Living with Loss: A Gathering for the Grieving

"Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve." - Earl Grollman

Living with Loss: A Gathering for the Grieving is a small group experience where we explore how ritual, connection, and community help us through times of loss.

The size of the group and participants vary from month to month, but the consistent thread is how we honor each unique story and are present with whatever emotions arise.

Grief can come about from the loss of a loved one, the loss of a dream, the loss of a relationship, the loss of health, or the loss of a future one imagined. Whether your loss was recent or a long time ago, your experience is real and personal.

At Living with Loss, we recognize the universality of grief even as we seek to honor the uniqueness of each participant's loss.

Registration cost supports the work of Rites of Passage, LLC with 10% donated to Reimagine.

Registration is $0-$25. (No refunds.)

(Zoom link will be e-mailed to you after you register. Please plan to arrive on time. Those more than 10 minutes late won't be admitted because it would disrupt the group process. AI notetaking bots will not be admitted to protect the confidentiality of the participants.)

Living with Loss is a regular gathering of Rites of Passage.

Please contact Kristabeth Atwood at ritesofpassagevt@gmail.com with any questions.

**Kristabeth Atwood, M.Div is a pastor for Pastor for People Who Don't Do Church and the founder of Rites of Passage, LLC. She was a church pastor for eighteen years and today she brings her pastor’s heart to her work with people of all identities and spiritual and secular perspectives. Through Rites of Passage, Kristabeth helps her clients explore life’s big questions as she walks with them through the spiritual, emotional, and practical aspects of life’s changes.

Her work includes one-on-one spiritual direction and grief support, small group gatherings focused on the transformative power of change, and designing and officiating personalized ceremonies to mark life’s transitions.

Kristabeth holds space for people to connect with themselves, those around them, and with the sacred, whatever that means to them. She feels privileged to help people honor and mark the meaningful moments that encompass all the seasons of life – from birth to death.**