Differences in grief experiences among family members can be confusing and challenging.  It often seems that if you are grieving the death of the same person then your grief “should” be the same. However, each family member is a unique person and had a unique relationship with your loved one who died.  Therefore, your grief will be fundamentally different.

Goals of the BRIDGe include:

• Encouraging family members to talk openly with each other about their grief and about their loved one who died.
• Providing information about grief and how each family member is grieving in his/her own way.
• Engaging in activities to help children, teens, and adults learn more about their grief.
• Offering opportunities to connect with, receive support from, and offer support to other grieving families.

There is no cost associated with the BRIDGe; it is free to interested families. Meetings occur on eight Tuesday evenings.  Please note that the BRIDGe will not be offered Spring of 2016, but plans are underway for Spring of 2017.  Each evening begins with a meal, followed by age-based group meetings, and ends with time for family sharing.

All interested families are asked to attend an initial family meeting to learn more about the program and also to offer background information about their family’s death experience.