 Handling the Holidays Grief Support Gatherings
Sunday, November 20, 2022 2:00 PM - Covid Grief Support Gathering 4:00 PM - Anticipatory & Caregiving Grief Support Gathering 6:00 PM - Suicide Grief Support Gathering Grieving? Wondering how to handle the holidays? Join the folks at Faith and Grief Ministries for their virtual Handling the Holidays grief support gatherings on Sunday, November 20, 2022. They have special guests joining the gatherings for specific topics and to share their experiences with grief during the holidays. Please share and invite family and friends to join in these discussions. Each support gathering is offered at no cost to participants. RSVP at: https://www.faithandgrief.org/events/
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 Grief Support Through the Holidays Group
Mondays, November 7 - 28 & December 12 -19, 2022, from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM The holiday season - filled with an expectation of merriment and deeply held traditions - can feel daunting for people grieving the death of a loved one. You don't have to navigate this season alone or unequipped. Grief Guide Consulting is hosting a group offering Grief Support Through the Holidays. All session will be held in person in Old Town, San Diego, California. Email group leader Wendy Kessler at [email protected], or call (858) 859-1728, if you'd like more info or to register for the this 6-week support group that begins on November 7th, 2022. Commitment to attend all 6 sessions is required. This is a closed group for people grieving the death of a loved one. Registration closes at five participants. The cost is $30 per session or $150/one time payment. (Not an affiliate.) Every session will include sharing, education, coping strategies, and group discussion. https://griefguideconsulting.com/  Good Grief's Holiday Workshop
November 19th and December 10th (Pick One, Or Attend Both) Insight Yoga, 1317 West State Street, Boise, Idaho (across the street from Fancy Freeze) Good Grief is offering Holiday Workshops for those in the Boise, Idaho area. This workshop is being held at Insight Yoga downtown Boise. The holiday season can be especially challenging if you are dealing with the loss of someone close to you. Whether it was a recent loss or one that occurred some time ago, feelings of grief may seem overwhelming during the holiday season. In this workshop you will learn helpful solutions to embrace new traditions, release any feelings of guilt in continuing old traditions without your loved one, and/or embracing new ones, and find joy again during the holidays. This workshop will be offered on both November 19th and December 10th, please join them for either, or both. The facilitators hope to provide as much support as possible during the holiday season. The Good Grief facilitators will also offer a complimentary group reiki session, as certified Usui Holy Fire Reiki I & II Practitioners. Some emotional benefits of reiki when one is grieving can include: -Promotes feelings of calmness -Relieves stress by relaxing the mind -Soothes emotional distress -Removes fear & negativity Cost: $35 - A Plus-One is included with registration, for additional support. (Not an affiliate) Feel free to share and invite whomever you’d like, as this is a community offering. To learn more, visit www.truenorthyoga.co/workshops/  MyGriefCare™
MyGriefCare™ is a one of a kind 24/7 online grief support program. Whether you just lost someone or it’s been a while, you will find care and grief support there. It is now available for no cost at all - yes FREE! No strings attached! Everyone needs to have access to grief support no matter if you can afford it or not. Check out MyGriefCare™ , or share this with any grieving hearts you know, because losing someone is really hard! Visit www.mygriefcare.com  Survivors of Suicide Loss Groups - Kevin's Song
Kevin's Song is hosting both in-person and virtual Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Groups that offer peer-based, non-clinical support to help those impacted by suicide loss cope with their complex grief. The virtual meeting is on the first Wednesday of the month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM EST. Contact [email protected] to receive a Zoom link to join. The in-person group will met on the third Thursday of the month at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church (16 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236). For additional information email [email protected] or call 313-236-7109.  OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center - Fall 2022 Children & Teens Grief Support Groups
OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center is offering Fall 2022 Children & Teens Grief Support Groups. The groups are available to children ages 4 1/2 to 18 years who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or someone close. OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center provides grieving children, teens, and adults the opportunity to experience the healing process in a safe, warm, and nurturing environment. No child should have to grieve alone. These groups meet in Woodland Hills, CA and Los Angeles, CA. Call 310-231-3189 or visit www.ourhouse-grief.org for more information or to register!  Survivors of Loved One's Suicide (SOLOS) - Spokane, Washington
Survivors of Loved One's Suicide (SOLOS) is a support group for adults and teens who have a loved one who died by suicide that meets at Opportunity Presbyterian Church in Spokane Valley, WA and at Hope Haven Counseling in Spokane, WA. The group is FREE and there is no commitment to come. Suicide loss is a form of traumatic grief, and this support group aims to provide support specific to the experience of a loved one who died by suicide. The group is facilitated by Hope Haven Counseling, PLLC - Heidi Ehrlich, MA, LMHC, NCC. For more details or to ask questions call or text 1-509-951-3713 or email [email protected]  Good Grief Peer Support Group
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM MST True North Yoga, 1512 N. 10th Street, Boise, Idaho Good Grief at True North Yoga is a peer support group that provides a safe and comfortable space for all inclusive discussions related to the journey of grief and loss. Join them for weekly topics, resources of all kinds and community support. The group meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday from 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM MST at True North Yoga (1512 N. 10th Street, Boise, Idaho), near Hyde Park. All grievers are welcome to join them and there is no charge to attend! To learn more, visit www.truenorthyoga.co/workshops/
Cloverdale Funeral Home, Cemetery and Cremation Fall Grief Support Group
Fridays, September 30 - November 18, 2022 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST Cloverdale Funeral Home, Cemetery and Cremation in Boise, Idaho, is hosting their Fall Grief Support Group series on Fridays, September 30 - November 18, 2022, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST. Call 208-375-2212 or email [email protected] for more information or to register. We are proud to announce the beginning of our fall grief support. All are welcome. Please email or call for more information or to register.  Men's Only Grief Support Group
Healing to The Max is offering a special Healing Together Group beginning October. An evening of connection, support and sharing helpful healing strategies, designed for men, and facilitator-lead by men! Upcoming dates are, Tuesdays, October 4th, October 18th, & November 8th, 2022 at 7:00 PM Sask Time / 8:00 PM CST. There is no cost to participate and it's open to all types of survivors AGES 18+. This Group will meet on Zoom. Topics will be discussed around the unique experiences that male survivors of a traumatic loss by suicide face. Contact Jill Cowan at 1-306-955-7306 for more information and to secure your space in this compassionate community! https://healingtothemax.org/wp/  FREE LIVE COACHING SERIES with Dr. Betsy Guerra
WHAT: LIVE virtual coaching with topics inspired by you. WHO: Anyone looking to become a better version of him/herself. WHY: Because we were created for greatness. WHEN: 1st Tuesday of every month at 10:30 PM EST - Next Session is July 6 , 2022 HOW MUCH: FREE Join Dr. Betsy Guerra, from Better with Betsy, for a FREE live session and come ready to ask any questions you may have. She would love to see your faces, but if you'd rather stay anonymous, you're welcome to keep your camera off and change your screen name. Please share anyone you know who may benefit from this session. Dr. Guerra is excited to support you! SIGN UP to receive the link for the video call. https://betterwithbetsy.com/free-live-coaching/  Let Go Of Your Guilt After Suicide Loss FREE 5 Day Support Series
Starting Monday, June 20, host Caro Brookings will be diving into her 3-part framework, where she combine all of her knowledge and experience, which she has used to support hundreds of other suicide loss survivors to release their guilt and find joy again. This isn’t a typical support series, where you just get some fluff and information about what might work. Everything she shares with you is proven to work through scientific research and even brain scans. Remember that time doesn’t heal all wounds. If you stay with her for the entire 5 days, you WILL take action as we go along, and you will walk away with your own personalized plan of what you can do to find peace beyond our 5 days together. You will discover the #1 reason you haven’t found inner peace. You will learn Caro's exact steps that helped her to let go of her guilt after losing her Mum to suicide, and how to live a joyful life and not just survive. Register at https://support.suicidebereavementcoaching.com/supportseries Grief Kind Classes with Sue Ryder In this series of five short video tutorials, the bereavement experts at Sue Ryder talk you through what grief is like and how you can support others who are grieving. The videos have been produced as part of their Grief Kind campaign. In this first Grief Kind Class, Sue Ryder's bereavement experts answer a range of questions to help you get a basic understanding of grief. Class two provides advice on what to say – and what not to say – to someone who has been bereaved and is grieving. Watch class three for advice on what to do to support someone you care about who has been bereaved and is grieving, what works for one person might not for another. bereavement experts answer a range of questions to help you with answering this common question. Themes they look at include: How can you live with grief, and how can you help someone else to live with grief? Class five discusses how it is important for you to also look after yourself, as well as others, when you are in this supportive role. Watch the series on the Sue Ryder YouTube page or at: https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/bereavement-information/grief-kind/griefkindclasses Watch the first video in the series by clicking the video below. 6/4/2022 Conscious Grief Series 3 : How To Navigate Through Grief To Find Joy, Connection and Happiness Again- 11 Jun 2022Read Now Conscious Grief Series 3 : How To Navigate Through Grief To Find Joy, Connection and Happiness Again
June 11 - July 1, 2022 You are invited to attend the Conscious Grief Series 3 – How To Navigate Through Grief To Find Joy, Connection and Happiness Again, hosted by Tara Nash. In these interviews each expert is sharing tools and resources on how to process grief. Grief is one of the hardest human processes we must endure. So often we want to run or numb from grief, but what if we choose to grieve consciously? Our pain is not something to be dismissed and overcome, it is something to be held and nurtured. Deep transformation and growth can happen come from our darkest paths. This series begins on June 11th, sign up now for this FREE event. You will receive a daily email with an interview from 21 experts ranging from Coaches, Authors, Therapists and Teachers. You can watch in the comfort of your own home, in the car, or out for a walk. Do not miss out on listening to incredible speakers who have navigated the rocky path of grief and who generously share their wisdom and insights to help others. Many speakers also do giveaways of free sessions, books, meditations and so on. Do you know someone else that needs this? Please share! To sign up visit https://www.consciousgriefseries.com/SaraCobb Join the Facebook community at: https://www.facebook.com/consciousgriefseries Connect with Tara on Instagram at @tara_nash_seeker  The Compassionate Friends, Great Boise Area Chapter
The Compassionate Friends is an emotional support group for those suffering from child loss. Parents, grandparents and siblings (age 12 and above) are all welcome. They are a self-help group and all of their leaders are bereaved parents. They are a non-profit, non-denominational support group with no religious affiliation. The group meets inside the Meridian Senior Center at Julius M. Kleiner Park in Meridian, Idaho at The Village, every 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM MST. Next Meeting: June 9, 2022 at 7:00 PM MDT. Check out the Live Series of YouTube videos with Co-Chapter Leaders, Kristina & Steffanie. They recently started a blogcast called Sunflowers & Red Feathers as well. Watch the YouTube videos or read the blog here. They are active on their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/TCFSouthernIdaho and on their Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/634712763985467 http://www.tcfboise.org Chapter Leader: Kristina Cunningham, [email protected]  Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group - Boise, Idaho
2nd Thursday of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM MDT 717 N. 11th Street, Boise, Idaho 83702 The group meets continuously throughout the year at First United Methodist Church (Cathedral of the Rockies), in the Bishop's Lounge at 717 N. 11th Street, Boise, Idaho 83702. Meetings are held in person on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM MST. Next meeting is on June 9, 2022. Group Facilitators: Kirby or Susan Orme, (208) 342-2139, [email protected]  Understanding Grief - Facebook Live
Monday May 23, 2022, at 1:30 PM PDT Join the folks from The Dougy Center for an interactive conversation on the movement to #UnderstandGrief Live on Dougy Center's Facebook page, Monday May 23, 2022, at 1:30 PM PDT. Donna Schuurman and Monique Mitchell will answer questions and talk about the importance of being grief-informed.  FREE Virtual Global Grief Conference
SAVE THE DATE & MARK YOUR CALENDARS! April 29 - May 2, 2022 Worldwide Trained Grief Coaches Helping our Communities Co-Hosted by Dee Bird of Unplug Grief Ministries & Tony Lynch of Memories of Us What: Virtual Global Grief Conference When: April 29-May 2, 2022, 8am ET (7am CT, 6am MT, 5am PT) Begins & ends within 72 hour period....3-full days! Who: Anyone interested in or looking for support in grief Why: Find community, resources, growth, healing in the human experience that is Grief Details: This will be a free conference with presentations and workshops from grief leaders and speakers from around the world. For 72 hours straight we will be offering our best tips and tools from our trade skills and from our personal experiences with grief. Sara Cobb, My Grief Connection Founder, will be offering a presentation on Saturday, April 30th at 10:00 PM PT/11:00 PM MT. Join us by reserving your seat today at: Reimagine or Facebook ***Please note that at the registration, it is also asking for a donation. This is NOT Global Grief Conference asking for it. It is Reimagine who is sponsoring our event and they are a 501-3 non-profit. It is optional, not mandatory; but it is a gift of love..*** The event will be LIVE streamed to the following locations: StreamYard YouTube Facebook  2nd Annual Virtual Grief Summit
April 28th & 29th from 9:00 AM - 4:40 PM CDT The 2nd Annual Virtual Grief Summit is the premier virtual event for healing professionals working with grief and loss. Death and loss feel so much closer now. And grieving is so different. Our journeys’ no longer focused on a single loss. Instead, we’re facing an accumulation of heartbreaks, sudden traumas, and a seemingly endless sense of uncertainty and collective loss. It all adds up, overwhelming us and making grief harder to process, leading to prolonged grief disorder, anxiety, depression, etc. PESI and Grief.com have teamed up to line up the most prominent names and best instructors for their 2nd annual Virtual Grief Summit, the world’s largest gathering of professionals working with grief. And because the tools and techniques shared at this summit are critical to your work, they are offering free access to the entire 2-day live event. The summit will feature David Kessler, Megan Devine, Claire Bidwell Smith, Litsa Williams, and five other acclaimed experts. This is the place to get the most up-to-date strategies and interventions so you can help clients cope and facilitate healthy grief in this unprecedented time. In just 2 days, you’ll get a comprehensive toolbox for addressing the most challenging issues for grieving clients in today’s destabilizing world, including: - Techniques for navigating collective grief and uncertainty - Proven strategies to promote connection and personal growth - Practical tools for traumatic grief and mourning - Unique strategies to create safe spaces for culturally diverse clients to grieve - How to ethically use self-disclosure to enhance your work with grieving clients - Expressive arts interventions for grieving children - The opportunity to upgrade and earn up to 12 LIVE CE hours - Interactive Q&A and handouts for each session - FREE archive access to ALL summit recordings for 14 days And much more! You’ll connect with an entire community of people just like you, so you can get the inspiration and support you need to feel re-energized and ready to tackle this most important work. Whether you’re a psychotherapist, social worker, hospice worker, or anyone in the helping professions, this is your chance to feel more prepared than ever to counsel, treat and walk alongside the grieving. Register to join the event on April 28th & 29th from 9:00 AM - 4:40 PM CDT Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training! *CE credit is available for an additional cost. Register for more information. Presented in partnership with PESI & Grief.com Register today at: https://bit.ly/GriefSummit  Faith & Grief Ministries Online Support Gatherings
During this time of Covid-19 recommendations, Faith & Grief Ministries is offering support gatherings on various days of the month. Here are the dates for the upcoming online and in-person grief support gatherings: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 @ Noon Central Time (In-Person, Kansas City, KS/MO area) Tuesday, March 8, 2022 @ 6:30 pm Central Time (In-Person, Retreat House, Richardson, TX) Wednesday, March 9, 2022 @ 1:00 pm Central Time (In-Person, St Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, Plano, TX) Saturday, March 12, 2022 @ 10:00 am Central Time (In-Person, Woodhaven Presbyterian Church, Irving, TX) Tuesday, March 15, 2022 @ Noon Central Time (In-Person, Second Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, AR) Wednesday, March 16, 2022 @ 11:00 am Eastern Time (In-Person, Christian Health, Wyckoff, NJ) Thursday, March 17, 2022 @ Noon Central Time (Online via Zoom) Sponsored by Richardson/Dallas, TX area churches Thursday, March 17, 2022 @ 6:30 pm Central Time (Online via Zoom) Sponsored by Faith Presbyterian Hospice Thursday, March 17, 2022 @ 5:30 pm Pacific Time (In-Person, First Phoenix Presbyterian Church, Phoenix, OR) They will be posting updates on their website and Facebook page. You can also join their Facebook Online Gathering Group for daily prayers & resources. Please register and you will receive an email confirmation with the meeting access link & dial-in instructions. https://www.faithandgrief.org/gatherings/ 1/19/2022 Where Will the Road Lead?: Walking With Teens on Their Unique Grief Journeys - FREE WebinarRead Now Where Will the Road Lead?: Walking With Teens on Their Unique Grief Journeys - FREE Webinar
February 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST Where do teenagers fall in the world of grieving individuals? Do they experience grief more like children or adults? Or perhaps they have their own unique grief experiences and needs. Join Highmark Caring Place for the webinar "Where Will the Road Lead?: Walking With Teens on Their Unique Grief Journeys," on February 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST, where they will explore this significant stage of life that presents a host of both challenges and opportunities when interrupted by grief. Learn how teenagers experience grief in unique and sometimes unexpected ways. Equip yourself with information and tools to act as a companion to teens on their grief journey, wherever the road may lead. Register to attend at: http://bit.ly/GriefTalkTeen  6th annual Conference on Suicide: Equity and Equality in Suicide Prevention –
Expanding the Conversation and Offering Solutions January 27 - 29, 2002 This three day conference will explore solutions to the challenges that contribute to inequities and inequalities in our systems and in ourselves. The 2022 conference will dig deep to look for solutions to increases in suicide and suicidal attempts in diverse communities with a focus on what prevention models, evidence-based training programs and treatment modalities are working to make a difference and save lives. The first day of the conference is the annual School Summit, presented by The Children’s Foundation, with sessions and speakers focused on education and youth. The second day of the conference, presented by the Dolores and Paul Lavins Foundation, features expanded conversations and solutions to the increased suicide risk in marginalized communities. The final day of the conference is dedicated to survivors and the elimination of stigma and is presented by the Joseph J. Laurencelle Memorial Foundation. Saturday’s survivor program will be FREE and available as part of all conference registrations as well as being live streamed on Facebook in conjunction with Detroit Public Television: Kevin Fischer of NAMI MI, Jordan Burnham, Barb Smith and a survivor panel moderated by Amelia Lehto. On Thursday and Friday, there will be 10 breakout sessions covering a variety of subjects of interest to educators, mental health professionals and suicide prevention advocates. Registration for the conference will be $150 to attend the three-day conference and $100 for the 3rd Annual School Summit only. The Saturday Program is FREE of charge, but you must register in advance. Student rates are available. Register for the conference at: https://kevinssong.org/conference/  Conscious Grief Series 2Have you ever thought about what it means to grieve consciously? Tara Nash reached out and asked me to be a speaker on her upcoming series of interviews and this subject line caught my eye immediately. Her experience of grief was mostly unconscious until she pursued her masters in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica where she had so many ‘aha’ moments whilst studying grief. Finally, it made total sense why her internal world often felt like a foggy, uphill struggle for so many years. Tara’s father Peter died suddenly of a heart attack when she was 9 years old and then her mother died of breast cancer when she was just 21. She had no framework on how to grieve and just soldiered on through life for many years, mimicking her mother Penny, whose motto was ‘be strong and stay busy.’ The inspiration for putting together this online series of interviews is to see the benefit of grieving consciously. Grief is a heavy topic, but actually, there is so much we can learn from it. Here are a few things that will be covered in the interviews:
Tara has extended her study into a series of interviews with 21 experts in this field because she is passionate about exploring the deep and rich emotions where transformation and growth can take place. It is called the: Conscious Grief Series 2 – how to navigate through grief to find joy, connection, and happiness again. I have a complimentary ticket for you to attend. Click here to register for FREE - you can watch the interviews from home, in bed, or on the move! If you register for this, you will be emailed supportive, heart felt conversations on grieving consciously for 10 consecutive days, January 14th-24th, 2022. This FREE event is for compassionate hearts. We have been grieving on a global level since our lives have changed immeasurably due to the pandemic and I know this information will be so valuable for you and many others. Our pain and sadness is not something to be dismissed and overcome, it is something to be held and nurtured. Please don’t miss out on all this amazing wisdom! Register here for this FREE event Blessings & Warmest Regards, Sara J. Cobb Founder, My Grief Connection   Conscious Grief Series 2
January 14 - 24, 2022 Conscious Grief Series 2 is a FREE online event hosted by Tara Nash bringing together 20 plus speakers to share what they know about grief. If you register for this, you will be emailed supportive, heart felt conversations on grieving consciously for 10 consecutive days. A broad range of speakers includes grief experts, yoga & breathwork facilitators, EMDR therapists, animal communicators, divorce and relationship coaches and the grief in sexuality and gender. We have all been in a state ofgrief to some degree since our lives changed due to the pandemic. The information in these interviews will be so valuable to many people. Maybe you know someone who is hurting right now and you don’t know what to say. You could share this event with supportive information. Our pain and sadness is not something to be dismissed and overcome, it is something to be held and nurtured. Learn how to navigate through grief to find joy, connection, and happiness again. Be sure to follow Tara on Instagram at @tara_nash_seeker Register for FREE at: https://www.consciousgriefseries.com/  The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families
The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families, Inc. just launched in the fall of 2021 and provides its community grief services free of charge. Through donations and community support they provide activities and programs that support Kentucky families as they grieve and heal. KCGCF offers student grief support groups and family/caregiver education and support for youth and families in the following schools in Fayette County, Kentucky. If you are interested in having your child join a grief support group, please contact the school’s Family Resource and Youth Services Center or email [email protected]. The KCGCF also works with grieving families to provide community referrals for additional services and supports, including individual therapy and therapeutic recreation opportunities. The KCGCF offers expert training in youth bereavement (its hallmarks, trauma-informed strategies for supporting grieving children, how to support grieving families and encourage resilient parenting). Presentations and training can be arranged for schools, churches, social service agencies, workplaces, and community groups. In 2022, they hope to launch free, community-based grief support groups for children and youth ages 4-18, organized by children’s ages. Talk time will be combined with play and other types of creative healing experiences (such as art, writing, or music). Concurrent parent and caregiver groups will help caregivers understand youth bereavement and offer parenting techniques to strengthen the family as they heal and move forward. To find out more information or to get involved with KCGCF, visit them at: https://www.facebook.com/kychildrengrieve/ https://www.instagram.com/kychildrengrieve/ https://www.kcgcf.org/ |
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