Free drop-in Community Grief Groups meet every week throughout Humboldt County. Click here for group locations and times.
Writing Through Grief Healing the Grieving Heart
Mondays, May 13 through June 17, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Writing Through Grief is a six-week workshop which utilizes writing as a catalyst to attend to and heal loss. Each week a theme is offered, pieces of prose and poetry are read, and prompts are presented to aid in the process of writing. Participants have an opportunity to share their own writing, but
only as they wish to. This workshop is open to the community, and everyone is welcome to attend as few or as many weeks as is helpful to them. No creative writing experience is necessary.
Space is limited, please call to register: Julia D. or Gretchen at 707-267-9801
Creative Arts Gathering Allowing Space for Not Knowing
Saturday, June 15, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
There is for most of us a deep longing to know why, and how, and what and what if. Why someone had to die, what happens next, how life can continue, why grief is as it is. We will explore a way to move forward when there seem to be no answers and contemplate becoming comfortable, even welcoming, to a place of not knowing.
Space is limited, please call to register: Julia D. or Gretchen at 707-267-9801
Advance Care Planning Workshop
Saturday, July 13, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
How will your family know your wishes in a health crisis? In this workshop, Hospice social workers will teach participants how to approach these important, but often difficult conversations around Advance Care Planning. Get your questions answered and learn how to include your health care wishes in an Advance Directive form.
Registration for this free workshop is required. To register, please call 707-445-8443.
Creative Arts Gathering The Physical Side of Grief
Saturday, July 20, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Grief impacts our whole self. In emotional, social, spiritual, and physical ways, grief arrives. Physically, there are often disruptions in eating, sleeping, relaxing, or moving. Often, grief is felt residing in one area of our body or another. We will take time to notice and attend to this side of grief, allowing our bodies to be heard and nurtured, in order to support its ability to release the pain of loss.
Space is limited, please call to register: Julia D. or Gretchen at 707-267-9801
Creative Arts Gathering Finding Peace in the Midst of Uncertainty
Saturday, August 17, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
When someone we love dies, what we may have assumed to be certain, such as the permanence of our relationship, suddenly becomes uncertain. The unthinkable has happened and for a time nothing feels solid. This uncertainty can bring forth feelings of fear, anxiety, and worry. We will gently step into this land of ambiguity to search for a sense of peace even as uncertainty continues.
Space is limited, please call to register: Julia D. or Gretchen at 707-267-9801
Advance Care Planning Workshop
Saturday, September 14, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
How will your family know your wishes in a health crisis? In this workshop, Hospice social workers will teach participants how to approach these important, but often difficult conversations around Advance Care Planning. Get your questions answered and learn how to include your health care wishes in an Advance Directive form.
Registration for this free workshop is required. To register, please call 707-445-8443.
Advance Care Planning Workshop
Saturday, November 9, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
How will your family know your wishes in a health crisis? In this workshop, Hospice social workers will teach participants how to approach these important, but often difficult conversations around Advance Care Planning. Get your questions answered and learn how to include your health care wishes in an Advance Directive form.
Registration for this free workshop is required. To register, please call 707-445-8443.