Turkey, Tinsel and Tears: Coping with Grief Through the Holidays

When: Tuesdays, 6 - 8:15 pm
Location: Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Wauwatosa Outpatient Center

201 N. Mayfair Rd. - Conference Rm. 5C

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

Fee: Free

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Spiritual Services is offering an open grief support group series designed specifically to assist those who are grieving with help for getting through the holidays. This group will meet 5 times on select Tuesdays; you may attend one or all as each date is designed to stand alone. Each segment will allow time to get to know each other, provide for some shared understandings around each topic, and a time to discuss, share, and begin integrating what is important for each individual.

Led by Reverend Judi Holmes-Jensen, Bereavement Coordinator for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-SE WI, and Marilyn Cannon-Miller, RN, Bereavement Facilitator.

If you would like to register for the series, please click here. Otherwise you may register for individual dates by clicking on the titles below or by calling WheatonDirect at 1-888-994-3286.

November 17 - ‘What do I have to be thankful for?’

Looking at the expectations of Thanksgiving, feelings around gratitude and ways of responding.

December 1 - ‘Do I have to hang my stocking this season?’

Looking at the traditions of various holidays, addressing the fears and concerns around celebrating the holidays.

December 15 - ‘The Empty Chair’

Looking at surviving the loneliness around the holidays and ways to remember those that have died.

December 29 - ‘What do I have to look forward to?’

Rediscovering yourself in the midst of grief.

January 5 - ‘Planning Ahead: Where do I go from here?’

Looking at where the journey of grief has taken you and where you see yourself headed next.