Events

Ongoing Grief Support Night
Special Events
Workshops

Grief Support Night - donation
Times and Locations Pending – Please call (707) 965-9304

Grief Support Night provides a safe, nonjudgmental setting for everyone to have and express their feelings and share their experiences.  This is also a good event for those who anticipate a loss to attend for support and practical care management ideas.

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Workshops

Workshops are conducted across the United States. Please contact BitterSweet if you are interested in having Lou come to your community. (707) 965-9304 or email lou@bitsweet.org

Listed workshops are held in San Rafael, California and conducted by Lou Leet.
A $50 nonrefundable deposit is required. To register, call (707) 965-9304 or email lou@bitsweet.org.

Healing Memorial Workshops (Monthly) - $75
Call (707) 965-9304 for Schedule and location

In this workshop, we discuss the nature of grief. We discuss the feelings that you may experience, including shock, anger, difficulty in focusing and sleeping, physical pain, sadness and many, many others. We provide methods of coping with these feelings and of dealing respectfully with others who may not acknowledge or understand the depth of your loss.

Memorials come in many forms, some very direct and some more subtle that may only be significant for you. We discuss what memorials mean to us and ways of creating memorials both from mementos and things that simply express the way you feel in the moment. You will also have an opportunity to share the story of your unique animal if you choose to.

This is not an art class and no skills are necessary!

Grief Recovery Workshops – $125 each

Grief Recovery Workshops are a series of three workshops that build on each other. In these workshops, you will have the opportunity to gain a more complete understanding of your grief and healing process.  You will also have an opportunity to share your experiences and feelings in a safe and nonjudgmental environment, and hear of others’ experiences. While your relationship and healing are unique to you, loss is universal and this can help to ease feelings of isolation.  Please bring any mementos (anything that holds a special memory for you) to the workshop. You may take the modules at any time as long as you complete them sequentially. Classes are offered on one Saturday each month and are limited to eight participants.

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Grief Recovery Workshop I: The Nature of Grief - $125

• Why do I feel the way I do?
• Why don’t friends/family understand?
  
• How can I survive this?
  
• What is “normal?”
  
• Intellect versus Emotions
  
• Methods for Coping
  
• Memorials and Rituals
• Opening your home to another animal

Grief Recovery Workshop II: Your Unique Relationship & Loss - $125

• Picture of your unique relationship
• Guilt
• The physical affects of grief (energy, emotions, disorientation and more)
• Memorials and healing

Grief Recovery Workshop III: Your Unique Healing - $125

• Your unique loss, your unique healing
• Your relationship in the present
• Memorials and healing

Future programs will include workshops and support groups for those who anticipate loss and would like to prepare so that they can manage their animal’s care and have the richest experience possible.

Lou Leet, Founder - Certifications/Training:
Grief Recovery Institute
Degriefing National Certification
Hospice of Petaluma – Volunteer Training
Healing Arts, San Rafael, California

To register, call (415) 760-9462 or email lou@bitsweet.org.

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