WORKSHOP

on loss and grief

A group workshop on grief related to any kind of loss. It is suitable for those currently experiencing loss, as well as for those who wish to learn more about grief processes and prepare for future losses.
This workshop may be helpful for those who
  • Experience fear of losing loved ones.

  • Have gone through perinatal loss, regardless of how much time has passed.

  • Have lost a familiar way of life due to moving, divorce, career change, or job loss.

  • Faced strict restrictions during COVID lockdowns and lost their usual way of life, even if they remained in the same place and job.
  • Experienced a difficult breakup with a partner or separation from parents.

  • Lost a pet.

  • Recently got married, moved in with a partner, or entered a new phase of a relationship.

  • Recently had their first child.

  • Struggles with conception difficulties or received news of infertility.
  • Experience fear of losing loved ones.

  • Have gone through perinatal loss, regardless of how much time has passed.

  • Have lost a familiar way of life due to moving, divorce, career change, or job loss.

  • Faced strict restrictions during COVID lockdowns and lost their usual way of life, even if they remained in the same place and job.

  • Experienced a difficult breakup with a partner or separation from parents.

  • Lost a pet.

  • Recently got married, moved in with a partner, or entered a new phase of a relationship.

  • Recently had their first child.

  • Struggles with conception difficulties or received news of infertility.
Workshop Facilitators
  • Julia Shpadi

    Julia is an example of honest and profound engagement with one of the most complex forms of grief—the loss of a child. She found a way to nurture and sustain life within herself after the passing of her son. Julia is a mother of four.

  • Sasha Leah Adina Wickenden

    Death doula. Has accompanied over 250 people in their grieving processes. Personally experienced complex losses and grief, including war and terrorist attacks in Israel, her father’s terminal cancer, as well as war and divorce of her parents.

Loss has no expiration date
Approximate program
  • 1
    Why grieve at all?
  • 2
    Theories of grief: stages, timelines,
    and process descriptions
  • 3
    Types of loss
  • 4
    Losing a parent
  • 5
    Healthy vs. unhealthy grief
  • 6
    The meaning of grief stages
    and their non-linearity
  • 7
    Grief across different cultures
  • 8
    How to support those experiencing grief
  • 9
    Family systems navigating loss
  • 10
    Grief and guilt
  • 11
    Rituals
  • 12
    How to live, if "it will never be the same"?
Participation details
Format
Group and paired work online via Zoom. The workshop includes theory, practical tools, and safety techniques for group work.
Requirements
Camera must remain on throughout the entire workshop.
Microphone and stable internet connection required.
Full commitment for two days of group work.
A quiet space—participating while on the move is not allowed.
Participation restrictions
1.You are in an acute phase of grief (4−6 weeks) after the loss of a loved one, pregnancy loss, divorce, or any other significant life change.

If you are between 4−6 weeks and one year into grief, please assess your own capacity for this intensive two-day group workshop. No one knows better than you whether you have the emotional resources to engage in deep work at this time, and if it is actually what you want and need right now.
But in case you do choose to participate and share what you are going through, your real-time experience of grieving could be a valuable contribution to the group experience.

2.You are pregnant and feel that intense emotional work might be harmful to you.
Note: In previous workshops, pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers have participated and found the experience safe. However, as this is a deeply personal matter, please evaluate your own well-being and potential risks.

3. You have a diagnosed mental health condition. If you and your psychiatrist believe this workshop is safe for you, please indicate this in your application.
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