G.R.I.T.S.

“Grief Really Is Tough Sometimes”

A virtual space to help Black women manage grief around the holiday and everyday thereafter.

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Grief can be challenging to experience no matter the time of year. The grieving process can impact your emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual health. Living life after a loss can feel impossibly painful. The holiday season is often portrayed as being full of good cheer, hopefulness, and connection. When you are grieving, the sense of discord between the experience of your grief and the cheer of the holiday season can exacerbate your feelings of grief and loss. So, how do you celebrate when your loved one is no longer a part of this special time? What does the holiday mean to you now? How will you celebrate as a family? We'll explore these questions and more in this virtual support group for adult women ages 21 and up who have lost a loved one. This virtual support group will focus on ways to cope with grief during the holiday season.

As a result of your loss, do you find yourself experiencing?

  • Intense sadness

  • Unrelenting depression

  • Uncontrollable crying

  • Feelings of hopelessness or helplessness

  • Frequent nightmares and intrusive thoughts

  • Difficulty engaging in happy memories

  • Avoiding people, places or things that remind you of your loved one

  • Preoccupation with the deceased

  • A constant reliving of the death

  • Lack of desire in your personal interests

  • Bitterness or anger

    If you answered yes, this may be the group for you.

Participants have the opportunity to:

  • Understand the grieving process and how you have been specifically impacted by loss

  • Learn how to take better care of your self while grieving

  • Have a safe space in which you can share stories and memories of deceased loved ones

  • Participate in activities designed to help you assist in adapting to life after the loss of a loved one

  • Share resources and ask questions of other group members related to practice issues and concerns.

Group details:

10 week group held virtually on Thursdays from 6:00p - 7:30p (Group meeting dates 11/2 - 1/18)

Cost: $25.00 per session (We do accept Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO-Illinois residents)

Facilitated by : Lakeisha Robinson and Bri Cain

Pre-registration is required

Limited Spots Available!