"Grieving @ Holidays" Program is About Holding Free Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Groups On Every Major Holiday Throughout the Year

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Always consult with a qualified mental health professional for any concerns about mental health or well-being. Please always consult your mental health professionals on whether free open virtual peer-led grief support groups are appropriate for you - as they are not appropriate for everyone.

"Grieving @ Holidays™"

A New Free Year-round Virtual Grief Support Community Service for Anyone Grieving on Major Holidays.

Below you will find the registration links for

the free Peer-led virtual grief support groups meetings

by major holiday.

attendance is limited, and

while all efforts will be made to add additional groups for oversubscribed group meetings,

it cannot be guaranteed.

If your chosen holiday group is full,

you can still register for one of

our weekly Virtual peer-led grief support groups

by type of loss experienced

in the virtual grief support section of this website

All of My Grief Angels groups are open (no minimum attendance requirement) and

ALL MEETINGS require VIDEO ON at all times during meetings,

And ALL zoom group meetings now

include a newly purchased feature called "Translated Captions"

that allows participants to view

real-time translations of the spoken language in THEIR language OF CHOICE,

which can be helpful for those whose first language is not English -

A short video on how to use this new live translated captions feature can be found at

https://youtu.be/1r2_6a5Q80c

Trailer for the Volunteer Conceived, Created and Produced Award-winning Short Film about "The First Holidays" after the loss of a loved-one.

The full short film can be seen as part of the upcoming "Grief Fest: The Grief Film Festival - Films About Love, Loss and Healing Thru the Lens" - GriefFest.com with virtual screenings taking place during the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Holidays.

My Grief Angels' Volunteer group Facilitators
are what makes My Grief Angels

"One of the best online grief support groups"

(Betterhelp.com - 8/17/2022)

all of our compassionate facilitators have experienced

traumatic loss themselves and some of them are below:

Anqelique

Isabel

La-Tonya

https://www.youtube.com/@mycomfortangel

Kathy

Brenda

Augusto

Group - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5WaHQBH3Rf2xWCP_lMQO8A

Group - Valentine's Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Valentine's Day, February 14 at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/F0aNlizPQbyUU26fRQh19w#/registration

Group - President's Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - President's Day, at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DFRCPtzJSUSzRMyjm_QlQg

Group - Easter Sunday Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Easter Sunday at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vd--rqzssGt3j6mcairq7rHBRb2FuvyPu

Group - Mothers Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Mothers Day at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvfuCorj4vHtwzucmaFHQcM1KxZVeNuiKO

Group - Memorial Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Memorial Day at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xV6CtSygSei4edTd02uWUw

Group - Fathers Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Fathers Day at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/j0pumcWgT0OmIJEnNZHi3w

Group - July 4th Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - July 4th at 5 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/S5EMnGbPRDGhdsGmimYO5A

Group - Labor Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Labor Day at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nlAH0IAIQ-6A79qwX8DAnA

Group - Halloween Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Halloween Day at 5 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EQUgdMHqRoefrD62VIlO-g

Group - Thanksgiving Holiday Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Thanksgiving Day at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZY9Kh6rEQjCgYrQez73c5A

Group - Christmas Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Christmas Day at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QwH1O8FKQjWRdsvtwXanqA

Group - New Year's Eve Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - New Year's Eve at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/KwAMQjFpRVqFPeTUy39hRg

Group - Veterans Day Open Free Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for Anyone Grieving on this Holiday - Veterans Day at 8 pm ET (NYC Time)

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wAIqFppYREyDLa0bPtInTQ#/registration

If you are grieving the loss of a loved one,

you know that holidays are some of the toughest times of the year.

We reached out to several members of our online community who have experienced different types of losses, are of different ages/genders/social status/religion or no religion, and are at various number of years since their loss occurred to get their stories and thoughts on how they get thru Holidays themselves.

Their general advice was for us to include links to some of the articles that have been written on suggestions about getting thru the holidays,

which you will find at the end of this page.

However, their unanimous advice

was to

keep it real and not rose-colored the experience of the holidays.

Specifically,

- Please know that while we hope you are one of the fortunate people grieving that seem to be able to get thru the holidays following some or all of the advice and suggestions given by some of the articles shared below,

- The reality for most of us in this group of contributors is that

the "Holidays" are going to be painful for each of us and

that pain can vary with the number of years since your loss,

the type of loss you have experienced,

your support network, and

your holiday grieving strategy.

Yes - your holiday grieving strategy,

which is as unique to each of us as our DNA.

Also, please know that most of us have found that regardless of

how wealthy you are or are not,

money will not lessen the challenge of grieving thru the holidays.

After you have acknowledged

the challenge of getting thru the holidays,

touched it,

felt it, and

accepted the fact that holidays are painful for millions of people grieving worldwide - including ourselves - you are on your way to not just getting thru it, but on a mission to device the strategy that will work best for you.

First thing each of us needs to do is

to be good to ourselves,

be healthy,

don't let alcohol, drugs, smoking, overeating

or any other negative physical/mental influences

take over your holiday grieving process,

and if you fear that one or more of these are taking over or have taken over -

Please stop reading this and

seek immediate and

urgent mental health help

by calling your local emergency number (in the USA - it is usually 911)

Some of the advice given in the articles below

may seem absolutely ridiculous for many of us,

but the key is to read thru all these advice and tips stories and

write down the ones that might work for you.

Test them out, and

among all the failures many of us found -

we also found 1 or 2 that have actually helped,

and you will too.

You may need to cry, to shout out, to run, to talk, to seek mental health and/or grief support, to travel, to walk, to connect with others facing similar type of loss, to volunteer at a food pantry, or whatever you need to do -

it is your own unique holiday grieving strategy.

And please

never forget, that like you and us,

there are millions that grieved before us;

there are millions that are grieving now and

there will be millions that will grief after us -

so we are not the only ones facing this challenge on the Holidays or

in the grieving process we are now going thru, and

maybe some of what we learned

in developing our own strategy for getting thru the holidays

can be of help to others after us.

My Grief Angels Online Community Members'

Suggested Reading

on Advice & Tips for Getting thru the Holidays:

​https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/grief-tips-holidays_us_5a1c81f4e4b071403b287131 - How To Get Through Your First Holiday After Losing A Loved One

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201512/how-deal-grief-during-the-holidays - How to Deal with Grief During the Holidays

​

​https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tips-for-managing-grief-during-the-holidays_us_5a1a16cfe4b0bf1467a84712 - Tips For Managing Grief During The Holidays

​https://whatsyourgrief.com/64-tips-grief-at-the-holidays/ - 64 Tips for Coping with Grief at the Holidays

​​http://www.tuesdayschildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/coping-with-holiday-stress.pdf - Coping with Holiday Stress- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Articles

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Group - Tuesdays at 7:30pm ET (NYC Time) - "Grief Break" - Smaller Group Open to All Losses - Limited Group Size & Registration Closes When Group is Full

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ApEH-S-0RSikDZCtibvE6w

Group - 8 pm Wednesdays (NYC Time) Grieving the death OR anticipatory loss of a "Spouse, Partner, Significant Other, LGBTQIA Loss, Boyfriend or Girlfriend"

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldeihqDIqH9YOiEop6eGpBZcWCjHrMcET#/registration

Group - Wednesdays 7pm ET (NYC Time) Grieving the death OR anticipatory loss of a "Child of Any Age"

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoce2vpz8tHde_P3yvdIKUWKdLcIpMW0XW#/registration

Group - Wednesdays 7pm ET (NYC Time) Grieving the death OR anticipatory loss of a "Sibling (Brother/Sister), Best Friend"

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoce2vpz8tHde_P3yvdIKUWKdLcIpMW0XW#/registration

Group - Sundays at 8pm ET (NYC Time) Grieving the death OR anticipatory loss of a "Parent, Grandparent, Guardian, or Mentor"

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsdOqqrzIuGtfEKEdANcqsl99qA8DWaYSW

Group - Sundays at 7 pm ET (NYC Time) Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group for anyone Grieving the death OR anticipatory loss of any/all Loss; including Parent, Grandparent, Spouse, Partner, Best Friend, Extended Family, Child, Sibling, LGBTQIA Loss, Disaster Loss (ie, California Fires, Texas Floods, etc), Pet Loss"

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/lZTbzJQgReC3Q22jZE7obQ

Group - Monthly on the First Wednesday of the Month at 6 pm ET (NYC Time) "LGBTQIA Loss"

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

To Register go to the zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkfuuoqTkpGNbrG5alWI_GvAEb-D-ljpY6#/registration

Group - Monthly on the First Sunday of the Month at 6 pm ET (NYC Time) "Espanol / Spanish language - Grupo Virtual de Apoyo para el Duelo"

Free and Open Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group. Must register each time you plan on attending and your video must be on at all times in all the group meetings. Thank You.

Grupo de Apoyo Virtual para el Duelo de Peerled, gratuito y abierto. Debe registrarse cada vez que planee asistir y su video debe estar encendido en todas las reuniones del grupo. Gracias.

To Register go to the zoom link:

Para registrarse vaya al enlace de zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OjaUQRarToiLozZLn1tPBg#/registration

IMPORTANT FOR ALL

"NON-ENGLISH" or "English As Second Language" Group Participants:

All Zoom meetings include the newly purchased feature "Translated Captions" that allows participants to view real-time translations of spoken language in their language of choice - A short YouTube video on how to use this new feature can be found at https://youtu.be/xN_wLFIz1K0

In a recent survey by My Grief Angels, the non-profit learned that the number 1 reason "people grieving loved ones" gave for not trying out Virtual Grief Support Groups was that they had never been in a support group and that they didn't know what went on in these groups.

In an effort to address the challenge cited above, Volunteers from My Grief Angels produced one of the first publicly available educational re-enactment examples of a full "Virtual Peerled Grief Support Group Meeting".

Our hope is that people grieving a loss but unfamiliar with these groups may be more open to testing one out.

Calendar of All of My Grief Angels' open virtual peerled grief support groups by type of loss experienced.

ALWAYS check this calendar for any last minute unforeseen schedule change or addition to the schedule. Thank You.