Healing Hearts: Support Groups for Grieving Mothers
Find Compassion, Understanding, and Hope Among Grieving Mothers Who Share Your Journey
These support groups for grieving mothers who have lost children to suicide are designed to offer friendship, guidance, and hope after heartbreaking loss. Groups are small, private, and led by experienced facilitators who are experts in the field of suicide loss.
Continue your journey of healing with others who truly understand your loss. This is a place where you can speak your child’s name and share your story without judgment. During your group sessions you can expect:
- Empathy and Understanding: Connect with others who have walked in your shoes. Here, you are not alone.
- Guided Conversations: Our sessions are led by trained facilitators who provide gentle guidance, ensuring that every voice is heard.
- Shared Experiences: Find comfort in the shared experiences of others who have navigated similar paths of grief and healing.
- Safe and Supportive Environment: Our experienced facilitators ensure this closed group of ~10 women maintain a safe, healing atmosphere for all. Meet with the same women over the course of four months.
Support Group Meeting Details
Our Healing Hearts Support Groups for Grieving Mothers are open to any mother grieving the loss of a child to suicide, provided they are at least four months out from their loss at the time the group begins.
- What: Eight Sessions, 90-minutes long, every other week
- Where: Online via Zoom
- Note: These are “closed” rather than “drop-in” support groups. This means you travel the grief journey with the same people every session.
- Cost: $280
Choose that group that best fits you and your schedule:
Tuesdays
- January 14 thru April 22, 2025
- 7pm (ET)
- Jan 14 & 28 / Feb 11 & 25 / Mar 11 & 25 / April 8 & 22
Exclusive to Tuesdays, this group offers the opportunity to tap into the wisdom of one of the pioneers of suicide postvention support.
Meet your group facilitators:
Marilyn Koenig
Founder of Friends for Survival and a pioneer in suicide grief support, Marilyn has supported thousands over four decades since losing her son Steven to suicide in 1977.
Judith Sebastian
Senior Moderator and Group Facilitator at Alliance of Hope, Judith offers compassionate guidance, drawing from her experience of losing her son David to suicide in 2019.
Thursdays
- January 16 thru April 24, 2025
- 7pm (ET)
- Jan 16 & 30 / Feb 13 & 27 / Mar 13 & 27 / April 10 & 24
Exclusive to Thursdays, this group offers a few gentle movements and meditative exercises – done from a chair or standing, in addition to traditional group sharing.
Meet your group facilitators:
Susan Andersen
A group facilitator specializing in Yoga for Grief, Susan incorporates gentle movements and meditation with traditional group sharing. She lost her son Ian to suicide in 2012.
Ronnie Susan Walker MS, LCPC
Founder and Executive Director of Alliance of Hope, Ronnie brings her experience as a mental health clinician and loss survivor, having lost her stepson Chan in 1995.
Jeannine Pembroke
Senior Moderator and Group Facilitator at the Alliance of Hope forum, Jeannine provides compassionate support, drawing from her own experience of losing her son Jared to suicide in 2017.
How to Join
Our Healing Hearts Support Groups for Grieving Mothers are open to any mother grieving the loss of a child to suicide who is more than four (4) months out from their loss at the start of the program. To join, simply register for one of the three groups using the link below.
Once registered, a support group facilitator will reach out directly to schedule a one-on-one conversation about the group to ensure it’s right for you. Then, you will receive all the information you need to participate including the Zoom details via email.
If you are interested in participating in this program, please click the button below and we will schedule a 1-on-1 call with you.
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Disclaimer: This program offers a safe space to connect with fellow survivors and explore helpful concepts for healing. It is not a substitute for ongoing medical or mental health care, nor is it intended for managing serious mental illnesses.