Seasons for Growth aims to build resilience and bring peace and hope to adults who have experienced significant change or loss. Grief may be due any number of experiences: bereavement, relationship breakdown, coming to a new country or experiencing a natural distaster. It may be a recent loss, or something that happened a long while back.
Seasons for Growth provides an opportunity to examine how loss and grief have impacted on one’s life. It imparts knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable participants to understand and manage their grief experience.
In small, confidential groups, participants share their stories with one another, helping to normalise their experiences. Through discussion, journaling and private reflection, they connect with one another in ways that build understanding and decrease isolation. A trained Companion guides participants through the journey.
People interested in joining a group can attend a 2 hour session which gives a taste of the extended program. This may provide all that the person needs, or they may choose to continue on to complete the four week program, meeting for 2 hours every week.
“It is such a gentle way to explore losses and issues… I have used these skills over time to cope with different situations.” Participant
“Sharing gives them confidence, courage, and purpose. They look at and experience life differently.” Companion
“I have grown through the course… I still have some anger, but no longer the resentment.” Participant