Grief doesn’t end with goodbye. For many, it’s followed by a quiet, exhausting weight no one talks about — the paperwork, the phone calls, the endless “to-do’s” that come when your heart has already been broken.
When Adria Ferrier lost her mother after a five-year battle with cancer, she not only faced the deep ache of missing her, but also the overwhelming burden of navigating the practical aftermath. From transferring accounts to hours on hold with companies that had no clear process, she found herself spending precious time and energy on logistics when all she wanted was space to grieve.
That tender, painful season became the seed for something extraordinary. Adria left her career in finance to create Elayne — a company reimagining how families walk through the days and months after loss. Named for its meaning, “a ray of light through the clouds,” (and the very way she sees her mother now) Elayne helps families handle the countless details of death with compassion, clarity, and care.
Her work is rooted in love — for her mother, for the families she serves, and for the belief that no one should carry both heartbreak and bureaucracy alone.
In this conversation on Hope Comes to Visit, Adria shares her story with honesty and gentleness. She reminds us that while death and grief touch everyone, there is also space for light, for dignity, and, with the right help – the possibility of making one of life’s hardest transitions just a little softer.
You can learn more about Elayne here.
And you can connect with Adria here on LinkedIn.
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xo, Danielle
