A Circle of Support member draws on a depth of knowledge and experience to encircle Losstenders with wisdom and care, from any of a range of cultural, spiritual, or therapeutic backgrounds.

Guide: Share & demonstrate your own creative & embodied healing practices & knowledge with the Losstender cohort

Debrief: Match with 1-2 Losstenders who you will check in with regularly from mid-July-Sept, offering ways to process experience

Mentor: Help Losstenders reframe challenges, develop self-awareness, try new approaches, feel confident to reach out and hold space for others

Celebrate & connect: Join us for events designed to build relationships across our network and prompt public witnessing of grief & loss work

From mid July to end of September

Mid-July

~24 hours for our immersive onboarding retreat

End July - Sept:

~1-3 hrs/wk

A great space of mutual exchange, growth, and ambition to test non-clinical, community-building responses to grief and loss.

1. Receptivity: Connect with people who are eager to learn from you

2. Experimentation: Be part of a learning space; safely try new things, and grow together

3. Break down barriers: Soloss encourages & supports the negotiation of authentic, caring relationships

4. Practice alternatives to talk-based care: ritual design, embodied practices, etc.

5. Honorarium of up to $600 available to decrease barriers to participation