Hospice of the Chesapeake

North Beach Senior Center Drop-In Grief Support Group
2024-02-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-03-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | North Beach Senior Center, North Beach Senior Center, 9010 Chesapeake Ave, North Beach, MD, 20714, United States
The monthly group will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 3, Feb. 7, and Mar. 6 at the North Beach Senior Center, 9010 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach, Maryland. Other groups meet at Southern Pines and Calvert Pines senior centers and at the Chesapeake Life Center in Pasadena on different dates and times.
Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required.

For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Evening Group
2024-02-07 18:30 - 20:00, 2024-03-13 18:30 - 20:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Evening Group is a group for individuals grieving the death of a spouse or life partner. The cost is $10 per session.

It will meet at Chesapeake Life Center, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 10, Feb. 7 and March 13.

To register, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual grief groups and workshops for adults and children.

Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Morning Group via Zoom
2024-02-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-03-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Morning Group is for individuals grieving the death of a spouse or life partner. It will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Jan. 9, Feb. 13, and Mar. 12 via Zoom.
Registration is required for all groups and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Southern Pines Senior Center Drop-In Grief Support Group
2024-02-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-03-12 14:00 - 15:00 | Southern Pines Senior Center, Southern Pines Senior Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby, MD, 20657, United States
The monthly group will meet from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 9, Feb. 13, and Mar. 12 at Southern Pines Senior Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby, Maryland. Other groups meet at the North Beach and Calvert Pines senior centers and at the Chesapeake Life Center in Pasadena on different dates and times.

For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required.

Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children

General Loss Drop-In Support Group
2024-02-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-03-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
General Drop-In Support Group is a facilitated support group offering attendees an opportunity to explore grief themes and share strategies for navigating grief in a community of trust. A four-week commitment is required. It will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 10, Feb. 14, Mar. 13.

Registration is required for all groups and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Grief and Movement
2024-02-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
Movement has long been used to help those who are grieving cope with the impact of the loss. This workshop will use aspects of yoga including gentle stretching, breathwork and mindful walking. It will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 17, on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland.

The cost is $10. Registration is required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Calvert Pines Senior Center Drop In Grief Support Group
2024-02-20 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-03-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Calvert Pines Senior Center, 450 W Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD, 20678, United States
Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required.
The monthly group will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 16, Feb. 20, and Mar. 19 at the Calvert Pines Senior Center, 450 W. Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, Maryland. Other groups meet at the North Beach and Southern Pines senior centers on different dates and times.

For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Phoenix Rising Grief Support Group at Maryland Therapeutic Riding
2024-02-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Maryland Therapeudic Riding, 1141 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, MD, 21032, United States
When Chesapeake Life Center’s Phoenix Rising Group gathers this winter, they’ll be joined by equine friends, too. That’s because the group for grieving children and teens will spending a Saturday afternoon at Maryland Therapeutic Riding, 1141 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, Maryland.

Horses are incredibly sensitive to human emotions and their emotional intelligence can be a helpful tool in one’s journey through grief. No horse experience is needed and all activities are unmounted.

Phoenix Rising meets quarterly to provide children ages 6 to 18 the opportunity to come together to socialize and feel supported in their grief. Groups are divided by age and grade level based on enrollment. Understanding that grief has no timeline, this quarterly program is open to everyone, no matter when your loss took place.

The session will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 24 and the cost is $25. Registration is required and on a first-come, first-served basis. You can register by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

SoulCollage Grief Support Group (In-Person and Online)
2024-03-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – Largo Office, 9500 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, Largo, MD, 20774, United States
SoulCollage Grief Support Group has participants create a series of collages to commemorate lost loved ones and to visually journal the grief process. The group meet from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 8 and March 4 at the Chesapeake Life Center’s office at 9500 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, in Largo, Maryland, as well as via Zoom.
Registration is required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Stepping Stones 6-Week Grief Support Group for Ages 6 to 18
2024-03-05 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-03-12 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-03-19 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-03-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
This winter, Chesapeake Life Center will offer its Stepping Stones Four-Week Grief Support Group for newly bereaved youth in Anne Arundel, Charles or Calvert counties.
The group is for children and teens ages 6 to 18 whose loss occurred within the last 12 months. Counselors will focus on normalizing grief reactions, teaching coping skills and providing opportunities to remember the loved ones who have died.
Groups will be divided by age and grade level based on enrollment. A social space will be provided for parents and guardians while the children meet.
The dates, times and locations are as follows:

6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 9 to 30 on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland, and in the Burnett Center for Hope & Healing, 4559 Sixes Road, Prince Frederick, Maryland.
6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, March 5 to 26 on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland, and at 2505 Davis Road, Waldorf, Maryland.

The cost for all four weeks is $40.
Registration is required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Nature-Informed Therapy 4-Week Workshop
2024-03-07 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-03-14 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-03-21 14:30 - 16:00, 2024-03-28 14:30 - 16:00 | Lake Artemesia Natural Area, Berwyn Road & 55th Ave, Berwyn Heights, 20740, United States
Nature has a great power to heal us emotionally, and research backs this up. Time spent in natural settings can lower stress hormones, reduce feelings of anxiety and depression, and offer many other benefits. This four-week support group series will include immersive walks in nature, time spent focusing on the cycle of the seasons, and working with natural objects to both contain and express the grief experience. It will meet from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Thursdays, March 7 to 28, at Lake Artemesia Natural Area, 8200 55th Ave., College Park, Maryland. The cost for the series is $40.
Registration is required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Men’s Grief Workshop
2024-03-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
Tailored to the unique experiences of men, this workshop creates a supportive environment to process grief through action. Processing emotions through physical activity can help alleviate distress and isolation as well as enhance insight and awareness. Facilitators will lead participants through a series of hands-on activities focusing on “breaking” and “rebuilding,” followed by guided reflection on these two central themes of the grieving process.
This workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 9. The cost is $10.
Registration is required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

SoulCollage Studio
2024-04-01 14:00 - 17:00 | Chesapeake Life Center – Largo Office, 9500 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, Largo, MD, 20774, United States
SoulCollage Studio marks the return of in-person collage-making to the Chesapeake Life Center. Grievers already familiar with the SoulCollage process as well as those new to it are invited to join in. No artistic experience is required and all supplies will be provided. It will meet from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday April 1 at the Chesapeake Life Center office, 9500 Medical Center Drive, Suite 250, Largo, Maryland.

Required and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org. Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Grief Group for LGBTQAI+ Community Members
2024-04-02 18:00 - 19:30 | Chesapeake Life Center – John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD, 21122, US
This group provides grieving LGBTQAI+ adults ages 18 and older the opportunity to come together to feel supported in their grief. Participants will have an opportunity to share their feelings, obtain support from a licensed counselor, and participate in activities designed to help with the grief process. It will meet for six weeks from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, April 2 to May 7, on the John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, Maryland. The cost for the series is $60.

Registration is required for all programs and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org. Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

North Beach Senior Center Drop-In Grief Support Group
2024-04-03 13:00 - 14:00 | North Beach Senior Center, North Beach Senior Center, 9010 Chesapeake Ave, North Beach, MD, 20714, United States
The monthly group will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesdays, April 3, May 1, and June 5 at the North Beach Senior Center, 9010 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach, Maryland. Other groups meet at Southern Pines and Calvert Pines senior centers on different dates and times.
Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required.
For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Grief & Poetry Workshop
2024-04-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Burnett Center for Hope & Healing, 4559 Sixes Road, Prince Frederick, MD, 20774, United States
This reading and writing workshop will explore the nuanced layers of loss through poetry. Poetry serves as a cathartic tool, offering solace and a unique outlet for navigating the complexities of grief. This workshop provides a supportive space to channel emotions, share and connect with others on similar journeys. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Burnett Center for Hope & Healing, 4559 Sixes Road, Prince Frederick, Maryland. The cost is $10.
Registration is required for all programs and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org. Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Morning Group via Zoom
2024-04-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Virtual
Loss of Life Partner/Spouse Monthly Morning Group is for individuals grieving the death of a spouse or life partner. It will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, April 9, May 14, and June 11.

Registration is required for all groups and can be completed by calling 888-501-7077 or emailing griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.

Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.

Southern Pines Senior Center Drop-In Grief Support Group
2024-04-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Southern Pines Senior Center, Southern Pines Senior Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby, MD, 20657, United States
The monthly group will meet 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, April 9, May 14, and June 11 at Southern Pines Senior Center, 20 Appeal Lane, Lusby, Maryland. Other groups meet at the North Beach and Calvert Pines senior centers on different dates and times.
For details, call 888-501-7077 or email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org.
Chesapeake Life Center’s Drop-In Grief Support Groups are open to anyone grieving. Groups offer participants an opportunity to share their feelings and obtain support from others who are experiencing loss. There is no fee and no registration is required.
Visit www.hospicechesapeake.org/events for a complete listing of in-person and virtual groups and workshops for adults and children.
