Honoring the person you love doesn’t have to end with the funeral. In fact, continuing to express that love through meaningful ceremonies, rituals, and creative tributes can be extremely healing and a vital part of your grief journey. This workshop explores how these practices help widowed people stay connected to their person while also supporting […]
Newly Widowed: Help for the First Year of Widowhood
Write Your Grief Out
Anne Gudger—author, podcaster, writing facilitator, former classroom teacher—will share the power of writing as a means to move through grief. She wrote/scribbled in journals to save herself when she was widowed and pregnant at 28. Her stack of journals eventually became her material for her memoir, THE FIFTH CHAMBER, published in 2023. She will also […]
Grief and the Energy Body
We are all made up of several different “bodies” – our physical body, our energy body, and our mental body, each of which experiences grief in different ways. After the death of a spouse or partner, it’s common for our energy centers to be totally depleted while also being thrown completely out of alignment. In […]
Navigating Parenting and Grief
Parenting while grieving brings unique challenges, as we work to support our children through loss while also navigating our own. This workshop offers a compassionate space to explore the balance between caring for your child(ren) and caring for yourself, with practical tools and shared experiences to help you find strength, connection, and hope along the […]
Support for Survivors of Suicide or Addiction Loss
The death of a partner from addiction or suicide brings unique challenges, complex emotions and circumstances, and difficult responses from society. This combined workshop offers a private and supportive space for widowed people navigating these distinct but often interconnected experiences. Together, we will explore the ways addiction and suicide impact grief, provide psycho-educational tools to […]
Newly Widowed: Help for the First Year of Widowhood
Our Newly Widowed workshop track has been designed for widowed people whose widowhood began within the past twelve months. The content for this introduction to the Newly Widowed track is based on research done through the Soaring Spirits Resilience Center and will focus on a combination of providing campers with tools and resources designed to […]