Top 60 Grief Influencers in 2026
Grief Influencers
Here are Top 60 Grief Influencers to Follow on Instagram in 2026
1. Whitney Lyn Allen
Bio Putting words to grief🖊Grief support that empowers you to build a beautiful life after loss ♡My new book, my widow's retreat, and other offers ↓ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @whitneylynallen Instagram Followers 241.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Grief Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Email us
2. Amar Atma Singh
Bio Founder/CEO Institute for Compassionate Grieving Supporting you on your grief journey@harvarddivinity ‘26 Classes • Retreats • SpeakingInfo👇🏾 *****@amaratmacoaching.com Instagram Handle @amaratmacoaching Instagram Followers 240.5K Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
3. Jameson Arasi
Bio Writer | SpeakerGrief, Mental Health & Wellness📧 *****@jamesonarasi.com⬇️ MAYBE THIS WILL HELP…📓 Instagram Handle @jamesonarasi Instagram Followers 190.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +7% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
4. Alayna
Bio 🌻 NJ Gardener | Zone 6b🐾 Normalizing Pet Loss Grief💫 Certified Aromatherapist & Reiki Practitioner *****@njit.edu Instagram Handle @standing.pine.acres Instagram Followers 168.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
5. Megan Devine
Bio * psychotherapist * author * humanIt's OK that You're Not OK - srsly. No one is ok right now. study/speak/learn/write/hire ⬇️ *****@refugeingrief.com Instagram Handle @refugeingrief Instagram Followers 164.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
6. Sally Douglas & Imogen Carn
Bio Honest grief support to help you rebuild life after loss ❤️By @sallydouglasgrief & @healwithim 1M+ downloads | Support via Patreon ⬇️ *****@goodmourning.comau Instagram Handle @goodmourningpodcast Instagram Followers 161.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
7. David Kessler
Bio Author of 7 books on grief, including books with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and Louise Hay. Founder of Grief.com and founding member of Project Angel Food. *****@grief.com Instagram Handle @iamdavidkessler Instagram Followers 156K Follower Growth (2mo) +18% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
8. Kait Granger
Bio writer, griever, & creator of Lets Not Rotcollabs💌: *****@kaitgrange.com Instagram Handle @kait.grange Instagram Followers 121.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
9. Michelle Baumgard
Bio 💪 From Struggle to StrengthWidow | Mom | Coach | AdventurerHelping women heal, move & grow 💙⚡ Strength | Mobility | Somatic Healing | Travel *****@my1fitlife.com Instagram Handle @michellebaumgard_1fw Instagram Followers 95.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact
10. Marie-Claude Goudreau
Bio Certified Death & Grief Doula• Widowed & walking this path with you• Supporting grief in groups & 1:1• Mentorship for grief practitioners👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @empowered_through_grief Instagram Followers 91.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
11. Sara Rian
Bio [pr. like “ryan”]🌗therapist by day | instapoet by night 📍metro detroit↓ books & things ↓ Instagram Handle @sara_rian_books Instagram Followers 90.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
12. Anna Lyons
Bio End of life doula & grief support. Open for new clients. *****@me.com Instagram Handle @lifedeathwhat Instagram Followers 89.3K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
13. Rio Richards
Bio Making sense of soul-shifting grief in a world that wants it to be tidy and quick. Always w/ nuance, sometimes w/ humor.Take the Grief Pattern Quiz👇🏽 Instagram Handle @andthatsgrief Instagram Followers 84.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +17% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
14. Mara June
Bio 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑓 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑠 🪄🌹𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐, 𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔, + 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔✨EASING THE PASSAGE BEGINS 5/6 Instagram Handle @motherwortandrose Instagram Followers 80.8K Type Micro Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
15. Natasha Smith
Bio 🤲🏽 Helping you find hope in grief.🗣️ Grief Educator | Pastoral Counselor | 2x Author🎙️ Host @canyoujustsitwithmepod🌱 Summit @griefgrowsheresummit *****@lovelyyoublog.com Instagram Handle @imnatashasmith Instagram Followers 65.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact
16. Moira Khan
Bio 💜Supporting individuals in grief & loss❤️🩹 Start healing today - FREE 30 min support session🗓️ FREE Grief Tip Calendar ⬇️ *****@griefspan.com Instagram Handle @griefspaneducation Instagram Followers 64.6K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
17. Kayleigh O’Connor
Bio Rebuild after parent loss ✨ From anxiety, overwhelm, relationship anxiety → feeling safe + confident Programs + Holistic Grief Coach Certification ↓ *****@good-grief.co.uk Instagram Handle @goodgrief_uk Instagram Followers 63.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
18. Mira Simone
Bio 🤍 Conversations about grief ✨ Widow, mama, occupational therapist, mentor, business owner🫶 Founder - The I See You, Sister Widows Community⬇️ Links *****@newmoonmira.com Instagram Handle @newmoonmira Instagram Followers 62.7K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
19. Phil Cohen
More images Bio A structured path through grief. Live coaching. Real, Science-backed tools. Intimate group setting. 👇Apply to work with me 👇 *****@hirephilcohen.com Instagram Handle @philthegriefguy Instagram Followers 61.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Social FacebookInstagramYouTube Get Email
20. Alexa
Bio 💛 Making grief feel less lonely 🫧healing cause my dad died 📍 Utah | sharing all things happy&sad ! 🧢 dead dad club hat + more ↓ *****@griefshine.com Instagram Handle @griefshine Instagram Followers 48.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
21. Claire Bidwell Smith
Bio Grief Therapist & Bestselling Author | Creator of Conscious Grieving + Anxious GrievingSeen on NYT, NPR, CNN, Oprah, GoopCo-founder of @elegy *****@clairebidwellsmith.com Instagram Handle @clairebidwellsmith Instagram Followers 39K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
22. Jessica Foley
Bio Widowed while pregnant I run half marathons for him 🏃🏻♀️all my OWN words. 📖💙 Instagram Handle @grief.unravelled Instagram Followers 33.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
23. Lotte Bowser
Bio 📖 Author, writer, ghost writer & grief educator🍋 Making lemonade after partner & parent loss 🫱🏻🫲🏾 Founder, The Grief School *****@lottebowser.com Instagram Handle @lottebowser Instagram Followers 30.5K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
24. Vasiliki Vanessa Azelis
Bio Helping you move from 🚨Survival → Safety😌Nervous System Regulation + Grief SupportYou’re not broken 🤍 Isaiah 53:5↓ Start your healing here *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @yourgratefulguide Instagram Followers 29.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
25. Tara Accardo
Bio 🫶🏼 Helping you get your spark back after losing a parent✨ Your safe space to grieve + grow❤️🩹 1:1 guided grief support🎙️ @lifewithgriefpodcast *****@lossesbecomegains.com Instagram Handle @lossesbecomegains Instagram Followers 26.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +16% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
26. Shauna Dukes
Bio Holistic Grief Academy🖤Not Your Average Grief Podcast Host🎙️Wife | Mother | Author | Sober | Child Loss | Lover of Life🤍Click to connect👇🏼 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mrsshaunadukes Instagram Followers 24.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
27. Randi Pearlman Wolfson
Bio Grief & Grits™ Grief educator/author/Children’s and Adult grief. Please share the teardrop in your heart and I will hold your heart, in mine. Instagram Handle @griefandgrits Instagram Followers 23.3K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
28. Demi Maslowski
Bio Healing out loud. Trusting my calling, and letting my story be used for His Glory. 📍Nashville🤍 Instagram Handle @demimaslowski Instagram Followers 19.9K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
29. Cole Imperi
Bio Founder @schoolofamericanthanatology Author:A Guide to Grief & Grief is the Way Home (Penguin 2027). Hummingbirds + Horticulture @thehuntingtonlibrary *****@imperi.co Instagram Handle @imperi Instagram Followers 19.8K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
30. Jessica Correnti
Bio Helping you support grieving kidsAuthor of The ABCs of Grief® series & Forever Connected, Certified Child Life Specialist30FREE Grief Activities ⬇️ *****@kidsgriefsupport.com Instagram Handle @kidsgriefsupport Instagram Followers 18.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +22% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
31. Lisa Appelo
Bio • declaring Biblical hope in grief• widow to Dan + solo mom to 7 • speaker + author 📚GOD OF COMFORT (June 2026) + LIFE CAN BE GOOD AGAIN *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lisaappelo Instagram Followers 17.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate lisaappelo.com/blog + Follow Get Email Contact
32. Lisa McCarty
Bio Writer + journalist Women’s health + wellness ✍️ @nytimes @washingtonpost @nymag @time @huffpost @todayshow @womenshealthmag 📖 Working on a book. Instagram Handle @lbmccarty717 Instagram Followers 16.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
33. Ursula Barboza
Bio ❤️🩹Acompaño duelo y trauma con experiencia, amor y respeto✨Sesiones | Talleres | Comunidad🦋Fundadora @asociacionthaniyay *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ursulabarbozav Instagram Followers 15.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
34. Chelsey Romano
Bio Mama to 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐨𝐱 👼 & 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 🍀Small Biz Owner:@thinkplaymagic 🌈 + @maddsocialteam 📲Probs working out in my Vans 🏁Grief • Gains • Dreams ✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chellersgetsfit Instagram Followers 12.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
35. Michaela L. Hudson
Bio DeputyCoroner| LFDE App | Former Hooper 🏀Grief Counselor•GA Life Insurance AgentM.S CMHC-Mercer Univ🐻Helping people navigate life loss& legacy🤍 *****@ggriefwithmichaela.org Instagram Handle @chaehudson Instagram Followers 10.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
36. Janelle Brunton-Rennie
Bio ♡ cancer widow from NZ♡ sharing insights on grief & loss♡ living better, loving deeper & cultivating happiness in this one precious life we have x *****@janellebruntonrennie.com Instagram Handle @janellebruntonrennie Instagram Followers 9.8K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
37. Dr. Loree A. Johnson
Bio 25 yrs clinical experience. 4 losses (1 TFMR). I know both sides.EMDR · Pregnancy Loss · PAL · Grief🔗 Free Fertility Self-Care & Grief Guides ↓ *****@drloreejohnson.com Instagram Handle @drloreejohnson Instagram Followers 9.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
38. Dr. Julie Shaw
Bio Executive Coach | Leadership & GriefMotherhood • Transitions • Loss • DeathGrief EducatorSpeaker | Facilitator | Former AthleteSay Hello in 5 *****@helloimgrieving.com Instagram Handle @helloimgrieving Instagram Followers 8.6K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s.. + Follow Get Email Contact
39. Danielle DesRosier
Bio Just a therapist working from one grieving heart to another 🤍 @coastal.minds.counseling @glovesforgrief Instagram Handle @littleorphandani Instagram Followers 6.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
40. Shelby Forsythia
Bio 🌻 Helpful tools + hopeful words for life after loss🎙️ Grief Grower podcast📖 Of Course I’m Here Right Now—available everywhere! *****@shelbyforsythia.com Instagram Handle @shelbyforsythia Instagram Followers 6.6K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate shelbyforsythia.com/grief-se.. + Follow Get Email Contact
41. Lauren Flake
Bio Grief support for motherless mothers🎨 Artist ✍🏻 Author 💠 Alzheimer's daughterFounder: @daughtersofdementia📚 Children's books and devotional ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @loveofdixie Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
42. Erica Zaldivar
Bio Humanistic therapist walking beside people exploring life, love, relationships, grief and trauma. I hope this is a safe place for you 🌊⛅️🌈☀️🌏✨🌻❤️ *****@ericazaldivar.com Instagram Handle @ericazlmft Instagram Followers 4.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
43. Jane Edberg
Bio ART & CREATIVITYProfessor of ArtWriting CoachAuthor of The Fine Art of GrievingArt Editor - The Journal of Radical Wonder *****@janeedberg.com Instagram Handle @thefineartofgrieving Instagram Followers 4.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
44. Charlene Lam
Bio I help grievers with physical & emotional stuff.💖 Grief Coach, Author, TEDx speaker🖼 The Grief Gallery l Sorting Stuff course👇 Free Grief Gathering *****@charlenelam.com Instagram Handle @curating_grief Instagram Followers 3.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
45. Kristy Sue
Bio 🖤Grief Support for when life doesn’t make sense anymoreDeath • identity loss • “the other grief”📍Detroit, MI 👨🏼💻Remote💋Start here ↓ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @death_priestess Instagram Followers 2.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
46. Tara Nash
Bio Author•Spiritual Psychologist•Grief GuideYoga Teacher•Breathwork Facilitator Exploring grief, growth & the beauty of being human *****@tara-nash.com Instagram Handle @tara_nash_seeker Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
47. Jason Mckay Clawson & Kirsten Stromberg Clawson
Bio Support for grievers after deep lossWork with us: Grief course + toolsTherapist + Grief Coach | 100K+ helped | Featured globally👇 FREE grief guide Instagram Handle @lightaftergrief Instagram Followers 117.5K Type Macro Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
48. Shea Wingate
Bio Tangible help, support & validation ✨Licensed Therapist & Grief Coach🦋Parents & sibling loss survivor 💫Let's Connect! 👇🏻 *****@thegriefgirlie.com Instagram Handle @thegriefgirlie Instagram Followers 10.3K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
49. Jennifer Morrow
Bio I post grief & life after loss tips to help you heal & thrive after the death of your baby👼🏼👼🏼🌈👼🏼🌈START HERE👇🏻 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jennifer_morrow_ Instagram Followers 7.5K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
50. Andrea A. Moore
Bio A safe space for the forgotten grievers. •Certified Life & Grief Coach•Bereaved Sibling Advocate•Life after Loss Specialist •Grief influencer *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @fromgrieftogrind Instagram Followers 5.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
51. Britany Rivera
Bio Young Widow Coach-> Widowed at 31 💔Post Traumatic Growth MentorAuthor of "There Are No Rules"Solo-ParentExplore Options for Young Widows ⬇️ *****@theyoungwidowcoach.com Instagram Handle @theyoungwidowcoach Instagram Followers 5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
52. Cait Wotherspoon
Bio Unravelling grief to rediscover joy 💕Creating a safe space to explore the healing power of creativity 🎨🎭Join a Workshop 👩💻 (Online & In Person) *****@caitwotherspoon.comau Instagram Handle @cait_wotherspoon Instagram Followers 1.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Get Email Contact
