Grief Literacy – Start With Yourself
In this Vol. 20, Issue 2, February 2023 release of Vashon-Maury Island's independent newspaper, The Vashon Loop, we're excited to say another Grief+Creativity column from our co-founder, Kara Jones, is available. This issue's column is titled, "Grief Literacy - Start...
Finding Community at the CGS Happy Hour
As we navigate our busy lives and work as grief support practitioners, it can be a challenge to connect with others who share similar perspectives. But for those of us who regularly attend the Creative Grief Studio’s First Friday Happy Hour, we are lucky to have found...
Meeting Grief: Unmet Needs During the Pandemic Years
It's been exciting to see our Vashon-Maury Island’s independent newspaper, The Vashon Loop, relaunch and be back up and running again! As co-founder of the Creative Grief Studio, I'm always looking for ways we can bring more grief literacy to our communities. It is...
Lingering in the In-between
This year I retired from a job I once loved. I knew I would at some point, but I hadn’t planned to do so quite so soon. The first wave of grief hit when the lovely little company I worked for was gobbled up by a big national octopus. That grief continued as I moved...
Aiming for equity and balance: an updated pay structure for Certification.
COURSE FEE UPDATES We have revised our pricing structure to reflect others created by Reverend angel Kyodo Williams to support the sharing of community abundance. Through her inspiration, we are pleased to offer a scaled pricing structure for the Creative Grief...
Happy Hour for Death + Grief Workers…you are invited!
As Creative Grief Practitioners ourselves, we've been talking about how hard these pandemic years have hit us. We decided to open a once-a-month, free range, space to clink coffee cups and check in with each other as humans. We don't have a particular agenda for our...
Five New Self-Study Courses for You!
We've added five new self-study courses that we are eager to tell you about! These can be used for your own grief processing or as something to pass on to clients who you think might benefit from the experiences. They are accessibly priced in the range of $30 to $50...
We Have A Short Course Too!
Do you want to expand your skills for supporting grieving people and enhance your own professional development? If you do but you don't currently have the time or financial resources to take the full four-month certification in Creative Grief Support, we have an...
IG Live and Application Deadline Extended to Feb 18…
We are still reading applications for the Spring 2022 session through to this Friday. This is an extension on the deadline from today Feb 15 to Friday Feb 18. We have spaces open and would love to see your applications for the Certification Program. We open the online...
Join us tomorrow on Instagram Live!
Tomorrow! Wednesday Noon Pacific. We'll be over on Insta Live to talk a little about the upcoming Certification in Creative Grief Support Program. We still have spaces open for this Spring 2022 session. Application deadline has been extended to Feb 18. Come...