Grief Support Groups
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Facing the Mourning
4-Session Support Group
Join a Monthly Grief Support Group
What is a Support Group at HeartLight Center?
Anyone who has experienced a death-loss, and is at least of 18 years of age, is invited to attend an open support group at HeartLight Center. Open support groups allow participants to attend as often or as little as needed and attendance is not taken.
Groups at HeartLight are led by trained, peer facilitators. Facilitators will open group with agreed upon expectations and then participants are invited to introduce themselves and share as much, or as little, as feels comfortable. Some facilitators will offer a reading or prompt during group, but groups do not have a set topic, which allows participants to ask questions and talk about topics that are meaningful to them. We invite you to attend group when it feels best for you, regardless of when your loss occurred.
Heart Light Center kindly requests that you register for in-person groups prior to attendance. Online registration will close 24-hours prior to group. Please contact us at [email protected] with questions or for more information.
General Grief Group
Growing Through Grief
This ongoing support group is open to anyone who has experienced a death. We will spend time learning about the grief process and connecting with others. This can be a helpful group if you are newly bereaved and/or new to HeartLight, but is open to all at any point on your grief journey. Meets on the last Thursday of the month at 6pm at Brown’s Funeral Home in Grand Junction.
Loss of a Spouse/Partner Potluck
A monthly dinner gathering to connect with others who have experienced the loss of a spouse, partner, or significant other. Please bring a dish to share! Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6pm at Brown’s Funeral Home in Grand Junction.
Comfort Food, Comforting Hearts Potluck
A monthly dinner gathering, in partnership with HopeWest Delta, to connect with other adults who have experienced the loss of a special person in their life for a hybrid meal gathering and grief support group. Please bring a simple dish to share! Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
NEW – Young Loss of a Spouse/Partner Group
An ongoing peer support group for adults 50 and under who have lost a spouse, partner, or significant other recently or years ago. This group is helpful for those who are also navigating parenting children at home or working while navigating grief. This group meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 6pm.
Upcoming Special Events
We welcome you to join us for upcoming seminars and workshops that explore various topics about grief to support in understanding and create movement through grief.
Poetry Writing Workshop
Tues. June 11th | 6:00-8:00 PM | Taylor’s Funeral Home, Delta
Poetry can be an excellent way for us to express ourselves during any time of our lives. It offers us a way to put what we are feeling, when it makes little sense, into something tangible. It’s a creative outlet, a processing tool, and the best part; you have so much freedom in how you choose to express yourself. Join us to learn more about how poetry can help us through grief and other difficult times in our lives and write your own poem through guided mindfulness and without judgement or critique.
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Grief Resources
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