Godmothers Gather: Grief Is a Language

Grief is one thing that connects so many of us—but it’s a conversation that most of us try to avoid. This gathering is an invitation to do the opposite: It’s an invitation to slow down, turn toward what hurts, and listen for the language underneath it all.

Together, Amber Deylon, a death doula and grief guide, and John Onwuchekwa, a writer and the founder of We Go On, will hold space for a night of reflection, story, and presence. The two will explore what it means to become fluent in grief, a language spoken not only with words, but through the body, through silence, through memory, and through the ways we keep showing up for one another.

This evening isn’t a lecture or a workshop; it’s a shared exhale. As we move toward the holiday season, a time when absence feels deafeningly loud, we’ll practice being present to our own experiences of loss and to the healing that comes from community.

John, author of “We Go On: Finding Purpose in all of Life’s Sorrows & Joys” and the forthcoming “Grief Is a Language: Finding the Right Words When There Are None,” joins Amber in guiding a tender exploration of what it means to find meaning, belonging, and beauty in the midst of sorrow.

Whether you come carrying a fresh ache or you’re wearily wearing the weight of years, you’re welcome here. Come as you are. Leave a little more fluent in the language that connects us all.