About this Event
Grief doesn’t end after the funeral.
It changes shape, moves through our lives and often leaves us feeling alone in a world that has carried on without our person in it.
This Monthly Bereavement Support Circle is a safe, compassionate space for anyone living with loss, whether recent or many years ago.
For over three decades, I have walked alongside grief through lived experience and professional support work. The space I create is grounded in kindness, compassion and deep understanding.
Here, you don’t have to hide how you feel or “be okay”.
This circle offers a place where:
- You can speak freely, or simply listen
- Your grief is met with understanding
- Emotions are welcomed, not fixed
- Connection gently rebuilds over time
Together, we create a supportive community where grief is allowed to breathe and where life after loss can slowly begin to feel possible again.
What we explore in the circle
Each session may include gentle discussion and guidance around:
- Understanding grief beyond the early days and months
- The ripple effect of secondary losses and hidden struggles
- How to offer and receive calm, grounded presence
- Holding space safely when strong emotions arise
- Boundaries, language and emotional safety
- Managing vulnerability, triggers and group dynamics
- Rebuilding connection and confidence in life after loss
- Compassionate, validating ways to talk about grief
There is no pressure to share. You are welcome exactly as you are.
Who this is for
This circle is for:
- Anyone who has experienced bereavement
- Those feeling isolated in their grief
- People wanting gentle connection and understanding
- Those looking for ongoing support in a safe space
You do not need to have attended before.
You are welcome whether your loss is recent or many years ago.
What to expect
- A warm, confidential and supportive environment
- Small group setting
- Kind, compassionate facilitation
- Tea, connection and understanding
- The freedom to simply be
This is a peer support space, not therapy, but it can feel deeply therapeutic to be among people who understand.
Event details
When: Monthly, 2nd Saturday of each month, 10 am - Midday
Where: The Net Community Hub, 70 Silverweed Road, Chatham ME5 0QX
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: A small £1 contribution helps cover the cost of the space, Tea & coffee.
If you feel able to donate a little extra, any additional donations collected throughout the year (including paid tickets on Eventbrite) will be shared between our kind hosts, The Net Community Hub and the Wisdom Hospice, who both do such wonderful work locally.
Spaces are limited to keep the circle safe and supportive.
About your host
Jude has over 30 years of lived experience with grief and supports bereaved individuals through compassionate, heart-led spaces that honour loss while gently supporting life after loss. She is a Grief coach, Energy Healer & Life after loss Mentor.
Closing invitation
If you’re carrying grief and longing for a space where you don’t have to pretend you’re okay, you are warmly welcome here.
You don’t have to do this alone anymore.
Event venue & nearby stays
The Net Community Hub, 70 Silverweed Road, Chatham, United Kingdom
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