NON-CLINICAL · IN-PERSON FIRST
Grounded support for the woman everyone else relies on.
“Sunshine Elder is a Waytender — someone who helps you find your way when the map disappears.”
When life gets overwhelming and your existing support system can't hold you, My Friend Sunshine is the steady, unflinching presence in your corner.
No commitment. Just a conversation to see if we're a good fit.
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You're here because...
You're functioning. But everything feels heavier than it should.
You're capable, competent, and tired of doing everything alone.
The Rebuilder
Divorce, relocation, identity reset. You need stability and traction - someone to help you find solid ground again.
The High-Functioning Stuck One
Successful on paper, frozen in your personal life. Everything looks fine from the outside. It isn't.
The Returning-to-Life Woman
Grief, burnout, trauma recovery. You're ready to expand again — but you need safe support, not pressure.
| "Borrow my courage until yours kicks back in."
How it works
Support that looks like real life.
We start with a call
A private, no-pressure fit check to confirm we're right for each other. Your nervous system deserves to feel safe first.
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We choose your support
Single session, half or full day, at-your-side, or retreat — built around your actual life and what you're carrying.
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You show up as you are
No performing. No polishing your pain. You get structure, steady presence, and one real next step.
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Services
Find the right support for where you are.
Sunshine One-on-One Sessions
Clarity, truth-telling, and accountability without shame. You leave with one clear truth, one decision or script, and one next foothold.
Sunshine Through the Suck
Flagship in-person service. Practical, grounded support for hard, overdue, emotionally loaded tasks. Body doubling, steady presence, decision support.
Sunshine At Your Side
Companion support for appointments, hard conversations, and high-stakes moments you can technically do alone — but shouldn't have to.
Sunshine Quarterly Retreat
A curated small-group experience for women in major transition seasons. Connection, reflection, and practical integration. Not a performative “healing” weekend.
What clients say
Real words from real Friends of Sunshine
“She sees you and meets you where you are. You never have to perform for her.”
“She gave me a place to land in my darkest time — and helped me find my way through it.”
“She’s authentic and straightforward — and does it with love and kindness.”
What is Waytending?
There's a name for this kind of support.
Waytending is what Sunshine calls this work — grounded, non-clinical, high-touch support for people navigating disorientation, reinvention, loss, or major life change. It's not therapy. It's not coaching. It's the kind of steady, practical presence that has no clinical name but that people in hard transitions desperately need.
A Waytender helps you find your way when the map disappears.
About Sunshine Elder
I've lived a life with sharp edges. That's exactly why this works.
I'm a mother, grandmother, sister, friend, and community builder. I have decades of lived experience rebuilding from poverty, trauma, and major life transitions. I'm not shocked by messy. I'm not scared of hard emotions.
"My work is for the people everyone else relies on and who are carrying too much alone. I'm not here to fix you. I'm here to help you breathe and take the next step."
No performance required. Show up real, not polished.
Truth with care — direct, but never degrading.
Action with heart — we feel it and we still take a step.
Clear agreements. You can actually rely on me.
It's your turn to receive support.
You've spent your whole life being the one everyone depends on.
You don't have to do this alone.