Grief Recovery Workshop 

In 1998, when I was first widowed, I was found myself shut down.  I couldn't eat right, sleep right, concentrate and I could barely get out of bed.  It wasn't until I found a "Grief Recovery Workshop" at my local hospice, that I started to find my way forward.  I quickly learned that the workshop would not help me eliminate my grief, but rather learn to live with my grief.

As I mentioned on the home page, the unimaginable happened.  I was widowed for the second time.  I reached out and paid for an online "Grief Recovery Workshop" from the Grief Recovery Institute of California.  This helped me focus on the work I had to do.

I found this so helpful, that I turned my pain into purpose and became certified as a grief recovery educator.  Ever since, I have done in-person and online group and 1on1 workshops.

I chose to also get certified as a grief educator by David Kessler.

This 10 week workshop helps you learn about how you may have grown up in a grief illiterate and grief phobic society and you may need to gain new skills to deal with the "Myths of Grieving".

They say that once the pain of staying were we are is greater then the pain of change, we may choose to change and grow, I will not mince words, this workshop is a lot of work, and some of it difficult. In my mind it is very worthwhile, as you learn to "FEEL IT TO HEAL IT'

This is a very unique 8 week workshop.  This entire workshop is sensitive to you and I as widows and widowers.

We will focus on mindfulness, learning how to be present with out thoughts.  While we will learn many meditation techniques, the foundation of this workshop is to learn how to be present, here and now, with sweet, sour and neutral thoughts. 

Both times I was widowed, a tsunami of emotions came over me, flooding my emotional control room, and set me on an emotional rollercoaster. I vacuolated between agitation/anger. and shut down / stillness and everything in between.

Many years ago, I started to meditate and it was so helpful when I started to deal with my second significant loss.

Combining all my life experiences, grief recovery education and trauma sensitive mindfulness education, I created this workshop.

Imagine leaning our capacity for adaptation through learning the science behind the pain from this significant loss, 

Imagine leaning with patience and self-compassion how to meet ourselves exactly where we are.

Imagine learning to understand, recognize, identify, accept and allow your emotions, even if they are sweet, sour or neutral.

Imagine learning how to honour the past (vs living in the past) while embracing the future

Please feel free to contact me for further information.  info@seaofacceptance.com