The mission of the Grief Networking Alliance is to establish a network of lay and professional service providers who share information and resources with individuals, families and communities living with grief.
What is GNA?
GNA is a true networking group, started by grief care professionals in the greater Denver Metro area. The goal of GNA is to create a collaborative platform for professionals to connect, build and establish trusting relationships, share expertise, and collectively provide essential support to each other and the broader community, ultimately fostering a more compassionate and comprehensive approach to grief and end-of-life care.
Upcoming Meetings:
We typically meet about once a quarter. We primarily meet in-person at locations around the greater Denver Metro area, and welcome grief care providers in other areas to join us for virtual meetings when we have them.
*If you haven’t received the Evite for the next upcoming meeting, please fill out the form below and contact GNA to receive it!
2025 Meeting Dates:
January 24th 8:30am-10:30am – special presentation by Amy Picket-Williams of LIGHT Movement on somatic tools for grief care
March 13 10am-11:30am (MST) on Zoom – we are invited to join the GNA New Mexico for a virtual webinar book chat with Dr. Korie Leigh, author of “It Won’t Ever be the Same: A Teen’s Guide to Grief and Grieving”. Register here: https://heartlightcenter.org/events/a-book-chat-with-korie-leigh-gna/
March 28th 8:30am-10:30am (MST) on Zoom – special presentation by Tasha Beckman Q&A About Probate and Estates
*April 18th 8:30am-10:30am – special presentation by Susan Kaplan on Forest Bathing (New Date!)
May 2nd 8:30am-10:30am – special presentation by Jessica Carpenter regarding Trauma Release Exercises (TRE)
Date TBD – special presentation by Julie Mahoney Thomas on Brainspotting
Date TBD – special one-day Self-Care Retreat for Grief Providers
GNA Consultation Group – free for GNA Members
A monthly virtual Consultation Group for grief care providers as a time to connect, discuss cases and get feedback from each other about ways to help navigate tough situations, get ideas for approaches to try or additional resources to connect with and referrals. This consultation group meets on the second Tuesday monthly at 3pm (MST). We invite any grief care provider who is working directly with bereaved individuals to attend. Please email GNA to be added to the email list to join the group and receive the link to join.
If you are not on our mailing list yet, please complete the below form to be added. We typically send out the Evite the month before the upcoming meeting with meeting details. If you have completed the form below but have not received an Evite for the next meeting, please reach out to let us know.
To Contact GNA: [email protected]
*Please note, any incomplete forms submitted will not be added to our database.
GNA Membership Agreement & Sign-Up
Upcoming Special Events for Grief Care Providers:
HeartLight Center’s Educational Signature Series:
Ted Bowman Presents
Narrative Power: Finding Words for Living, Dying, Death and Bereavement
When losses occur, words are sought…sometimes found…sometimes offered. Drawing on bibliotherapeutic and narrative therapy principles, perspectives and tools for narrative power will be presented, demonstrated and discussed. Narrative is not about having people tell their stories. Narrative is interested in power – who has the power to speak stories into existence. Voices of grievers and the bereft , thereby, are heard and validated.
Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Time: 8-10am (PT)/ 9-11am (MST)/ 10-12pm (CT)/ 11-1pm (EST)
Grief Endings and New Beginnings: Attention to Each and Both
Through our lives we meet many changes carrying with them an ending that always leads to creating a new beginning. When the loss of a loved one is one of those intersections that disrupts our lives and necessitates change, we may struggle with the new labels we are given such as widow, grieving grandparent, or survivor. We are challenged by uncertainty. Plans, assumptions, long-held hopes and dreams may be shattered. In this session, we will explore the resiliency we acquire that can bring us through our evolving lives. The more we are aware of our losses and our gains, the more prepared we can be for the uncertainty of the future and our story of who we are becoming because of our loss. Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Time: 4-5:30pm (PT)/ 5-6:30pm (MST)/ 6-7:30pm (CT)/ 7-8:30pm (EST)
GNA Google Docs