While we each grieve for our individual losses, traumas, and deaths of various kinds, we are also experiencing waves of collective grief. Whether it is the COVID-19 pandemic, continued evidence of racial and social injustice, attacks on democratic institutions and processes, or the climate crisis (among other events), we are navigating complex emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual terrains.
We recognize that processing this Grief — and the various experiences that shape it — can feel incredibly exhausting and isolating. Thus, we have adapted and expanded our in-person Creative Grief Workshop to provide an opportunity for people near and far to engage with their Grief in creative, empowering, and, we hope, healing ways. We believe that this kind of creative grief work can benefit both those who are actively grieving and those who wish to support the bereaved.
In a small group (capped at 8 participants), we will explore Creative Approaches to Grief. This workshop includes 4 online gatherings on Saturdays, February 6, 13, 20, & 27 from 2-4pm EST via Zoom. The sessions will be facilitated alternately by Will Daddario, PhD and Joanne Zerdy, PhD.
Read Testimonials about our Grief Work HERE.
Ahead of each virtual gathering, we provide you with weekly assignment prompts that invite you to engage with your grief through different modalities:
language/writing
drawing/visual mapping
embodied movements
designing rituals
During the month-long Workshop, you will receive:
short readings, visual prompts, and detailed assignments
compassionate responses and unlimited email access to us during the month
an optional video or phone chat with one of us for additional brainstorming and processing
weekly lists of resources and references for further reading, thinking, and creating after our workshop concludes
discounted registration to Joanne’s online self-paced Grief Mapping course
Registration is a sliding-scale basis: $100-$150. [*If this investment will cause you financial hardship, please reach out to us at grow@invitingabundance.net]