Meeting you where you are with summer grief support groups and workshops

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Contact:  Elyzabeth Marcussen, 443-837-1559
emarcussen@hospicechesapeake.org
 
Meeting you where you are with summer grief support groups and workshops
 
(PASADENA, MD, May 21, 2025) — From free, come-as-you-are drop-in grief support groups to workshops that explore grief through artistic expression, Chesapeake Life Center offers a variety of grief support groups and workshops for adults this summer.
 

• Creating Hope: Therapeutic Art Exercises in Griefwork – Creating can help us express things we have no words for, discover more about ourselves and glean beauty through our sorrow. In each session, people will participate in a therapeutic art project to help with personal grief work and connect with one another. This workshop is open to teens, as well as adults. Supplies are provided. No art skills are required. It will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 14, July 19 and Aug. 23, at the Burnett Center for Hope and Healing, 4559 Sixes Road, Prince Frederick, Maryland. The cost is $10 per session.
• Monday Morning Mindfulness – Start your week with intention and clarity with this morning session. Whether you're new to mindfulness or have an established practice, this session offers guided meditation, gentle breathwork and reflective prompts to help you center yourself for the week ahead. It will take place at 8:30 a.m. on July 14, Aug. 11 and Sept. 15, on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland. This is a free program.
• Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee. These groups will meet in Calvert County as follows:
  • North Beach Senior Center, 9010 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach, Maryland, from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6 and Sept. 3.
  • Southern Pines Senior Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby, Maryland, from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, June 10, July 8, Aug. 12 and Sept. 9.
  • Calvert Pines Senior Center, 450 W. Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, Maryland, from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, June 17, July 15, Aug. 19 and Sept. 16.

• SoulCollage Studio – Join us in person or virtually for a time to create unique collages reflecting and expressing loss and the journey through life. It will meet from 2 to 5 p.m. on Monday, July 14, at 9500 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, Largo, Maryland. The supply fee is $10.
• Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Evening Group is a group for individuals grieving the death of a spouse or life partner. It will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, June 11, July 9 and Aug. 13, on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland. The cost is $10.
• Loss of Parent or Parental Figure Support Group provides space for those grieving the loss of a parent or parental figure to come together to feel supported in their grief. The group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, June 12, July 10, Aug. 14 and Sept. 11, on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland. The cost is free.
• Child Loss Support Group is for parents grieving the death of a child, regardless of age or circumstance. It will meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Mondays, June 30, Aug. 4 and Sept. 22, on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland. The cost is $10.

• Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Virtual Group is a free group for individuals grieving the death of a spouse or life partner. It will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, June 10, July 8, Aug. 12 and Sept. 9, via Zoom.

• SoulCollage Virtual Support Group for Loss and Transition is a free group with participants creating collages to commemorate lost loved ones and visually journal the grief process. The group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, via Zoom.