Saidi Bess
Saidi Bess is a sacred sexuality guide, energy healer, and the founder of Sacred Sensual Alchemy. With a master’s degree in thanatology and a deep devotion to spiritual healing, she brings a unique understanding of grief especially non-death related loss, into all aspects of her work. Saidi weaves energy work, sacred sexuality, and pilgrimage to sacred sites into powerful pathways for healing and transformation. She contributed a chapter to a collaborative book called Beyond Certainty: Finding Courage to Embrace the Unknown.
Chapter 21: Ayahuasca
and the Sacred Spiral of Grief.
Saidi Bess, adopted at birth, grows up without trust in “mother,” numbing early pain with drugs and alcohol before long-term sobriety. Drawn to plant medicine, she travels to the Peruvian jungle, where night ceremonies, ícaros, and a mantra—“I trust you, Mother”—reveal a womb-rooted abandonment wound and repeating patterns of pain. She then studies death and grief (thanatology), finds language for disenfranchised and ambiguous loss, and begins ancestral healing with altars and prayer, sensing intergenerational pain release. Her message: grief moves in spirals, not lines; it is a teacher and initiator, a threshold where loss transforms into deeper love and connection.
Listen To Saidi’s Podcast Here:
Episode 33: Grieving What Was Never Spoken:
Adoption, Identity & Sacred Healing with Saidi Bess
Read Saidi’s Story In The
Empowered Grief Journey
Discover Saidi’s story and 22 others inside The Empowered Grief Journey. A collection of voices who have faced the depths of loss and emerged transformed.
Through raw, heart-centered storytelling and deep reflection, each author shares how grief became their greatest teacher guiding them toward acceptance, resilience, and empowerment.
These stories remind us that grief is not something to escape, but a journey that awakens us to deeper wisdom, presence, and personal truth. Within these pages, you’ll find hope, reassurance, and the quiet strength that comes from choosing to live fully, even after loss.
Whether you are grieving a loved one or rediscovering yourself after change, this book will meet you where you are and invite you to rise, rebuild, and reconnect with your own inner power.
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Connect with others who truly understand grief & loss
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Your story matters. Your healing matters.
You don’t have to walk this road alone.
The Empowered Grief Journey Podcast
This podcast is your dedicated space for healing and transformation.
Each episode brings real conversations with people around the
world who have navigated grief and discovered the strength
to create inspiring new beginnings.
You’ll discover how to walk from loss to empowerment through
powerful storytelling and actionable insights that will
guide you towards a future filled with courage and hope.
