What to Expect From Our Grief Support Program
Living Alongside Loss is a six-week grief support program for adults who have experienced the death of someone in their life, whether their loss is recent or happened years ago.
Living Alongside Loss | Grief Support Program
Living Alongside Loss
A 6-Week Grief Support & Education Program
THIS GROUP
MAY BE FOR YOU IF....
You are not doing grief wrong
There is no timeline for grief, and no single way it should look.
Whether your loss happened recently or many years ago, you deserve support that meets you where you are.
You do not need to be at a particular stage of grief to participate.
You're grieving the death of someone in your life.
You feel like the world has moved on while you're still trying to find your footing.
You're carrying emotions that are difficult to talk about, including guilt, anger, regret or relief.
Your relationships, responsibilities or sense of self has changed since your loss.
You're carrying emotions that are difficult to talk about, including guilt, anger, regret or relief.
Your relationships, responsibilities or sense of self has changed since your loss.
You want to better your understand your grief and connect with others without pressure to move on.
You're carrying emotions that are difficult to talk about, including guilt, anger, regret or relief.
You feel like the world has moved on while you're still trying to find your footing.
What You'll Gain
A better understanding of how grief affects your mind, body and everyday life.
Space to acknowledge emotions that aren't always easy to talk about.
Practical tools for navigating difficult days.
Support for changing relationships, responsibilities and expectations.
A clearer understanding of what you need as you learn to live alongside your loss.
Connection with others who understand that grief doesn't follow a timeline.
THIS IS
THIS ISN'T
Supportive
Educational
Practical
Compassionate
Non-judgmental
A space for honest conversation
Therapy or counselling
Crisis support
Forced sharing
Toxic positivity
Pressure to "move on"
In-PERSON - CAMBRIDGE
Monday Evenings in Preston
7:00 - 8:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Six consecutive weeks
November 9, 16, 23, 30 and December 7, 14
FIRST GROUP SPECIAL
Pay What You Can
To mark the very first Living Alongside Loss group, you choose the contribution that works for you for the full six-week program
Regular Program Fee: $150 CAD
A financial contribution is required. You choose the amount that works for you.
CHOOSE HOW YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND
Both groups follow the same six-week Living Alongside Loss program.
Choose the format that works best for you.
VIRTUAL - ZOOM
Wednesday Evenings
7:00 - 8:30 PM (Eastern Time)
Six consecutive weeks
November 11, 18, 25, and December 2, 9, 16
A 6-Week Guided Journey Through Grief
Each week offers a different opportunity to better understand your grief, explore what has changed and discover what supports you.
Week 1
The Landscape of Loss
Understanding how grief affects us emotionally, physically, mentally and socially, and why there is not single right way to grieve.
Week 2
The Weight We Carry
Exploring the invisible weight of grief, including exhaustion, brain fog, responsibilities, changed roles and the pressure to keep functioning.
Week 3
The Things We Don't Say Out Loud
Making space for the harder emotions - anger, guilt, regret, relief and the complicated feelings we don't always feel comfortable sharing.
Week 4
When The World Moves On
Navigating secondary losses, changing relationships, family expectations, loneliness and finding support when others don't understand.
Week 5
Life Alongside Loss
Exploring who we are after loss, adjusting to a changed future and making room for everyday life without the pressure to leave grief behind.
Week 6
What We Carry Forward
Reflecting on what we carry forward, you'll create a personal Grief Toolkit to use after the group ends.
A Few Things You May Be Wondering
What if my loss
happened years ago?
Will I have to
share my story?
Is this therapy?
Do I need to print anything?
How does Pay What You Can Work?
Can I attend in person?
You're welcome. Grief doesn't have an expiry date, and this program isn't limited to recent loss.
No. You're encouraged to participate in whatever way feels comfortable. Listening is also participation.
No. Living Alongside Loss is a facilitated grief support and education program, not therapy, counselling or crisis care.
No. You'll receive a participant workbook by email. You're welcome to use a journal, blank paper or simply reflect without writing.
The regular program fee is $149. For this group, you choose a financial contribution that is manageable for you. Payment is required to register.
The program is currently offered virtually. If there is enough interest, an in-person group may be arranged. Please indicate your preference when registering.