Grieving. Healing. Together.
Loss wears a thousand faces . . .
A suddenly empty place in your life.
The loss of someone whom you wanted to be there forever.
The loss of health you took for granted.
The loss of a friendship that you thought was solid.
The loss of a pet who was therapist and family all rolled into one.
Grief is messy, spilling over into big events and sneaking into small moments.
Grief is hard. It doesn’t magically resolve with time but simply goes underground. We heal only by doing the hard work of healing. The good news is that you don’t have to do this — any of this — alone.
That’s why we created Navigating GriefLand.
What is Navigating GriefLand?
Navigating GriefLand is an 8-week group that provides a place for healing and support. You’ll learn about the grief process, what works and why some of the things you’ve been told about grief may not be helpful or even true. You’ll get tools that you can use now and forever. Most of all, you’ll get a group in which you can be honest about where you are and how you feel, a group that can hear you without trying to fix you.
Navigating GriefLand is available for churches and other faith-based organizations to offer to their congregations and communities.
Why should you provide Navigating GriefLand for your people?
Grief and loss have always been with us, and they are not going away. Helping people grieve can make a real and significant difference in their lives. It’s an opportunity to participate with God’s healing work in the world.
What People Are Saying . . .
“Every great loss demands that we choose life again. We need to grieve in order to do this. The pain we have not grieved over will always stand between us and life. When we don’t grieve, a part of us becomes caught in the past like Lot’s wife who, because she looked back, was turned into a pillar of salt.”
Navigating GriefLand Includes:
instructional videos
Each session includes instructional videos prompting participants to consider their grief.
facilitator guide
The Navigating GriefLand Facilitator Guide takes the stress out of planning meaningful sessions.
participant workbook
Participants can journal their reflections in the Participant Workbook (sold separately).
promotional materials
Leaders can access logos, posters, social media assets, and a promotional video to help assemble groups.
facilitator group
Group leaders are invited to participate in a private Facebook group with access to the author.
When You Order Navigating GriefLand, You’ll Receive:
Access to all of the group videos. You can stream them or download them to play for the group
Downloadable leader guide
Access to a Facebook group especially for Navigating GriefLand leaders
Sample social media posts and downloadable flyers that you can use to publicize your group
You’ll also receive a link for ordering the participant workbooks you need (workbooks are $15 each). Order whatever number you need. (It’s always good to have a few extra for last minute sign-ups.) Make sure to allow 2-3 weeks for shipping.
Many churches will choose to offer this group multiple times through multiple years. When you do, your only cost after your initial purchase will be the cost of the workbooks. Information about starting a group, choosing leaders, and promoting a group is included in the Leader’s Guide.
Session Topics
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Introducing Navigating GriefLand
Welcome to the group
Ways of understanding grief
Links of our losses
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Kinds of losses
Unpacking your grief
Common feelings in grief
Coming up for air
These are my people (cultural influences in grief)
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Getting through the hard days
Re-mapping our brains in grief
Unhelpful help
What you “should” do
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Grief and our faith
Biblical expressions of grief
A place for lament
Spiritual practice in the midst of grief
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The losses Covid brought
Regret
Unfinished business
Forgiveness
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About those “five steps”
What I lost
Dealing with shame
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No timeline for healing
Everyone I know is grieving
Who am I?
Permission to move ahead
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What I learned
A new purpose
Honoring our journey
You Might Be Wondering . . .
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Any adult who has suffered any kind of loss is welcome. The only criteria for the group is that you’ve experienced a loss that matters to you.
Navigating GriefLand is grounded in the Christian faith. We recognize that people of faith may be in different places, and may experience their faith in different ways.
If you are confident in your faith, if you’re wondering about faith and asking questions, or if you don’t know where you are on the path (or even if you’re on the path) of following in the way of Jesus, you’re welcome here.
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The pandemic brought loss into our lives in a large way. Not only did millions of people lose their lives but some Covid survivors are having long-lasting health impacts. Other people experienced the loss of being able to be with dying loved ones, of familiar rituals and cherished traditions, and even the loss of family connections because of disagreements about Covid. In Navigating GriefLand we specifically address these losses.
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We strongly encourage you to make a commitment for all eight weeks. In Navigating GriefLand each week builds on previous ones. Secondly, one of the most powerful aspects of Navigating GriefLand is the power of the group. With consistency, you get to know other group members, which makes for deeper connections and support.
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Joining together with other churches in the community is a great way to offer the group. It gives you greater resources in terms of leadership as well as financial resources. Shared ministry such as a Navigating GriefLand group strengthens the connections between churches. Another way is to charge a registration fee that covers the cost of the workbooks.
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Absolutely! You’ll find important information in the workbooks that’s in addition to what’s in the videos. Also, the workbooks provide an opportunity for you to apply the content of the sessions to your own experience. The workbooks include bonus sections containing tools that you can use as well as for the challenges that you face throughout the rest of your life. Workbooks are priced at $15 each.
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Not at all. For example, if you are part of a faith based counseling center or support group, Navigating GriefLand can be a useful addition to your work.
Navigating GriefLand Samples
Grieving.
Healing.
Together.
Grieving. Healing. Together.
Meet Author Rev. Peggy Haymes
Who is Peggy Haymes and why is she doing this?
The short answer is that I’m an ordained minister, licensed counselor, author, former hospital chaplain, Associate Minister on a church staff, and devotional magazine editor. In every area of ministry in which I’ve served, I’ve seen the impact of grief.
I’ve worked with grieving people (both individually as well as in groups and workshops all over the country) for over thirty years. In that time I’ve seen how difficult and demanding grief can be. I’ve also seen the power of healing.
Since 2020 grief and loss has become even more prevalent in our world. The need for healing work has only increased.
As an Associate with Pinnacle Leadership Associates, I created Navigating GriefLand to help churches and other faith centered organizations respond to that need and share in the ministry of healing.
Join me.
Peggy Haymes, MDiv, MA, LCMHC
Navigating GriefLand
$300.00
Navigating GriefLand Includes:
Videos for each session
Facilitator’s guide
Promotional materials
Private Facebook group access
Participant workbooks sold separately, $15 each
With Navigating GriefLand, once you purchase the bundle, you’ll be able to download and reuse the materials for future groups. Just order a new set of participant workbooks for each Navigating GriefLand group you lead. It’s as easy as that!
Introductory price of $250 expires September 1, 2023.