Widowed people have something in common with goldfish…there are always folks staring into the fishbowl! No matter how far along the road of widowhood you may have traveled, there is no doubt you’ve experienced the potholes created by other people’s opinions. In the early stages of grief, we tend to expand our boundaries and allow […]
Newly Widowed: Help for the First Year of Widowhood
Learning to Cook Healthy Food for One (or more!)
This workshop will explore the challenges of cooking and mealtime for widowed men and women. We will discuss our food preferences and memories, the challenges of either being your home chef for the first time or regaining your passion for cooking post-loss. We will share recipes that can be adapted for one or more people […]
Therapy 101: Finding the Perfect Therapy–and Therapist!
There are numerous types of mental health practitioners who have specialized skills and training to assist those working toward healing the emotional and psychological effects of grief and trauma. But choosing the right therapist- and the right therapy- can be completing overwhelming! Shall I see a licensed professional counselor (LPC), licensed mental health counselor (LMHC), […]
Eco-Map Your Life: A New Way to Navigate Social Change
Relationships with friends, family and colleagues can become severely altered after the death of a life partner. Interactions with the people and places who once made us comfortable can now cause anxiety, stress, anger or pain. Join us as we navigate these social changes by eco-mapping our new lives. Through an ecomap, plans can be […]
Be Moved-Creative Dance Workshop
Be moved. Words alone cannot express our experience of grief and so we dance. Movement matters. Shake your soul and explore how the expression of movement can help release some of the pain our bodies hold. We will move solo, as a group, and I’ll introduce you to my favourite partner: a hula hoop Let’s […]
Scrooged! Surviving the Holidays
The holiday season is coming whether we want it to or not! Thanks to the retail industry, this season seems to start earlier and earlier every year. Holidays are supposed to be a time of being together, honoring traditions, joy and merriment. When we are grieving this can seem just about impossible. So how do […]