Grief & Bereavement Roadmap - 4 night series
Event Information
Event description
Description
Grief can be a dark and lonely road. A person going through grief will often get a lot of support from family and friends in the initial stages but after a few weeks the support begins to evaporate. Those less affected are ready to let go and move on. Yet for the one in the grief the painful transition has really just begun. For them the grieving process is a process of gradually accepting the unacceptable.
Moving through grief can be hard work. It usually takes a deliberate intention to get through it, to get help, to be proactive, to make a long term project out if it, rather than just wait for time to pass. This professionally lead program includes both an educational component and a venue where your grief can be felt, expressed, gotten by others and worked through in a renewed fashion. It turns out grief is not IN the way of recovery...it IS the way to recovery.
We respect each person’s unique path through grief and recovery and we would be honored to support you on your journey.
By the end of the series, participants will have the following outcomes:
Skills & Ability
- accessing new ways to express grief which can allow for an enriched experience
- gain new perspectives and insights thereby allowing for the possibility of a new direction
Knowledge
- understand how family system dynamics can affect bereavement and the grieving process
- contemporary models of grief
Awareness
- wider perspective and context of the spectrum of emotions associated with grief
- awareness of emotions that might be hidden i.e. guilt or shame
greater awareness and acceptance of your own unique path through grief and recovery
Format and Logistics
- Participation: Adults who have lost someone they love. The group is open to all persons regardless of how recent or long ago it has been since the death of the loved one.
- Minimum 6 and maximum 10 participants
- 4 Tuesdays Sept 25, 2018 - October 16, 2018 (6p – 9p)
- Location: upper east bench about halfway up Anarchist Mountain.
- $160 (+ GST $8) payable at time of registration (includes all 4 nights)
