Navigating Grief During the Holidays

Navigating Grief During the Holidays

The holiday season can heighten feelings of loss, loneliness, and emotional stress. Navigating Grief During the Holidays is a caring, supportive, and healing 1-hour session designed to help individuals process their grief in a safe and validating environment.

This free session acknowledges that grief shows up in many forms, including:

1. The death of a loved one
2. Pet loss, which can be just as profound and life-altering
3. Estranged or complicated family relationships
4. Non-death losses such as divorce, major life transitions, or loss of identity

What Participants Will Experience

1. Guided reflection on how grief manifests during the holiday season
2. Education about common emotional responses, triggers, and misconceptions around grief
3. Tools for coping, including grounding practices and grief care plans
4. Honouring rituals and small symbolic practices to remember loved ones or acknowledge complicated relationships
5. Practical techniques for navigating gatherings, loneliness, holiday expectations, and traditions that may feel different this year

Who This Session Is For

Anyone who finds the holidays difficult due to:

1. The death of a family member, friend, or beloved pet
2. Longstanding or sudden estrangement from relatives
3. Feeling disconnected or isolated during traditional celebrations
4. Grieving while trying to maintain holiday expectations or support others

The Facilitator

Jennifer McCrae, CT, CDCP End of Life & Grief Specialist ADEC Certified Thanatologist | Dementia Care | Infant & Pregnancy Loss | Holistic Wellness

Jennifer is a Credentialed Thanatologist, Grief and Loss Specialist, End-of-Life Doula, and Educator.

As a Death and Grief Specialist, she supports individuals, families, and workplaces through the challenges of dying, death, and bereavement, with a special focus on dementia care and infant and pregnancy loss.

Blending practical tools with holistic practices like yoga, breathwork, and energy healing, Jennifer offers compassionate, personalized care and education to foster peace and resilience during life’s most difficult transitions.

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Jennifer's practice is Soul Transition

Hosted by the Canadian Healthcare Education Network

Questions? Contact us

email: Info@chenetwork.ca

phone: 437-564-0794

Once you register, closer to the event date, you will receive your zoom link for the event

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