Geauga Grief Support

12/30/2025

What a wonderful testimony about being a grief companion and truly supporting the mourner 💔❤️‍🩹🫶

12/19/2025

Find the spark in the little things - a song, a fragrance, a memento - and let them fill you with warmth and connection to those who matter. 🕊️✝️⛪️🎄

12/13/2025

The holidays can be beautiful, but they can also be heavy. If this season feels overwhelming, please know you are not alone and your mental health matters. 💛

🕯 Service of Reflection
In that same spirit of care and compassion, we invite you to a gentle Service of Reflection — a quiet, meaningful time of music and worship for anyone experiencing loss or navigating a difficult season.
📅 Friday, December 19, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Sanctuary at Chardon UMC

Check in with yourself. Check in on your loved ones. A small act of kindness can make all the difference. ♥️

12/10/2025

Beautiful reassurance…

“When Christmas Finds You Anyway”
(A poem for anyone going through something this year)

Some years,
Christmas doesn’t look the way you pictured.
The house is quieter,
the table feels smaller,
and life has written chapters
you never meant to read.

But somehow…
Christmas finds you anyway.

It slips in through the soft glow of the tree,
through the smell of something warm in the oven,
through a memory that catches you off guard
and makes your eyes fill with tears.

It finds you in the people who stayed,
in the strength you didn’t know you had,
in the way your heart keeps learning
how to break
and still stay open.

It finds you in the simple things—
a mug in your hands,
a blanket over your knees,
a song you haven’t heard in years
that somehow knows your whole story.

Because Christmas isn’t always loud
or glittery
or full.

Sometimes it’s gentle.
Sometimes it’s healing.
Sometimes it’s a light
that shows up right when you needed reminding
that you’re not walking this season alone.

So if this year looks different…
If you’re grieving,
or rebuilding,
or learning how to begin again—
I hope Christmas finds you anyway.

And I hope it brings peace
to the places that still hurt,
and warmth
to the places that feel cold.

12/05/2025

Choose compassion.

09/20/2025

Shared by almost every mourner I've encountered…

09/16/2025

How are you at surfing the waves?

09/07/2025

Have you ever felt pressured to "just be positive" even when you're hurting? This is a common thought today in the grief journey.

That’s what we call toxic positivity, and it can do more harm than good. Toxic positivity is a defense mechanism that masks real emotions to avoid discomfort, but it can lead to depression and hinder genuine connections. Signs include feeling guilty for sadness or anger, dismissing difficult feelings, ignoring problems, or feeling pressured to stay positive during tough times. Embracing and releasing emotions is essential for authentic healing and greater freedom.

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08/08/2025

Typically, understanding is lacking, but compassion and love are certainly not.