Virtual Bereavement Education Groups
Virtual Bereavement Education Groups
Join our Virtual Bereavement Education Group sessions, held via Zoom, where trained grief and bereavement facilitators guide discussions on a variety of grief-related topics.
These sessions provide a safe and supportive space for participants to learn more about grief, as well as share their personal experiences, concerns, and triumphs with others who understand the journey of loss.
The Virtual Bereavement Education Groups:
- Are open to adults over the age of 18 who currently live in Nova Scotia
- Require pre-registration through the shared Zoom signup form
- Happen every few months and will be advertised 3 to 4 weeks before the session on the Program Calendar, this webpage, and our social media
FAQs
- This program is for adults 18+ who currently reside in Nova Scotia.
- Community members can come at any point in the grief process, whether their loved one died at a hospice or in another circumstance.
- Interested participants must pre-register through the shared Zoom Link. Sessions have a limited capacity.
- Attendees are responsible for providing their own computer/phone and internet access and ensuring a private location free of distractions for the session.
- All sessions are free of charge to join
- The Virtual Bereavement Group currently does not run on a regular schedule. Dates of the next group will be posted 3 to 4 weeks in advance on the Program Calendar and on this webpage.
- Sessions typically occur on Thursdays from 7 to 8 p.m. AST.
- Topics and speakers will change session to session and will be announced on our social media accounts and on the page below.
- All sessions will be co-facilitated and moderated by trained Bereavement Volunteers or Hospice Halifax staff.
- In each session, there will be 30 minutes of educational time followed by 30 minutes of discussion.
January 30: Writing for Grief
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
Time: 7-8 pm AST
Where: Zoom
Registered participants will be emailed a link to join the day before the group.
This month’s topic: Writing for Grief
When someone close to us dies, it can be hard to make sense of it. Creative writing and journaling can help us find new ways to look at old or painful stories. This workshop will offer practical writing exercises and journaling prompts to support emotional release and remember people who have died. Please come with some paper and a pen (or a word doc and a keyboard). No writing experience required!
This month’s facilitator: Louise Jones
Louise has been a social worker at Hospice Halifax for about 3 years. For the seven years prior, she worked in a variety of roles in northern Ontario, offering counselling, running programs, and teaching. Louise is trained in narrative therapy (therapy through storytelling) and keeps her own daily journal.
Free of charge
Grief Support for the Holidays
If you’re unable to join our “Grief and the Holidays” session on December 19, we’ve put together a list of supportive resources to help you navigate this time of year.
Our Grief & Loss Resources for the Holidays list includes a webinar video, a workbook, and several blog articles that each offer practical tips and coping strategies to help you honour and feel your grief during the holiday season.
Additional Grief Support Groups
We recognize that not everyone is in the HRM or able to get out and about, so we have compiled a list of the many support groups available across Nova Scotia
