Good Grief Network

Good Grief Network

@goodgriefnetwork.bsky.social

Good Grief Network (GGN) is a peer-to-peer support organization serving individuals & communities experiencing eco-distress and collective trauma from social and ecological injustice

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Background is a puddle and raindrops, with the GGN logo centered in the bottom. Orange and navy title reads "Good Grief Network Happening in March + April" and below that it says   "GGN Programs Thu 12 Mar Virtual 10-Step Program Sundays Until 29 Mar Drop-In 10-Step Program Wed 15 Apr Portland 10-Step Program NEW! Thu 30 Apr Grief, Risk, & Grace Series GGN & Partner Events Thu 19 Mar Monthly Collective Grieving Space topic: Eldership | Free Wed 8 Apr Good Grief: The 10 Steps Documentary Screening + Workshop | Salt Lake City, UT | Free Mon 20 Apr Annual Public Board Meeting | FREE FLOW CoP Events MON 30 Mar March FLOW Cafe FLOW Cafes part of our FLOW Community of Practice Membership and are not open to the public. See email for details. Sign up at https://linktr.ee/GoodGriefNetwork”

Mark your calendars - new spring programming is here.
 
We have added 10-Step groups, a new series that invites us to decolonize our mind, body, and heart, and a monthly grieving space to explore eldership in the polycrisis.
 
Find the peer-support that's right for you. Sign up: bit.ly/4sIf721

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2 days ago
Black background with title text in white, light blue, pink, and orange in the top right corner, "Film Screening Workshop Q&A". Documentary logo in top left corner, "Good Grief: The 10 Steps Documentary Film". Below a drawing of chairs sitting in a circle connected with a green line. White text in the bottom right corner, "WED | 8 APRIL | 4PM - 6PM MT Salt Lake City | Natural History Museum of Utah" Good Grief Network logo in the bottom left corner.

Salt Lake City! GGN is coming to you!
Join us for this FREE screening of Good Grief: The 10 Steps with a Q&A and optional workshop featuring @katieflint.bsky.social and @laura3schmidt.bsky.social

Sign up here: bit.ly/40SYLaD

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5 days ago
Collage including a yellow sun, orange heart, open mouth yelling, flowers, mountains, GGN logo, and clouds on a background of lined paper. Title in white text reads "10-Steps to Resilience & Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate" and a subtitle on the bottom in white and navy reads "Portland, OR Wednesdays 6pm - 8pm PT April 15 - June 24 goodgriefnetwork.org/10steps." Other navy text on the page reads "Peer Support" "Heart-centered Process Work" "Small Groups" and "10 Weeks."

Portlanders, are you discouraged by recent news, world's injustices, or our climate crisis?
We hear you and you are not alone.

Learn more here: bit.ly/40xYhqB

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1 week ago
Blue sky with clouds and watercolor drawing of two elders sitting on a park bench holding flowers leaning on each other. In blue cursive text above them reads, "we need each other." Underneath the drawing in blue and white text, "Elders Grieving in the Polycrisis Collective Grieving Space Thurs 19 march 1 to 3pm EST Free + Virtual". Good Grief Network logo in the bottom center.

Our next Collective Grieving Space is a brave space for anyone that identifies as or is curious about eldership in the polycrisis.
Join us for FREE Thurs 19 March from 1 to 3pm EST: tr.ee/BeXkeXSicG
 
#nature #goodgriefnetwork #supportgroup #polycrisis #peersupport

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Poster with a light blue background and wavy orange band across the middle page where a title in navy reads: "10 Steps to Resilience & Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate" and a subtitle in white text says "Thursdays 4pm - 6pm Pacific Time (U.S.) March - May 2026." Below that in a light pink box navy text says "Facilitators Hanna Nielsen and Rhysea Agrawal." Logos of a heart, a calendar, a group sitting in a circle, hands reaching for each other and the Good Grief Network logo are scattered across the page as well as additional text, including "Peer Support" "Small Groups" "Heart-Centered Process Work" "10-Weeks" and "goodgriefnetwork.org/10steps."

Overwhelmed by the state of the world? Distraught over the variety of injustices bearing down on marginalized communities? Feeling the grief or fear over our planet's crises?
 
We have a group for you.
 
Thursdays 4pm - 6pm PT | March 5 - May 7
 
Register here: bit.ly/3ZT9e5y

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1 week ago
Orange blue, orange, and pink shapes as the background. Good Grief Network logo in the center top. White title text below, "10-Step Flash Sale!" Below in white text the following prices are striked out, "$175, $275, $375". In white text next to it reads, "Solidarity: $125 Full: $225 Redistribution: $325". The bottom center in white text reads, "*Sliding scale and payment plans available." Orange blue, orange, and pink shapes as the background. Good Grief Network logo in the center top. White text in the upper left and lower right hand corner reads, "Small-Group Peer Support! 10 weeks of heart-centered work!" White text in the center reads, "10 Steps to Resilience and Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate Starting Thurs 5 March Ending Thurs 7 May 4pm to 6pm Pacific Time".

Our lowest price yet! Join your next 10-Step group starting Thursday 5 March and experience transformative processing and heart-centered connection.
 
Sliding scale and payment plans are available. Sign up today: pci.jotform.com/form/2533761...

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2 weeks ago
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Don't face these times alone.

Prices discounted by half for the next week.

See you Thursday, March 5.

pci.jotform.com/form/2533761...

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2 weeks ago
Background is a picture of dark pink, light pink, and gold paint swirls forming a heart in the middle. GGN logo centered in the bottom. Navy text with a light-pink background reads "Resources for Heart-Centered Revolutionists." Subtitle below that says "February 2026 Community Care Package."   Pink background with the GGN logo centered in the bottom and six dark-pink hearts in a variety of graphic styles fill the page. Light pink title text reads "Happy Valentine's Day to those:" and below each heart are six statements "That are feeling alone in their grief. You deserve meaningful connection. Growing up in the world's uncertainty. Your grief is real and you are not alone. Practicing self-love through inner work. This work is mutually reinforcing and essential to changing the world. Whose hearts break for injustice experienced by themselves or others. Your grief is a sign that you care. Weaving grief and gratitude. Thank you for your heart in this work. Distancing themselves as a form of self-care. Your awareness is respected; we are here for you when you are ready." Background is a picture of dark pink, light pink, and gold paint swirls forming a heart in the middle. GGN logo centered in the bottom. Navy text with a light-pink background reads "Resource We Are Digging." Below that in navy text in a light pink text box reads "Seminar | The Psychology of Resilience: The Psychology of Distress Article | The Critical Role of Grief Competence by Lawrence Wollersheim Book | The Glorians by Terry Tempest Williams Revolutionary Resource | DIGITAL WORKBOOK: Preparedness Pods + Skill Mapping for Revolutionary Times"    Background is a picture of dark pink, light pink, and gold paint swirls forming a heart in the middle. GGN logo centered in the bottom. Navy text with a light-pink background reads "Further Reading." Below that in navy text in a light pink text box reads "Article | Climate Grief by Hava Christi Book | Little Apocalypses: Essays on Motherhood, Climate Change, and Hope at the End of the World by Kaitlyn Teer Poem | The Low Road by Marge Piercy Book | It’s Not You, It’s the World by Joanna Cheek"

We're sending some love (and favorite resources) to those that may have been overlooked during this month heavily-focused on romantic love.

If these resources resonate with you, we invite you to join us at our next offering: bit.ly/3ZT9e5y

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2 weeks ago
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You don't have to face these times alone.

Join us in community.

pci.jotform.com/form/2533761...

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2 weeks ago
Light blue background with pink line drawings in the four corners form left to right, top to bottom: crow, wheat plant, globe, and smartphone in a person's hand. Pink icons of people in the middle. Good Grief Network logo in the top, center. In navy blue and orange title text in the center reads, " Reasons to build resilience and empowerment in disruptive times". Light blue background with pink line drawings in the four corners form left to right, top to bottom: crow, wheat plant, globe, and smartphone in a person's hand. Pink icons of people in the middle. Good Grief Network logo in the top, center. In navy blue text in the center reads, "“GGN's 10-Step Program has provided me a space I don't have anywhere else in my life... The opportunity to feel so deeply in community has been healing and re-energizing for me.” —2025 Participant". Light blue background with pink line drawings in the four corners form left to right, top to bottom: crow, wheat plant, globe, and smartphone in a person's hand. Pink icons of people in the middle. Good Grief Network logo in the top, center. In navy blue text in the center reads, "“My soul feels soothed. It’s rare to find a space that holds the truth of the polycrisis with both honesty and care. I felt supported, grounded, and not alone.” —2025 Participant". Light blue background with pink line drawings in the four corners form left to right, top to bottom: crow, wheat plant, globe, and smartphone in a person's hand. Pink icons of people in the middle. Good Grief Network logo in the top, center. In navy blue and orange title text in the center reads, "Be and witness the transformation that comes from being in community. Join our next digital 10-step program Thursdays, March 5 - May 7".

Take advantage of our lower 10-Step prices with a NEW sliding scale and payment plans.
Scholarships and work exchanges are also available.

Sign up for this 10-week journey starting Thursday 5 March: bit.ly/4qJlnos
 
#goodgriefnetwork #supportgroup #ecoanxiety #griefwork #climateaction

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3 weeks ago
Photograph of students and teacher sitting in a circle with students facing away from camera. Good Grief Network logo in the top center. Text to the middle right reads, "Mentoring teens in a climate crisis is confusing, frustrating, and stressful, but you don’t have to be alone." Bottom center text reads, "goodgriefnetwork.org/youthfacilitation".

Learn the skills and gain the confidence to facilitate support for young people in a changing climate.

GGN-Z Facilitation Training is starting Sat 28 February.

Sign up today here: bit.ly/3M68iaU
 
#facilitation #ecoanxiety #youthsupport #goodgriefnetwork

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3 weeks ago
A sand-colored marbled background with a semi-transparent spiral and the Good Grief Network logo in the center of the spiral is the background. Text reads "Collective Grieving Space: Biodiversity Loss | 19 February 2026 from 1-3pm Eastern Time | with GGN FLOW Facilitators Claritta & Hanna"

The collective grief is growing. Can you feel it?
We're here for you!

Join us for our next Collective Grieving Space, 19 Feb from 1-3pm Eastern Time. The focus of this session is Biodiversity Loss and it's hosted by Claritta M & Hanna N.
goodgriefnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...

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1 month ago
At the top, on a pink background, blue text reads "10 Steps to Resilience and Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate". A graphic of some leaves below it. In the centre orange text reads "Heart-Centered Process Work". Below that, dark blue text on a light blue background reads "with Hanna Nielson and Rhysea Agrawal". Orange text below reads "Thursdays" Below that in dark blue text reads "March 5 - May 7, 4-6pm PT, 7-9pm ET". Below the leaves and around the text there are 6 orange graphic anatomical hearts in a circle.

Slow down, ground, grieve, and experience heart-centered connection at our new spring digital program: 10 Steps to Resilience and Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate

10 Thursdays, beginning 5 March – 7 May 2026, 4:00pm – 6:00pm Pacific Time. Register here: pci.jotform.com/form/2533761...

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Neon Events

Correct link is here: bit.ly/3O8gGar

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1 month ago
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The young people in your life can re-discover joy, build resilience, and be re-inspired by creativity.

GGN-Z Facilitation Training can grant you the skills and confidence necessary to support youth during our tumultuous times.

Sign up today by heading here: pci.jotform.com/form/2533760...

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1 month ago
Light pink background with a large multicoloured striped heart on it. Blue text on the heart reads "Resourcing Connection Space". Orange text in left hand corner reads "Nourishing your heart matters". Blue text along the top reads "Feb 12th | 12pm ET | 9am PT"

Join us at our new FREE, virtual Resourcing Connection event, where we offer different tools that support us to grow our capacity to look after our hearts, connect, and ground.

Starting this Thursday, 12 February from 12pm-2pm ET.
Register here: bit.ly/4bXK2SD

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Background is a photo of pink and dark blue dusk sky, with the GGN logo centered in the bottom. Orange and navy title reads "Good Grief Network Happening in February" and below that it says   "GGN Programs Sundays until Mar 29 Drop-In 10-Step Program Sat 28 Feb GGN-Z Facilitation Training Thu 5 Mar Virtual 10-Step Program GGN & Partner Events 10 FEB Creative Connections Workshop 12 Feb [Free] Resourcing Connection Space 19 Feb [Free] Monthly Collective Grieving Space (topic: biodiversity loss) FLOW CoP Events MON 9 FEB + MON 23 FEBFebruary FLOW CAFEs FLOW Cafes part of our FLOW Community of Practice Membership and are not open to the public. See email for details. Sign up at https://linktr.ee/GoodGriefNetwork"

See what's happening at GGN this month >>>

Including our *new* Resourcing Connection Space where you can discover resourcing tools like poetry, music, and body movement.

Sign up at linktr.ee/GoodGriefNet...

#goodgriefnetwork #peersupport #artrevolution #polycrsis #heartcenteredrevolution

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1 month ago
Image of multi-coloured neurographic drawing in background. Top left blue text reads "Creative Connection Workshop". Across the lower centre, blue text reads "Make art in community. Guided practice, no experience needed". At bottom left-hand side a light pink label with orange text reads "Tuesday February 10th 2026. 5-6.30pm PST | 8-9.30pm EST"

Join us for a second workshop for anyone interested in creating art in community. Whether you are a keen artist or creative or are new to your creative side, you are welcome here.

Tuesday 10 Feb at 5:00pm to 6:30pm PT/8:00pm to 9:30pm ET
 
Sign up here: tr.ee/iH2U_AJmxX

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1 month ago
Tan background with Good Grief Network logo in the top center. Blue text below reads, “It's understandable to feel overwhelmed or anxious about the state of the world.”. Below in blue italicized font, “Our anxiety can be a sign of how deeply we care.” Below is a graphic of a person laying on their hands with their eyes closed and abstract asterisks above their head in speech bubbles. Tan background with Good Grief Network logo in the top center and orange text, “goodgriefnetwork.org/youthfacilitation”. Below in blue title text and brown highlight, “GGN-Z Facilitation Training”. Below in blue text, “Saturday 28 February to 25 April 2026 3 Live Practice Sessions 28 February 21 March 4 April 8:00am - 9:30am PT 11:00am - 12:30pm ET Join us on Zoom”.

Climate anxiety is a sign that you are paying attention to the world's crises.
If you care for young people growing up in this uncertainty, then learn the skills necessary to support them.

Sign up now: pci.jotform.com/form/2533760...

Scholarships, payment plans, and sliding scales are available.

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Last call to to join us for a life-giving, leadership-enhancing, mission-motivated, skill-sharing opportunity that is FLOW Facilitation Training.
form.jotform.com/GoodGriefNet...

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1 month ago
Photograph of street post with a sticker of someone wearing a face mask and the words, "Respect my existence or expect my resistance" written across the mask. A photograph of a sunflower to the right. A photograph of hands holding out in the middle of the image. Newspaper text in the middle reads, "joy is an act of resistance -Toi Derricotte". Good Grief Network logo in the bottom middle. Photograph of street post with a sticker of someone wearing a face mask and the words, "Respect my existence or expect my resistance" written across the mask. Newspaper text in the middle reads, "new virtual event Resourcing Connection Space 2nd Thursdays of Every Other Month Feb 12 @ 12pm Eastern Time". Good Grief Network logo in the bottom middle.

Come learn skills to help resource yourself in the face of our world's ongoing crises.
This new, FREE, virtual event starts Thursday 12 February from 12-2pm ET and we can't wait to see you there: bit.ly/4bXK2SD
 
#climategrief #ecojoy #goodgriefnetwork #resistance #tipsandtools

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1 month ago
Pink background with orange border. Good Grief Network in the middle top. In navy blue title text to left top, "50-67% of 16 and 25 years said climate change makes them feel sad, scared, anxious, angry, powerless, helpless and guilty (Hickman et al, 2021)". Below a navy blue line. Below in pink text and orange highlight, "Do you know how to support the young people in your life?" Pink background with orange border. Good Grief Network in the middle top. In navy blue title text to left top, "GGN-Z Facilitation Training". Below in navy blue text, "Saturday 28 February to 18 April 2026". Below a navy blue line. Below in navy blue text bulleted with orange arrows, "learn at your own pace" "3 Virtual practice session" "Scholarships, sliding scale, and payment plans". Pink background with orange border. Good Grief Network in the middle top. In navy blue title text to left top, "GGN-Z Facilitation Training Informational Session". Below in navy blue text, "Tuesday 3 February 11:00am to 12:00pm ET | 8:00am to 9:00am PT". Below a navy blue line. Below in navy blue text bulleted with orange arrows, "Meet your facilitators" "Get your questions answered" "Join us on Zoom, Recording Available after".

Sign up for the training today: bit.ly/46leAKn
Ask your questions at the info session: bit.ly/4rdToy0

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1 month ago
Long exposure image of a flowing river with the GGN logo centered at the top. White text on the page reads "Wash the Feet john roedel whenever I feel helpless in this overwhelming world I become a helper oh,oh, my love on the days when it feels like I have no power I serve others you see, whenever i wash the world’s feet" my hands immediately stop shaking" Long exposure image of a flowing river with the GGN logo centered at the bottom. White text on the page reads "an intensive course in the art of facilitation Good Grief Network FLOW Facilitation Training Starts Feb 8 | Feb 10 Apply Today: goodgriefnetwork.org/flowtraining partial scholarships, payment plans, and sliding scale available" Long exposure image of a flowing river with the GGN logo in the bottom righthand corner. White text on the page reads: "Serve the world by exploring.. GGN’s 10-Step Framework Poetry & Language Community Building Techniques Redefining Meaningful Action Harm Reduction Strategies Indigenous Wisdom Cognitive & Cultural Biases Personal & Planetary Healing Decoloniality The Power of the Pause Facilitation Best Practices Grounding Practices The Concept of “Hope” Time Management Skills Our Nervous System States Re-Embodiment Tension As An Opening Radical Imagining"

Disruptors, questioners, changemakers...

Feeling the call to serve others, but are struggling on where to start? Let our FLOW Facilitation Training guide you.

Apply today at bit.ly/4qLCUNZ

Apps open until Feb 3. Partial scholarships , payment plans, and sliding scale payments are available.

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1 month ago
Photograph of LaUra Schmidt sitting in the snow wearing a Born to Grieve purple hoodie. In navy blue title text in the top center, "Happy Birthday LaUra!". Below in navy blue text, "Celebrate LaUra’s 40th and Good Grief Network’s 10 years by wearing our merch with a community that grieves with you". Photographs of GGN merchandise throughout the image.

@laura3schmidt.bsky.social birthday wish is for you to support our mission and be in solidarity with a community of Good Grievers.
To celebrate 10 years of GGN, get your own hoodie or t-shirt here: www.bonfire.com/store/good-g...
If sweatshirts aren't for you, head to our bookshop: bit.ly/49yYsqP

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The endless stream of harm and devastation is designed to make us want to check out. To isolate ourselves. You are not alone.

Your grief is welcome here and we invite you to bravely connect with us at one our upcoming offerings:

linktr.ee/GoodGriefNet...

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1 month ago
On a light blue background, a light pink graphic image of the back of five people in a huddle in the centre. Above this, in dark blue text reads 'goodgriefnetwork.org/10steps' . Below this a line in orange text reads 'drop in to our program'. Below this a line in dark blue text reads “10 Steps to Resilience & Empowerment in a chaotic climate". Below the graphic image a line in dark blue text reads 'Join our FLOW Facilitation Team for any one of the steps'. Below this, a line in orange text reads 'Sundays | 25 January to 29 March 2026', the line below in dark blue text reads '9.30-11.30am PT | 12.30-2.30pm ET | 5.30-7.30pm GMT' On a light blue background two lines in dark blue at the top read '$20/Session General Public Free for 10-Step Alumni or FLOW Facilitators'. Below this a graphic branded image of GGN's 10 steps. To its left, the date corresponding to each step, running from 25th Jan through to 29 Mar.

Drop in to "10-Steps to Resilience and Empowerment in a Chaotic Climate", GGN's highly acclaimed peer-support program.
10 consecutive Sundays, beginning 25th January, 12.30-2.30pm EST
Spots are filling up fast, but you can join the waiting list if a step is full.
Register here bit.ly/4oDTPQt

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Green watercolor background. Collage of photograph of flowers in the center. White text with black highlight in the center, "A revolution that is based on the people exercising their creativity in the midst of devastation is one of the greatest historical contributions of humankind. —Grace Lee Boggs". The Good Grief Network logo in center top. Green watercolor background. Title text in top center, "Creative Connection Workshop Create Art in Community. Below a flower embellished paragraph break and white text with black highlight, "Tuesday 27th January and/or Tuesday 10th February 2026 5-6:30pm PT|8-9:30pm ET". Below, "Join Us on Zoom No experience necessary". The Good Grief Network logo in center top.

We are calling on artists, creatives, and those who have never touched a paintbrush! This workshop is for anyone interested in creating art in community.

Learn the benefits of neurographic drawing and join us for one or both of these sessions.

Sign up here: tr.ee/iH2U_AJmxX

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1 month ago
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Interested in our FLOW Facilitation Training?
We've got an info session tonight with @aimeelewisreau.bsky.social & @laura3schmidt.bsky.social

goodgriefnetwork.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...

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2 months ago
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So.Much.Grief.
And, you don't have to hold it ALONE.

Our next Collective Grieving Space with FLOW facilitators Indira Abby Heijnen & Frances Garner: "Deep winter in the polycrisis" is 15 January 2026 |  1-3pm ET | 10am-12pm PT

Sign up here: bit.ly/4q3oCay

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1 month ago
Abstract orange watercolor neurographic drawing as the background. Title text with navy blue highlight and pink text in the middle of the image reads, "What is Neurographic drawing and why do it?". Good Grief Network logo in the middle top. Abstract blue watercolor neurographic drawing as the background. Navy blue and orange text with pink highlight in the middle of the image reads, "Neurographic Art pioneered by Russian psychologist and artist Pavel Mikhailevich Piskarev, is a meditative and intuitive artistic process that links the unconscious and conscious mind by drawing abstract representations of what stresses or makes you anxious. This art practice requires no artistic experience and has been proven to show the following benefits: Relief from anxiety Stress reduction More mindful presence and awareness Clarity and perspective Expression of inner world". Good Grief Network logo in the middle top. Light blue and navy background with a colorful neurographic drawing in the middle of the image. Orange and navy blue title text in the middle top reads, "Creative Connection Join GGN for a cozy gathering of guided drawing and sharing (No art experience necessary!)". Good Grief Network logo in the left top corner. In the bottom left and right corners of the image in white text reads, "January 27th and/or February 10th 2026 5-6:30 PST/8-9:30 EST".

Start 2026 with this meditative art practice on Tuesday 27 Jan and/or 10 Feb at 5:00pm to 6:30pm PT/8:00pm to 9:30pm ET by clicking here: tr.ee/iH2U_AJmxX
 
#goodgriefnetwork #neurographicdrawing #artworkshop #ecoanxiety #climategrief

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