Grief Education Series

Hosted by certified grief counselor Robin Olsen

From 6-6:45pm at SRL’s Tolkien Room

Here are the topics I will be covering in Custer and when :

Week 1 –  October 8– The Many Faces of Grief: Types and symptoms of grief

Grief is a universal human experience. Learn how to recognize if you may be experiencing grief even long after a loved one has died.

Week 2 – October 15 – How do I get through this? Four tasks of mourning

We often hear about the stages of grief. Grief is a process, not a stage that ends. Come hear what you can do to process grief.

Week 3 – October 22 – My Neighbor’s Grief: What to say, what not to say, and how to listen

Grief is tricky and uncomfortable for those of us on the outer loop. In this session, we will look at how we can respond to someone’s loss in a supportive manner.

Week 4 – October 29– Who decided that? Dispelling myths around grieving

Grieving does not have an endpoint. Come learn where the mourning time periods came from and other myths about the grief process.

**REGISTRATION REQUIRED for Session 5 (click the topic to register)

Week 5 –November 5 – GRIEF: Gratitude Radically Invites you to Explore For growth

In this last session, we will take a look at how to make meaning from our losses.