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Poetry for creative expression of grief
So many different creative mediums Often when we speak of using creativity in grief support, people assume that we mean painting and drawing. While the visual arts are one very accessible way of employing creativity (especially painting and drawing, but there are many...
Running as therapy, grief rules for widows, and children as experts
Running as therapy We loved learning about psychotherapist, Sepideh Saremi’s, approach of combining running with therapy. What a great way to combine physical exercise and care for the body with supportive conversations. Of course some clients won’t be fit enough to...
Certified Alum, Rob Halfyard, says…
"After years of seeking to upgrade my coaching credentials, I finally found what I was looking for! This program is totally interactive and provided me with the best creative tools I have found to coach clients through loss and grief. Since I completed the Creative...
There’s no “one-size-fits-all” way through grief…
The Crafting of Grief book is one of our prescribed readings in the Studio's Creative Grief Support Certification Course. We cherish it because Hedtke and Winslade really appreciate that grief experiences are diverse, and they each that there is no universal way to...
Pioneering scriptotherapy in Nigeria
Here at The Creative Grief Studio We have alumni who’ve joined our past classes from Finland, Belgium, United Emirates, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and South Africa. And yet, the majority of our alumni hail from the USA and Canada. Knowing that grief is...
Writing and grief…
Kevin Young put together this beautiful collection of poetry exploring grief and loss after having his own personal grief experiences. We find so much of this work to be poignant, getting to the heART of the matter creatively, exploring grief using the metaphor of...
Expanding grief definitions
Supporting clients suffering “the worst kinds of loss”
Most of us made the decision to devote our work to supporting people who are struggling with grief because of our own experiences with loss and grief. We care deeply about helping others to find their way to living well again after loss. As committed grief support...
Abandoning prescriptions for grieving
Often we hear from our clients that they expect - or have been told that - there is some particular way or method for “healing” or “getting better” or “finding closure.” Maybe they’ve picked up this idea of “one right way” from the way that grief is talked about in...
Writing as a creative grief support medium
"In a way, the process of grief, I have found, can mirror that of writing: it is surprising, trying, frustrating, daunting, terrifying, comforting, chastening, challenging, and at times, heartening; grief can provide fellowship with others interested in the...