Expressing the Art of Grief
a small, expressive arts online group coaching program that will help you find creative ways to move forward with love, hope, and maybe even joy.
This is a program for women whose person (spouse, partner, brother, sister, child, parent) has died.
You will be encouraged to listen to your own inner wisdom about your grief journey rather than what a grief illiterate [Insert all the stupid crap people say here] culture tells you.
We will use creative modalities (collage, art-making, journaling) to have fun (!) and make art with a bunch of other women who are learning to navigate grief.
It’s not about the art. The art is you. The art is your life.
You don’t have to carry this alone. In the art of grief, you’ll:
• learn creative spiritual practices that can assist you with listening to the wisdom you already have inside
• receive support from other women going through a shared experience that won’t ever tell you to “move on,” but will help you move forward
• practice giving a voice to the parts of you that you would rather not be there (anger, feeling broken, despair) or the parts you would like to feed (hope for the future, feeling love again)
• discover levity in what feels too heavy to carry
You DO NOT have to “be an artist” to join.
We will utilize different expressive arts modalities (journaling, collage, soul collage®, altered books, art and alter making) to help you carry grief with more grace. No previous art experience is necessary. It’s not about the art! The art is you. The art is learning to live your life again, with creativity, compassion, and perhaps even a tiny- or large- bit of joy.
When you register, you will receive:
An art journal,
oil pastels,
soulcollage® cards,
scissors, glue, a box, fun collage-ing things,
paints and paint pens, a candle for your altar,
a free copy of Dr. Linda’s book, After Your Person Dies, so that you will have all the supplies you need!
8 virtual small group sessions, private online support, and
2 open studio art sessions, so that you will recieve guidance through participating in all the experiential art practices in a sacred space where you can be witnessed.
When: The next session will start March 1, 2024 and go through May 17, 2024
Group sessions are Fridays, 1:00-3:00pm, EST (10am-12pm PST).
Open studio sessions are held Wednesdays, 1-2:30pm EST
This program is held twice/year in the Spring and Fall.
The next session will start in October.
What: 8 guided group sessions, plus 2 open studio sessions, plus
art supply package mailed to you!
Where: Your location, through zoom
Cost: $1997 (payable in installments)
This is a small group coaching program that fills up quickly. Admissions are rolling (set up your intake now to get on the wait list!) SPACE IS LIMITED.
Hi, I’m Linda, your badas* creative widowed mom and expressive art facilitator. Art has been a helper for me since I was a shy child who spoke more easily in drawings than words. When my husband died, art helped me again, when words were not enough. In this expressive arts group coaching program we will be using expressive arts to support your grief journey.
Please note: this program is NOT therapy and, as your facilitator, Linda will not be diagnosing or treating any mental health condition.
