Sharing Kindness  @sharingkindnessinc

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As we approach the end of 2024, we’re thinking of all the amazing individuals and organizations that have…
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The holidays can be tough for people who are grieving, particularly after a recent loss. Navigating the…
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There are still spaces available for our Yoga for Grief session in South Harwich on Thursday…
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Join us for this free Yoga for Grief session next Thursday, December 12, at our Harwich location. Register today…
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It can be hard to know what to say to someone who is grieving. Of course we all make mistakes, but…
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As part of our Grief 101 initiative, we have published a new and improved Grief Resources page on the…
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Today marks the start of National Grief Awareness Week, a cause that is central to our mission at Sharing…
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It’s not too late to sign up for our Drumming for Grief session this Saturday at 11 AM in South Harwich, led by…
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Children are often referred to as the “forgotten grievers.” There are many misconceptions about…
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We invite you to join us for this free Drumming for Grief session with Sue Landers, LICSW, a member of…
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💬 Flip the Script for Children’s Grief Awareness Month 💬 Listen actively: Join us in “Flipping the Script”…
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With the end of Daylight Saving Time, we’d like to acknowledge the very real impact of decreasing…
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Supporting the bereaved — and, frankly, grief in general — is not something our society openly addresses.
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Reminder: this event is coming up TOMORROW at the Brewster Ladies’ Library! Register @ the link in…
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There’s still time to register for our Women’s Grief Group, a 5-week peer support program starting next…
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Just a reminder that this event is coming up next week! Don’t forget to register @ the link in our profile.
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We’re grateful that for the second year in a row, a portion of proceeds from Cape Cod Healthy…
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In honor of National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, we’d like to acknowledge all those who have experienced perinatal loss. You are not alone.
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We’re honored to bring this 5-week peer grief support program for women to the Wellfleet Public Library starting on Monday, October 21. The group will be…
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In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week and this year’s theme of “My Mental Health at Work,” we’re sharing tips related to mental health (or as we like to…
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We still have spaces available for both of our family grief groups. Sharing Kindness offers these clinician-led programs free of charge to residents of the Cape…
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In case you missed it… our executive director, Dr. Kim Mead-Walters, will be leading a conversation about how our community is working to reduce youth…
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We’re honored to be part of this important awareness event focused on youth suicide in our community. Please join us next month at Brewster Ladies’ Library for…
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Grieving is tough. And when someone close to your family dies, it can be hard to know how to talk about the loss — especially when you have children who…
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Interested in supporting Sharing Kindness? You may want to become a member of our new annual giving program called The Heart Circle, through which…
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Sharing Kindness is providing a brand-new program for families with children ages 6-17 who are grieving a death loss. Virtual Family Night is an activities-based grief…
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Just a reminder that Grief 101 is TONIGHT at Falmouth Public Library. Got questions about grief? For example:
💜 What really is grief and how does it change over…
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Our 2024-25 peer grief support programs are open for registration, with some starting as soon as next week. Sharing Kindness’ clinician-led grief groups are offered…
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We’re still seeking volunteers to help out at Second Summer Cycle on Sunday, 9/15, in the Eastham/Wellfleet area. To join our team…
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To be human means that loss will occur, and grief is a natural response to loss. Yet many bereaved children and adults report feeling abandoned and…
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Join our Second Summer Cycle team:
🚴🏽‍♀️  Sign up to volunteer!
🚴🏽‍♀️  Donate and/or register to ride
    
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Sharing Kindness is a Friend of the Coalition to Support Grieving Students, a collaboration of the leading professional organizations representing educators…
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Join our Second Summer Cycle team! We’re seeking volunteers to help out on the day of the ride (Sunday, September 15) in the…
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Starting next month, we will be offering a Perinatal Loss Grief Group on Nantucket. This peer grief support group meets on the 4th…
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@secondsummercycle is coming up next month! Have you registered yet?! Sign up today to bike or volunteer @ the link in our profile. 🚴🏽‍♀️ ☀️
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Our peer grief support groups will be starting up again next month. If you’re grieving a death loss (from any time in your life) and are interested in meeting other people…
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We know it’s uncomfortable to talk about mental health. But more important than our own discomfort is being there for the people we love. You can be a support system for…
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This feedback from one of our grief group members demonstrates the beauty of peer support: “I’ve realized that hearing others’ stories, supporting them… 
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Will you ride across the Cape for a good cause? Join us for the Second Summer Cycle on Sunday, September 15, and support our joint team with Cape Cod Children’s Place!
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After someone close to you dies, the last thing you should have to think about is work. And yet, many of us have to in order to keep our jobs. 
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Have you signed up yet?! Register for Second Summer Cycle today to benefit Cape Cod Children’s Place and Sharing Kindness, along with many other…
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It was at the first annual Cape & Islands Suicide Awareness Walk that founders Kim Mead-Walters and David Walters—who lost their 16-year-old son, Jeremy…
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We’re excited to announce that for the second year, we will be co-beneficiaries of Second Summer Cycle with Cape Cod Children’s Place! This local charity ride… 
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Feedback from a participant of our older adult (55+) grief group: “Taking care of my wife was an honor, even though she didn’t know who I was. Now that she’s…
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Some helpful words from Megan Devine, a psychotherapist and author of “It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay,” from her blog post, “The 5 Stages of Grief…
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Free this Sunday? Consider joining this 10K hosted by our partner organization, Cape Cod Athletic Club! The Chatham Harbor Run starts at 11 AM at Monomoy…
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Grief doesn’t always stem from death. There is also grief in estrangement, and the pain brought by this type of loss, as noted in Psychology Today, often…