What we’re about
Hi everyone! 👋 There wasn't any English-speaking social event for young grievers around, except that now there is. Welcome!
**NEW MEETUP DATES ARE ANNOUNCED REGULARLY (we're still figuring out a frequency that works, and there was a break in Sept cause of illness)**
📑 While you're waiting for the next event, find a new resource guide on grief created by the meetup host here: https://bit.ly/resourcesforgrievers
Are you aged between 18 and 39? Have you lost one — or more — dear human(s) of your life? This is your place to be (literally to "be" . . . yourself). The Young Grief & Life Hangout will be taking place regularly, as an afterwork or after-one-more-day-survived ✔️. In Vienna. Light, safe, and much more than sad.
But, why meet? Cause no-one should have to go through loss & grief alone. We all deserve to be around people who understand — who listen, who pay attention, and nod their heads when we talk about the never-again-normal surreality of life. Or about the friends we've lost touch with & the strangers who've helped, the workplace, the self-care, the feelings, the changes we didn't expect. Anything really. You share what you want with the group, and nothing more.
There's people out there who will celebrate our little, determined steps.
There's hope and deep-felt connection when we come together . . .
. . . And talk about life, with grief. We know: being human means feeling many emotions, at the same time. We can feel despairing and joyful, we can laugh and cry, we can live and grieve. This meetup's candid conversations will hold everything that may come up. In between venting, exchanging coping strategies, telling our stories, finding new friends. Without a set agenda, with warm facilitation.
Join us for safe conversations.
And meaningful connections.
Cause home isn't a place, it's the people.
Spread the word :)
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📙 Key definition: What do we mean by "grief"? The purpose of this group is to bring together people affected by bereavement, before / after losing someone dear to us. Garnished with the losses of memory, livelihood, language, identity, connection, home, safety, future, a witness to our lives or so much more. If you're currently navigating the lands of anticipatory grief, you're very welcome! You deserve to be seen. Grief can show up in many more situations that we can't all cover here to retain focus. However, if you’ve not met bereavement yet while you’ve seen a different grief up close (relational, ancestral, societal, professional etc), feel invited to reach out & we can figure out if we can make it fit! Find my contact below.
🦸🏻♂️ About the organiser: Hi again! I'm Adriana, a 27-year-old creative, comms professional for healthcare and certified trauma-informed coach. I also have extensive experience in moderation, leadership and space-holding with groups. The loss of my mum catapulted me into the depths of grief (first: its anticipatory version) — which then fueled grief research, bold writing and big life change through the pain. I hope to meet you soon. If you want to reach out and prefer mail, you can send your thoughts over via [email protected].
📝 Further notes:
- The "Young Grief & Life Hangout" is a social event, not the marriage of a therapy couch and a vulnerability party. This means we'll be giving everyone a chance to speak and we'll move with the flow of conversation. If you realize that the event is opening up deeper things requiring the attention of a trained professional, please talk with a support person or alternatively the meetup facilitator (as a first stepping stone).
- Do totally bring yourself. Whether it's your savage stories from a grief-phobic world, your (dark) sense of humour, your piercing pain or your creative ideas. We mean it.
- If you have any concerns before joining us, require accomodations or if coming to the meet-up feels like work to you, then please approach the facilitator 🙂 In speaking or writing. We want this to be a place in which we can connect, unmask (our grief) and rest.
- This is a non-religious, science-based, independent group welcoming all. Read on in the event description for what we mean by that.
- We're open to inputs on formats & location, as long as we keep the conversation meaningful and stay independent from institutional structures.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Sixth Young Grief & Life Hangout 🤍Café Jelinek, Wien
Are you aged between 18 and 39? Have you lost one — or more — dear human(s) of your life? This is your place to be. Literally, to "be" . . . yourself. The Young Grief & Life Hangout is back and takes place as an afterwork or after-one-more-day-survived format. In Vienna.
Here we talk about life, with grief.
Without a set agenda, with gentle facilitation.Join us for safe conversations.
And meaningful connections.
Sad or fun. Most certainly both.In the meantime, while you wait for the next event, you can check out a new resource guide on grief (bit.ly/resourcesforgrievers) and reach out with any questions :)
Read more about the purpose, format, facilitator & further notes in the group description! (please do read it, so we're all on the same page)
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🤝 Our Group Rules 🤝
Please click "join" only if you're planning to be there. To allow us to plan and honor our energy, we ask you to avoid cancelling last minute. Coming on time respects the resources of everyone and allows us to start together, to get to know each other & figure out topics that might be most meaningful that day (no prob if you need to leave earlier or to take some space for yourself). The end time remains flexible. Keep an eye on the chat if you're not sure where to go.Thanks! 😊
Also important to know: We're a social event, not a group therapy setting (keeping things informal). We encourage everyone to bring themselves and to reach out with a request for accomodations or any other questions, should it be relevant. We want this to be a place in which we can feel safe, connect, unmask (our grief) and rest. The facilitator reserves the right to take measures should any person disrupt the space or use discriminatory, exclusionary speech.
Please note this is a non-religious, science-based, independent group welcoming all. Its topics are centered on participants' experiences of surviving and integrating grief (with its social + psychological + practical aspects). We will refrain from examining belief systems, also when it comes to paths forward and coping strategies. While we trust that everyone will find their way. Thank you for your participation!
- Seventh Young Grief & Life Hangout 🤍Café Jelinek, Wien
Are you aged between 18 and 39? Have you lost one — or more — dear human(s) of your life? This is your place to be. Literally, to "be" . . . yourself. The Young Grief & Life Hangout is back and takes place as an afterwork or after-one-more-day-survived format. In Vienna.
Here we talk about life, with grief.
Without a set agenda, with gentle facilitation.Join us for safe conversations.
And meaningful connections.
Sad or fun. Most certainly both.In the meantime, while you wait for the next event, you can check out a new resource guide on grief (bit.ly/resourcesforgrievers) and reach out with any questions :)
Read more about the purpose, format, facilitator & further notes in the group description! (please do read it, so we're all on the same page)
***
🤝 Our Group Rules 🤝
Please click "join" only if you're planning to be there. To allow us to plan and honor our energy, we ask you to avoid cancelling last minute. Coming on time respects the resources of everyone and allows us to start together, to get to know each other & figure out topics that might be most meaningful that day (no prob if you need to leave earlier or to take some space for yourself). The end time remains flexible. Keep an eye on the chat if you're not sure where to go.Thanks! 😊
Also important to know: We're a social event, not a group therapy setting (keeping things informal). We encourage everyone to bring themselves and to reach out with a request for accomodations or any other questions, should it be relevant. We want this to be a place in which we can feel safe, connect, unmask (our grief) and rest. The facilitator reserves the right to take measures should any person disrupt the space or use discriminatory, exclusionary speech.
Please note this is a non-religious, science-based, independent group welcoming all. Its topics are centered on participants' experiences of surviving and integrating grief (with its social + psychological + practical aspects). We will refrain from examining belief systems, also when it comes to paths forward and coping strategies. While we trust that everyone will find their way. Thank you for your participation!
