🌿 8-Week Grief Support Group
Format: Open group (participants may join any week)
Duration: Weekly 90-minute sessions
Facilitator: Licensed counselor, social worker, or trained grief support specialist
🎯 Group Objectives
Participants will:
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Explore the grieving process in a safe, nonjudgmental space
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Share memories, feelings, and experiences
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Gain coping strategies for managing grief and emotional pain
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Feel less alone through connection with others
🕒 Weekly Agenda (90 Minutes)
0:00–0:10
Welcome, check-in, review of group guidelines
0:10–0:20
Grounding or mindfulness activity
0:20–1:10
Weekly topic discussion and sharing
1:10–1:20
Reflection, intention setting, group close
📅 8-Week Outline: Weekly Themes
Week 1 – Welcome & Sharing Your Grief Story
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Introductions and group agreements
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What brought you here
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How grief is showing up in your life
Week 2 – Understanding the Grief Process
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Normalizing grief (no “right” way to grieve)
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Models of grief (e.g., tasks, waves, stages)
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Myths and realities about grief
Week 3 – Coping with Strong Emotions
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Common emotions (anger, guilt, sadness, relief)
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Emotional regulation tools
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Holding space for big feelings
Week 4 – Grieving the Secondary Losses
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Identity, routine, community, role, dreams
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Naming and validating layered losses
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Finding what still grounds you
Week 5 – Honoring and Remembering
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Sharing memories and rituals
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Writing or speaking to your loved one
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Keeping connections alive in new ways
Week 6 – Navigating Triggers & Milestones
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Holidays, birthdays, anniversaries
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Anticipatory grief and unexpected waves
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Planning ahead for hard days
Week 7 – Rebuilding Life Around Loss
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Exploring hope, meaning, and purpose
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Moving forward, not moving on
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Small steps toward reintegration
Week 8 – Reflection, Legacy & Continuing Support
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What you’ve learned about yourself
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How your loved one’s impact continues
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Ongoing support options and closing ritual