Monthly support group offering comfort, understanding, connection & a safe compassionate space where grief is welcome and allowed to breathe

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.

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