About Us
About The Hollow Grief Collaborative
The Hollow Grief Collaborative is a mission-driven organization specializing in grief-informed workplace education. We partner with employers to develop and implement inclusive, compassionate bereavement policies that support employee well-being, foster resilience, and align with organizational values and compliance requirements.
Our approach combines expert-led training, strategic consulting, and customized implementation support to help organizations respond to grief in ways that are human-centered, equitable, and effective. Whether a company is building a bereavement policy from the ground up or seeking to update existing practices, we offer scalable solutions tailored to diverse industries and workforces.
About Our Founder
Anica Marcum is the founder of The Hollow Grief Collaborative, an organization dedicated to helping workplaces create compassionate, inclusive bereavement policies and grief-informed environments. Her passion for this work stems from personal experience—Anica lost her mother in 2004 at the age of 20, an event that reshaped her life and eventually inspired her career path.
With a bachelor's degree in Human Resources and over six years of dedicated grief work in both education and operations, Anica brings a unique blend of HR expertise and deep understanding of bereavement. She is currently completing her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and will graduate in December 2025, further expanding her capacity to support individuals and organizations through grief and loss.
Anica considers her most important role as being a wife and mother of 2.. Through The Hollow Grief Collaborative, she bridges personal healing, professional insight, and advocacy to help employers meet grief with humanity and informed care.