You don’t have to carry this alone.
A Gentle Welcome
If you’ve found this page, it likely means you are grieving. Maybe the loss is recent and the pain feels unbearable, or maybe it has been years and the ache still rises in unexpected waves. However you arrived here, we want you to know this: we see you, and we are sorry for the weight you carry.
Grief is one of the most human experiences we know, yet it often feels like the loneliest. The world keeps moving forward while your world feels like it has stopped. People mean well, but over time the phone stops ringing, the invitations slow down, and the silence grows louder. You may wonder if anyone remembers, if anyone understands, or if anyone is willing to sit with the depth of your pain.
That is why Live & Grieve™ exists.
We were created out of real loss — out of the realization that grief does not need quick fixes, empty words, or forced positivity. Grief needs steady presence. It needs safe spaces. It needs people willing to walk beside you, not ahead of you, and certainly not rushing you.
When you come here, you don’t have to pretend. You don’t have to explain your grief or put it into tidy words. You don’t have to be “strong” for anyone. This is a place where your story is welcome exactly as it is.
Some weeks, you may feel like talking. Other weeks, silence may be all you can bring. Both are okay. What matters most is that you are here — and that you know you are not alone.
Our support groups, courses, and community are all built on one truth: you can live and grieve at the same time. It is possible to carry sorrow without losing your ability to keep living. It is possible to remember with tears and still find moments of joy. And it is possible to discover that while grief changes you, it doesn’t have to isolate you.
If you are ready, we invite you to take the first step. Not toward “getting over it,” but toward being accompanied. Toward having companions in the silence. Toward letting others help carry what feels unbearable.
You belong here.
And you are not alone.
What Our Groups Are Like
Live & Grieve™ Support Groups are small, steady circles led by trained facilitators. These groups are not classes where you take notes, and they are not therapy where someone analyzes your pain. They are safe places to be real.
Each group follows a 13-week workbook that provides gentle structure. Together, participants explore themes such as:
- Acknowledging the reality of loss
- Understanding secondary losses
- Naming and carrying memories
- Making space for meaning and purpose
- Living with grief without losing your life
But more important than the workbook is the circle itself: a place where you are seen, heard, and held in compassion.
What to Expect in a Session
When you enter a Live & Grieve™ group, you’ll find chairs in a circle — no podium, no spotlight. The facilitator opens with a reflection or prompt from the workbook. Then, the group moves into gentle sharing.
You are free to speak if you want. You are equally free to remain quiet and simply listen. Every voice matters, and every silence is respected.
Over time, as trust builds, the circle becomes more than a meeting — it becomes a community. People begin to carry one another, nodding in recognition, offering encouragement, and sometimes simply sitting in silence together.
There are no “shoulds” in these groups. There is no expectation that you must be at a certain stage of grief. You come as you are, and you are received as you are.
How Support Works
- 13-Week Rhythm
Each group lasts 13 weeks, aligning with our participant workbook. Many continue into the next volume, creating up to a full year of support. - Safe & Confidential
What is shared in the group stays in the group. Trust is foundational, and facilitators are trained in trauma-informed care. - Flexible Participation
You never have to speak more than you’re comfortable with. Some weeks you may share. Other weeks you may just listen. Both are valid. - Guided but Gentle
The workbook provides structure, but facilitators adapt to the needs of the group. No one is rushed, and no one is pressured.
Types of Support Available
- Local In-Person Groups
Held in community centers, churches, and partner organizations, these gatherings create face-to-face connection in safe spaces. - Online Groups (Coming Soon)
For those without a local option, our online circles provide connection from home. They are led by trained facilitators and follow the same 13-week rhythm. - Individual Companionship
Some begin with just the workbook, reflecting privately before entering a group. This is also a form of support — a first step toward connection.
Who Can Join?
Our groups are open to anyone who has experienced loss. There is no timeline on grief — whether your loss was recent or many years ago, sudden or expected, you are welcome.
Participants include:
- Parents grieving children
- Children grieving parents
- Spouses and partners
- Friends, siblings, and extended family
- Those navigating layered or secondary losses (identity, community, dreams for the future)
There is no “right kind” of grief to bring. All loss matters. All grief is welcome.
The Difference Community Makes
Grief isolates. But in community, something changes:
- You realize you are not “crazy” for how you feel.
- You discover language for emotions that felt impossible to name.
- You see your story reflected in the lives of others.
- You begin to find courage to keep living, even while grieving.
It doesn’t mean the pain disappears. But it becomes shared. And shared grief is lighter than grief carried alone.
Next Steps
- Browse Groups
Soon you’ll be able to search our directory for groups near you or online. - Contact Us
If you don’t see a group listed, let us know. We may be able to connect you with a facilitator or help start a new group in your community. - Take the First Step
You don’t have to prepare. You don’t need polished words. Simply show up as you are. That first step — walking through the door or clicking “join” — is the hardest part. After that, you will not be walking alone.
A Closing Word
Grief is love, reshaped by loss. It deserves dignity, time, and care. You deserve dignity, time, and care.
At Live & Grieve™, support is not about rushing you or teaching you how to “move on.” It is about creating space for you to live while grieving — to breathe again, to speak your loved one’s name, to remember, and to take small steps forward with others beside you.