Presenting Lost Ones: Grief and Envy
As loss is a common and regular part of life, so is grief. Whether it's the loss of a favorite restaurant or store, moving to a new city, or saying the final goodbye to a loved one, human life is shaped by loss. Because the US is grief avoidant, it is uncommon to have meaningful opportunities to discuss grief publicly.
Lost Ones is an opportunity to explore the intersection of grief and envy through writing.
grief (noun) 1: deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement
envy (noun) 1: the feeling of wanting to have what someone else has
Working with these definitions, personal experiences, and observations, you will have the opportunity to learn more about envy and grief. With curiosity and gentleness toward yourself, take a trip through your mind, heart, and body.
This workshop is inspired by Alice Sparkly Kat's writing workshop on envy. As I sat with the exercises and felt the reverb of answering the questions Alice set before us, I realized how much of my personal grief is about envy. How many songs about unrequited love are envy focused? How many times do we miss our youth and say dismissive, or even cruel things to younger people based on what we wish we'd experienced, or what we miss? I opened my notebook and just started writing. Before I knew it, I had a workshop bubbling.
Lost Ones is for people who’ve got genuine curiosity about their grief, who want to do some rooting around in it. Lost Ones is for anyone who wants to learn the edges and facets of their grief and is familiar with that experience. If you have very little or no experience exploring your grief, I recommend holding off on Lost Ones for now. I’m offering a recurring grief writing workshop as well as a grief 101 webinar in the very near future. Stay tuned for that info.
If you want to attend but have a time conflict, please know I'll be offering Lost Ones as pre-recorded, self-guided webinar and offering it again in March.
I am so very thankful for this opportunity. Thank you for loving and supporting me!
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