Groups

Going through a loss is difficult for so many reasons. At my age, just having graduated college, I find it hard that not many people understand what it is to lose somebody so close to you. Although friends care, it can be hard for you to talk to them and them to talk to you about it. This is why I have found grief groups to be such a great help. Finding others who share your same feelings is really comforting. It's like a pat on the back that you are going to be okay because so many others are going through the same emotions.

Here are some great places to find groups for healing.

Meetup.com is a great site for any kind of social group you could ever think of in every city. A group that I always look forward to attending is Women and Their Loss. We explore different forms of natural healing each month. There is also the Austin GriefShare Group for men and women of all ages.

My Healing Place is a local non-profit working to assist children and adults as they move from loss to life through support, therapy, education, training and consultation. They offer everything from weekend retreats for grieving adults, art therapy and evening support groups.

Linda Brase is an Austin base licensed professional counselor who offers a few theraputic support groups including a Motherless Daughters group where women who have lost their mothers through death, abandonment, or emotional withdrawal may share their thoughts and feelings