Our Services
Individual Counselling
A compassionate space to find your way through life’s changes
Life doesn’t always unfold the way we imagined. Loss, unexpected change, relationship challenges, career uncertainty and major life transitions can leave us questioning who we are, where we belong and what comes next.
I offer a compassionate, supportive space where you can slow down, make sense of what you’re experiencing and explore a way forward that feels meaningful to you.
I believe that even when life changes in ways we never anticipated, there’s still room for healing, self-discovery, and new possibilities. You don’t have to have everything figured out before reaching out.
Books
Provide you with guidance for the whole family to inspire connection.
Join Chloe, Katie, and their growing family on a heartwarming adventure full of love, loss, and everything in between. Chloe’s tale, written especially for children, celebrates the life of Katie’s beloved dog.
The true and touching story is a gentle guide, helping young minds face change, transition, and loss that are part of everyone’s journey. Children will discover that love connects us, empowering them to face life’s challenges with hope and reassurance.
Share in the joy of this unforgettable tale and use this book as a tool to explore topics with your child that are often difficult to discuss but key to building hope and resilience.
Provide you with a workbook for when you are feeling lost.
After years of checking off the boxes of success that society created for me – my plans were interrupted when I experienced loss. Quickly, I realized you aren’t always in control, and grief can bring you to your knees.
My healing journey led me to dismantle everything in my life. In the process, I learned self-acceptance, my expansive capabilities and the key to prioritizing wonderment. After that, everything else fell into place when I embraced my life wholeheartedly.
If you’re stuck and need actionable inspiration, check out my book “Follow Your Heart to Discover Your Life Purpose.
Courses & Workshops
Reflection & New Year Planning Workshop
Join us for a 2-hour Year-End Reflection & New Year Planning Workshop!
Take time to reflect on the year behind you, celebrate how far you’ve come, identify what matters most and create an intentional plan for the year ahead.
There is no need to have all the answers or a perfect plan. The intention is to leave with greater clarity, a fresh perspective and a sense of possibility.
Get inspired and ready to embrace 2027!
Supporting you on your Parenting Journey
The companion course to Chloe & the Butterflies offers a unique opportunity for caregivers to engage in meaningful conversations with your children about difficult topics, such as change, transition, and loss.
Sharing stories about Chloe and our family provides an opportunity to gently reflect on your experiences and gain new insights and inspiration about your strengths and resilience. Live course offerings happen throughout the year.
Managing Grief in the Workplace
Managing Grief at Work is a practical, grief-informed module designed for disability management practitioners. It recognizes the universal experience of grief and the reality that grief is often present in the workplace— affecting concentration, productivity, communication, attendance, and team dynamics. Often, there is little direction on how to navigate grief in the workplace.
This module through Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences explores the disability manager’s role in responding to effective communication, navigating accommodation, and supporting return-to-work planning with both compassion and accountability. Disability Managers can help organizations create space for compassion, leading to improved engagement, retention, and psychological safety in the workplace. Through real-world scenarios and reflective practice, learners will build confidence implementing sustainable grief-informed practices that support employees while strengthening organizational culture.
Next Course runs February 2027, register early!
Kelly MacLellan, MSc., RSSW
Kelly is a Career and Well-being Specialist, Author and Registered Social Service Worker (RSSW) with a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counselling. Her professional background focuses on grief and bereavement, career development, and navigating significant life transitions.
Kelly is a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, a past member of the Association for Death Education and Counselling and has completed life and career coaching training recognized by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Her work has been shaped by a deep interest in helping people understand themselves, navigate change and reconnect with what brings meaning to their lives.
Founded in 2008, Embrace Your Life grew from a passion for supporting people through life’s difficult chapters and helping them explore new possibilities. Whether someone is experiencing loss, questioning their career direction or feeling uncertain about what comes next, Kelly offers a compassionate, thoughtful space to reflect, gain perspective and consider a way forward.
Kelly believes that meaningful change begins with being heard, understood and supported. Her approach is collaborative and person-centred, recognizing that each individual brings their own experiences, strengths and perspective.
In 2022, Embrace Your Life was recognized as a Small Business Finalist with RevolutionHER— a meaningful milestone in its journey.
You don’t have to have all the answers. You simply have to begin where you are.
Embrace Your Life offers a space to explore life’s challenges, reconnect with what matters and consider the possibilities ahead.
Kind Words from Past Clients
Kelly has guided and helped me realize my true potential and capabilities through her coaching.
I think it was the first time in my life I began making career choices for JOY!
My life will never be the same and I owe Kelly a special thanks of gratitude for that!
Kelly is kind, honest, and very inspiring… I have since created a business that I love and that is aligned with my soul’s purpose.
Working with Kelly has the warmth of connecting with a dear friend and the trust of knowing you’re in the hands of a professional.
I have found that Kelly’s deep, thoughtful listening, and helpful “action” tips often lead to new solutions to obstacles or anxieties that I face.
