Testimonials

Voices from Our Community

These reflections come from people who have walked through grief alongside us. We share them in the hope that they offer comfort and encouragement to anyone wondering whether Growing Thru Grief might be right for them.

Growing Through Grief is a welcoming and nurturing safe space for those suffering from the loss of a loved one. The format is ideal. Each week, a knowledgeable guest speaker offers a brief presentation on a facet of grief. Then the attendees split off into groups of 10 or less to engage in open-ended discussions about their personal experiences with loss. At each session you’ll be given an opportunity to learn something new, to share your individual experience of grief, and to commune with others who are sympathetic to your pain.

Growing Thru Grief participant

I began attending GTG one month after my wife Martha died in March 2025 and have been attending almost every week since then.  Several things have helped me to keep going forward.  Notes I’ve taken from the presenters’ topics and their handouts I have I used for reflective journaling at home.  This has allowed me to really confront my emotions, feelings, experiences both before her death and in my ‘new’ life, living alone. What I have discovered as I revisited some of my entries from 3, 6, 12 months ago is that I am in fact working on healing and recovery and re-discovery of self. 
 
Secondly, being with others on their own grief journeys has made me more empathetic, while also reminding me that I do not walk the road of grief alone. There is a sense of ‘family’ when we all come together each Tuesday, and that feels good.  
 
Thirdly, one of my newest and closest male friends I met through GTG and we hang out together frequently and have offered support and help  to one another as we both faced  significant health challenges over the past year.  I highly recommend anyone considering whether GTG could help them on their grief journey to come and give it a try.  It may be one of your wisest decisions!
 
Growing Thru Grief participant