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The Grief Space Vermont

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Community Resources

Connection is a vital part of living with grief.

Here you’ll find gatherings, events, and opportunities to be in community.

If you know of a resources that we may
want to include, or if your organization
wouldlike to collaborate with us,
we’d love to hear from you.

Together, we can nurture a community
where no one has to grieve alone.

Support Groups
organized by The Grief Space Vermont

Grief Processing Through Creativity
- This monthly peer support group offers a compassionate space to explore grief through conversation and creative expression. Together we’ll gently engage with different artistic approaches as tools for reflection and connection. FREE/donation-based.
- Location: Bethel Arts Center - 257 Main St, Bethel, VT
- Next session: Saturday, March 28th, 1:30p - 3:30p
  - March's exploration: hand-ripped collage

Support Groups
independent of The Grief Space Vermont.

Let's Talk About Death Cafe
- Location: Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St, Montpelier, VT
  - future dates pending
  - "A loving community gathering that hopefully helps people begin to come to terms with the fact that death is an inevitable part of our life journey."

Compassionate Friends - support for families after a child dies
- Local chapters/meetings:
  - Norwich Library - 368 Main St, Norwich, VT
    - 4th Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm
  - 8 Lincoln Rd, Williston, VT
    - 4th Sunday of each month at 1:00 pm

Camp Knock Knock - bereavement camp for families with children under 18
- Camp held once a year at 77 Sunset View Rd, South Hero, VT

Literature

The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O'Connor

On Grief & Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross & David Kessler

You Can Heal Your Heart by Louise Hay & David Kessler

Podcasts

Hello I’m Grieving
- Dr. Julie Shaw interviews experts and every day grievers giving us unique stories of grief and offering motivation to “say hello to grief”

Grief Out Loud
- Produced by The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families
- Personal stories, tips for supporting children, teens, and yourself

Articles

Practices That Support The Grieving Body
- This article offers some practices designed to support the grieving body as it learns to exists in the world without that which is gone

Other Resources

Grief Yoga
- online yoga classes designed specifically for grieving bodies

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