A Safe Space for Healing: Grief & Loss Support Group

A Safe Space for Healing: Grief and Loss Support Group at Plymouth Senior Center.

The experience of grief that follows upon a loss is a deeply personal and highly individual reality.  Its characteristics can be shaped and formed by the attachment we had to what was lost and the nature of the event of the loss itself.  The loss of an abusive parent we reluctantly assumed responsibility caring for as they approached the end of their life may arouse different feeling responses than the sudden death of a much-beloved pet who brought great joy into our life.  How we come to terms with the bundle of feelings that make up our own unique experience of grief is the challenge of mourning that can bring healing.

The next Grief and Loss Support Group offered by Pemi-Baker Hospice & Home Health will attempt to assist participants in looking at the particular features of their grief.  There is no predictability regarding how we respond to loss, the types of reactions we may have, the frequency or intensity of these, or how long it will take to “feel better” or “get back to normal”.  The group is intended to provide a safe space where participants can share their experiences and questions, be heard, and listen to others.  Hopefully, it can help to recover some balance and stability if the emotional reactivity feels confusing and stormy.

Our first of six sessions in this series will be on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Senior Center in Plymouth, 10:30 AM.  Since we are in the winter months, when the weather is bad, we ask participants to check WMUR Channel 9 for closings.  When the Plymouth Schools are closed, the Senior Center is also usually closed as well, so we will not be meeting.  Even if schools are open when the weather is bad, we ask participants to use their best judgment in doing what they need to do to remain safe.

Sessions will be held in the upstairs art room of the Plymouth Regional Senior Center (8 Depot Street, Plymouth), accessible by elevator. Participants needing a parking slip should plan to arrive by 10:15 AM to obtain one at the front desk.