W25-12 Grief - Living With Loss NEW
Class | Registration closed 12/15/2024
This course is for:
You who have had a significant loss (“significant” is personally defined by the griever);
You who know someone grieving;
You who want to know about the grief journey.
Come to understand, learn and heal.
The journey called grief is not one we would choose, nor is it one we can skip. The journey of grief never ends. It is not something we “get over.” Learning about grief is key in finding ways to cope and live with it.”
(Rev. Dr. Debra May Cerra)
- The subject of grief: Defining grief, what it is and what it isn’t
- The initial journey of grief: the primary punch and how to take the first steps forward
- Grief as a process: coping tricks – the “how's” and “whys”
- The loneliness of grief: how others can help and how best to accept that help and how we can help ourselves
- Helping others: what works best and what doesn’t
- Looking back, moving forward and living the “new normal”
Debra Cerra
Debbie Cerra is a certified teacher and ordained minister. She taught Industrial Arts for years and is now retired from the Presbyterian Church (USA). Debbie has been a teacher, preacher, pastor, retreat leader, grief coach and grief support group facilitator. She has personally experienced the depth of grief and wants to help people navigate this uncharted journey. Debbie strives to live her ordination vows to serve the Lord and God's people with energy, intelligence, imagination and love.