Bereavement Coffee Group
Participants meet and talk about their grieving process along with other topics, over a cup of coffee and a snack. This is a non-facilitated group. Support groups meet weekly for eight weeks.Phase 1 Friday mornings - 10 am - 12 noon
For the newly grieving person or for the grieving person who has never attended palliative care or a grief support group
Phase 2 Tuesday mornings - 10 am - 12 noon
For the grieving person who has been through the supports group and has been grieving for at least a year
The death of loved ones is a traumatic experience for those left to grieve the loss.
It is a scary and lonely experience. Many issues that arise become monumental increasing stress levels and prolonging the grief journey. Bereavement support acknowledges that all that is happening to you is normal, you are not alone, and you are no different from others who are journeying through grief. Bereavement support gives you permission to greive in your own time and your own way.Our library has many books and videos pertaining to palliative / hospice care, grief and bereavement resources for all ages - children, teenagers, and adults
What a Support Group Offers:
- A group provides the intimacy a person needs if they find that the interaction with friends and family is inadequate
- Participants are helped to face reality
- Gives a person a sense of belonging...they are not alone
- Participants understand they are normal, what they are experiencing is common to others in the same situation
- Participants receive practical advice, concrete guidance and encouragement
- Participants learn skills to cope with the situation
- Participants learn to be patient with themselves and others
- Participants have a safe place where they can express themselves freely and feel normal
- Participants will become a part of a community where they are understood, accepted and supported
- Participants can take part in relaxation exercises to help reduce stress, relax the body, reduce anxiety and tension.