Grief Support

Too often, grief is taboo. Not at Rooted Resilience. In our support groups we honor grief as the universal experience it is. We talk, we cry, we laugh, and we learn new ways to be with our pain.

Upcoming Groups

  • Perinatal Bereavement Group

    Emerson Health generously sponsors this monthly, free perinatal bereavement group for individuals in metro-west MA who’ve experienced 2nd and 3rd trimester pregnancy loss or infant loss shortly after birth.

    Group runs on the second Monday of each month, from 7 PM - 8:30 PM on Zoom.

    Interested in learning more or joining? Please complete this form.

  • Writing Grief

    Everyone processes loss differently. Often, it doesn’t happen all at once. In this 5-week group, we’ll use writing as a tool to remember, honor and share our loss and love.

    This group is co-led by Katie, a mental health practitioner with clinical expertise in and lived experience of grief, and Sebastian Stockman, a dynamic writing professor and essayist who has used writing with humor and humility as way to cope with grief.

    Group will run in Winter 2025 - email Katie if interested.

Feedback on Grief Support Groups

“The grief group helped me and inspired me on my life after loss journey.”

— Lauren P.

“I wanted to reiterate my thanks and appreciation for the deft touch you bring to this group.”

— Michael D.

“Katie’s compassion and warmth for supporting bereaved parents is extraordinary.”

— Longtime group participant

A Loving Kindness poem written by members of the perinatal bereavement group in 2021 and shared each month.