… She is a bereavement specialist and does both group and one-on-one sessions. This meetup, if you choose, it can be the starting point to a 6-week group that will help members express, understand, and work through their grief by learning coping mechanisms and connecting with other members for support. However, each meetup is a complete experience on its own as well. We will talk about our loved ones, learn some skills, and do activities such as meditations to help us all heal together.

… Each meeting is diverse in the sense that informal social luncheons and dinners at local restaurants are organized, as well as optional, more interactive meetings, where we can examine and discuss excerpts from books or focus on a general theme or topic of discussion and address several custom questions which can be used to guide you through the bereavement process. We also talk about our lives, families, careers, future goals/aspirations, books we've read, and each members' interests and hobbie …

After losing both of my parents and realizing how many others are without family, I thought there might be a need to open a group of like minded friends. This group is open to both women and men, young and old with great losses or lack of family support. We will coordinate outings, lunches, dinners and gatherings. It will be a fun, supportive and uplifting group.