Peer-Led Support Topic Meeting (Fourth Thursday of Month) - Oct

Peer Led Support Topic Meetings

Our topic this month is: "Continuing Bonds: Finding Our Self-Balance"

We hear it often: “I just want life to feel the way it did when my partner was here.”

That longing is real. And so is the challenge of keeping those beautiful memories present while finding the courage to rebuild, recreate, and reimagine life without our loved ones physically beside us.

💙 In this meeting, we’ll explore:

How do we carry our bonds forward as we shape new futures?

What does it look like to heal while staying connected to the love that shaped us?

How do we create Self-Balance --the deeply personal practice of honoring our memories while opening ourselves to new possibilities.

The Topic committee suggests listening to Dawn's Video Here:

The Topic committee suggests reading these articles:

16 Tips for Continuing Bonds with People We've Lost

Continuing Bonds: Shifting the Grief Paradigm

Assimilation and Integration of Grief

Co-Leaders:  Pat & Leslie

Pat Osman zooming in from Windsor, Colorado

About me:  I am a military mom and a former public school middle & high school teacher. Now full-time volunteer staff at the W Connection including: Online Topic Facilitator, W Chat Host, First Connect Leader, Training and Topic Development. I left the Philly area three years ago for a life with family in Colorado.

Interests: Hiking in the Rockies, snowshoeing, gardening, reading, music, theater.

Works well with: Working moms, empty nesters, people with a passion for outdoors.

Year of Loss: 2014

Leslie Goldman zooming in from South Orange, NJ

About me: I am an artist and a musician, a mom, and a good friend. I practice gratitude and enjoying all the new opportunities for growth I'm experiencing now.  

Interests: Painting, singing, writing, and performing music, entertaining, cooking.

Works well with: Working moms, moms with young children, creative and passionate women.

Year of Loss: 2012 when my children were 10 and 12 years old