Weathervane Grief Tending + Release Support Group #5

Welcome! I am honored that you're here. Thank you for your curiosity and heart around normalizing grief; and most importantly making space for it to be tended to. In this group we will laugh, cry and maybe even get a little angry. All grief experience are incredibly unique and yet can be incredibly difficult to navigate alone; this space is here to help provide the support that we all deserve. "Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation; healing is an act of Communion" our ancestor bell hooks states/stated. This group is here for us to to break bread, candy and/or fruit (we ALWAYS will have tasty snacks!!) together and do some healing along the way.

Group dates/info:

Location: 6 Sessions running from 7:00 to 9:00 pm downstairs at The Congregation Coffee Shop with our last session- Family Dinner + Fire -taking place at the Weathervane Counseling Home Office.

Dates: Tuesdays nights May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, June 2nd, 9th

Each activity/session is challenge by choice, meaning you can go as deep as you'd like and share as much as you want; meaning- you will be met and loved fully where you are!

In these groups, you will get to know your grief while being supported by your 5 senses:: Each session we will have a focus on active listening + witnessing of each other and one (or more) of the 5 senses: Sight, Sound, Touch, Smell, Taste.

May 5th- Group Grounding + Flower Bouquet Creating (smell)

May 12th- Clay - Herbal Medicine Workshop (taste)

May 19th- Clay - Shape of my Heart (touch)

May 26th- Sound Healing Bath (sound)

June 2nd-Multimedia Art Create + Release activity (see)

June 9th- Family Dinner + Bonfire at Weathervane Home Office

These groups are for all types of losses. All Weathervane grief support groups are closed meaning that after our second meeting, no additional participants will be added. We have the option for Feely the Therapy Dog to be present; this is only if all members feel comfortable. She is a gentle nonshedding medium size poodle.

Your grief doula/guide/facilitator will be Julie Weatherhead, LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) of Weathervane Counseling and Consulting. Julie has assisted in delivering and caring for people's grief since the age of 13 years old and is the director and lead counselor of a local nonprofit- Got Grief House which has a monthly donation based drop in grief group. She will also invite in local guest practicioners to provide sound healing as well an herbalist for our herbal workshop.

What's included?

The 6 weeks of Grief Tending + Release sessions include:

1 Welcome Gift + 1 Group End Goodie Bag with tools for healing :: Fresh Flower Bouquet :: Snacks + Refreshments at each group :: optional visits with Feely the Weathervane Therapy Dog

Plus-

1 hour herbal workshop + take home product

45 minute sound bath

2 art therapy take home projects

1 family style meal celebration

12 hours of intimate group wit(h)nessing + group therapy

Pricing will be:

$600- Pay it Forward Price- The more folks that choose this price point, the more "We're in this Together" tickets I can open.

$500- Full Price

$400 - We're in this together Price- 2 spots initially available- more will be made available as/when people choose the pay it forward price <3

PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE <3 Sometimes we got it, sometimes we gotta plan it. We will create a plan together to make this possible for you.

Payment for full price averages out to $40/hour of communal and invididual healing.

The different activities offered and practiced allow people to have their needs met and sometimes uncovered in learning their own healing styles of grief tending, processing + release.

There will be 10 people max in a group, a minimum of 5 people signed up is needed for a group to run.*If you have participated in a 2025 Weathervane Group, you may request a 10% discount off your chosen price.

Payment: Once you fill this form out, you will be contacted to create a plan for payment if you don't immediatly pay the full amount. You will also be asked to fill out an emergency contact form.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Julie at [email protected] or call or text to 313-288-8236.

If there is not enough people to run the group you signed up for, we may may have to cancel. If we have the 5 minimum to begin, we will accept additional participants into the group until the second session, after second session the group will close.

Info: First, we will settle into the space, we usually don't start until about 5 minutes after 7:00 pm to give that "time to arrive". We will then sit in a talking circle where we check in with each other, listen to stories/reflections of the prompt of the night (if you feel like sharing- passing is always an option) and have a chance to honor your grief by placing an object on our group altar. Then, for the last hour to 45 minutes, we will go into our group activity which will be set up and ready for you to dive into. These activities will be things you can continue to work on at home or complete in our time together.

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