic awareness, creating a grounded space for clients to feel seen, safe, and supported. Her sessions meet people where they are — gently exploring emotions, nervous system patterns, and the meaning that can emerge from life’s hardest seasons.

She is currently completing her Somatic Trauma-Informed Coaching Certification through Caroline Strawson’s School of Trauma-Informed Coaching and Positive Psychology, and pursuing her End of Life Doula Certification with Lifespan Doulas. With over five years of professional coaching experience and two decades in education, Brenda’s work is rooted in both empathy and evidence-based practice.

At Salt & Hollow, she believes healing isn’t about letting go of what’s been lost — it’s about learning to carry it differently, with softness, presence, and grace.