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), […]
Recently Widowed: Tools and Tips for those Widowed 1-3 years
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 […]
Rebuilding Your Heart
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates When it seems all that is left of us is the broken pieces, what do we do? How do we go on? And more importantly, how do we bring them with us […]
Healing Your Finances as You Heal Yourself
Focusing on financial matters can be the last thing on a widows mind, but it a critical piece that must be addressed. This talk will discuss ways widows can get organized and focus their attention on what matters from a financial perspective as they move through the grieving process. *Please note this workshop will 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 […]