Grounded support for the woman everyone else relies on.
My Friend Sunshine exists for women who are done asking permission to have the life they envisioned — and need someone defiant enough to stand next to them while they take it.
No commitment. Just a conversation to see if we're a good fit.
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You're here because...
You're ready to receive the same support everyone else has relied on you to provide.
The Rebuilder
You already burned it down. Now you need someone beside you in the rubble, cheering while you build something finally yours.
The High-Functioning Stuck One
Your life looks right but feels stuck. You need a wing woman who won't let you talk yourself out of unsticking it.
The Returning-to-Life Woman
You survived it all. You’ve done the work. You just need someone safe to hold the mirror until you trust what she see in it.
| "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 support that fits you, steady presence, and judgement free help navigating the big moments.
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Services
Find the right support for where you are.
Sunshine Sessions
Clarity, truth-telling, and accountability without shame. You get fully focused, unflinching, nonjudgmental presence for whatever you’re struggling with.
Sunshine Through the Suck
Flagship in-person support for the hard, overdue, emotionally loaded tasks you've been dreading. Half day or full day. You don't do it alone.
Sunshine At Your Side
In-person, out of the house, companion support for the appointments, events, and high-stakes moments you can technically handle alone — but shouldn't have to.
Sunshine Quarterly Retreat
A small curated group of Sunshine’s clients in a private setting. Real connection and honest conversation with others navigating major life changes.
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.”
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 woman everyone else relies on, the one who has been holding everyone else together so long she’s forgotten what it feels like to have someone in her corner. I show up with the kind of unflinching, nonjudgmental support she has been giving but learned not to expect in return."
If you’ve ever been made to feel like you’re too much when you show up as yourself, you’re who I built this for.
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.