Where Grief, Change, and Leadership Intersect
Integrating grief, neuroscience, and soul care for individuals and organizations in times of change.Founded by Megan Malick, LMFT and Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, A New Path helps individuals and teams navigate the invisible work of grief, transition, and legacy.
Grief is not linear — it’s a spiral.
Each turn invites new awareness, resilience, and meaning.
Whether you’re finding your footing after loss, listening for what’s next, or learning to lead through change, there’s a place for you here.
Change = Loss = Grief — and every transition holds an invitation to become.
Spiral One: Survival
Meeting Basic Needs. Finding Your Footing.
When life changes, even simple tasks can feel monumental.
Spiral Two: Listening
Integrating with Brainspotting
For personal and professional growth: a focused way to heal, regulate, and realign.
The Survival Spiral™ for Professionals
Because grief doesn’t stop at the office door.
Professionals meet people in the most tender chapters of life — whether in a hospital, a boardroom, or across a desk.
The Survival Spiral™ helps teams recognize the signs of overwhelm and respond with compassion, clarity, and structure.
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Walk the Spiral with Me
Join The Accidental Matriarch for reflections, resources, and gentle guidance for both humans and professionals learning to live and lead through change.
About Megan Malick
Megan Malick, LMFT and Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, is the founder of A New Path.
A former educator, pastor, and family-systems therapist, she bridges the emotional and logistical realities of grief, change, and legacy.
Through The Spirals of Grief & Becoming and The Survival Spiral™ for Professionals, Megan teaches how empathy, neuroscience, and structure can coexist — helping both individuals and organizations move from overwhelm to meaning.
Her work lives at the intersection of soul and system — where the personal meets the professional, and grief becomes a guide.
“In my experience, each piece of paper filed and resolved felt like letting go of my people a little bit more. The practical aspects of paperwork and property enflesh the absence of your person.”
-Megan Malick, A New Path
Testimonials
Jill O’Leary Spencer
Shiva Healing Arts
“Megan speaks with so much compassion, clarity, and experience. Listening to Megan is so comforting because I know that she is coming from a place of absolute love and healing guidance.”
Jen McManus
Student
“I first met Miss Malik as my middle school language arts teacher. Her warm personality created a welcoming classroom. She kept me engaged in each lesson with a variety of activities, creativity, and her storytelling ability. In addition to being an effective teacher, she made students feel seen, valued, and appreciated.”
Em Biever
The No More Bullsh*t Project
“I LOVE how Megan couples her clarity, wisdom and experience as a practitioner with her humanity, heart and humor as someone who has walked the walk of managing the very tough stuff that comes with losing a loved one. The group Megan facilitated inspired me and was truly empowering, despite the topic at hand being one we sometimes want to skirt around or avoid. Grateful she, and her expertise, exist!”
Recent Posts
Grief and Mental Health: The Overlapping Realities of Loss and Well-Being
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Planning for Peace: A Roadmap to Meaningful Conversations
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The Invisible Weight of Dual Roles in Grief
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Living is My Legacy
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