The HeartLight Center Blog
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HeartLight Center Hosts What’s Your Grief for Upcoming Educational Signature Series
Explore the upcoming Educational Signature Series programs presented by What’s Your Grief
Finding Calm in Life's Storms: Managing Grief and Uncertainty
Program for Anyone Who Is Grieving or Supporting a Griever. This webinar explores the unique challenges of grieving amid ambiguity and offers concrete, practical tools to help you find calm and build resilience.
HeartLight Center Hosts What’s Your Grief for Upcoming Educational Signature Series
Explore the upcoming Educational Signature Series programs presented by What’s Your Grief
GNA-CO Professionals Resource Fair – Denver – May 29, 2026 12-4pm MT
The Grief Networking Alliance (GNA) is hosting a Professionals Resource Fair, in partnership with HeartLight Center, to connect industry professionals, community partners, and service providers across healthcare, end-of-life, and grief care organizations and practices to share information, network, and enhance local support systems. Join us at HeartLight for this event, designed to facilitate collaboration among organizations, foster professional development, and learn about available resources in our communities.
Sitting in the Dark: A Conversation on Grief and Hope
We are thrilled to share a special episode of the “Hope Comes to Visit” podcast featuring our very own Kelly Karavousanos, Director of Community Outreach at HeartLight Center. Kelly joins host Danielle Elliott Smith for a deeply moving conversation that balances clinical expertise with profound humanity.
…This is Also Grief Support
I spent my Christmas Eve at a funeral home… and I had fun. Not the loud, carefree kind of fun—but the quiet, grounding kind that comes from being deeply human together at Gabaldon Mortuary for their annual Lighting the Way luminaria decorating event.
“How Do You Grieve?” – Wholehearted Grief: An Experiential Workshop
Join our upcoming workshop, Caring for Someone Who Is Grieving, where we will examine the dynamics of compassionate communications, even when facing a life-altering loss. We will examine generational differences, past perceptions of loss, and situations where “just talking ” can sometimes be challenging.
HeartLight Center Featured in Summit Daily News
The Summit County Coroner’s Office started a grief support group after deputy coroner Britt Lea heard about the HeartLight Center, an organization that offers virtual support groups, among other resources.
HeartLight Center on Colorado Public Radio
Executive Director, Jenn Flaum, recently joined Chandra Thomas Whitfield on Colorado Public Radio’s “Colorado Matters” to delve into the topic of grief and the crucial role of grief support.
Adults Grieving a Loss in Childhood
Join our upcoming workshop, Caring for Someone Who Is Grieving, where we will examine the dynamics of compassionate communications, even when facing a life-altering loss. We will examine generational differences, past perceptions of loss, and situations where “just talking ” can sometimes be challenging.
Caring for Someone While Grieving
Join our upcoming workshop, Caring for Someone Who Is Grieving, where we will examine the dynamics of compassionate communications, even when facing a life-altering loss. We will examine generational differences, past perceptions of loss, and situations where “just talking ” can sometimes be challenging.
Self-Care with Qigong Tai Chi
Qigong is a gentle mind/body/whole-person practice that consists of breathwork, mindfulness, seated/standing/postures and movements. Practicing Qigong can strengthen the lungs, which cultivates the safety, comfort and balance needed to nourish the grieving heart.
Coping with Vicarious Trauma After the California Fires
For all the ways we love, there is a grief to match. Love that is public or private, love that is straightforward or complicated, can manifest with unique grief characteristics. One important grief relationship occurs with a caregiver’s love and anticipatory grief.
Caregiver Grief and Support
For all the ways we love, there is a grief to match. Love that is public or private, love that is straightforward or complicated, can manifest with unique grief characteristics. One important grief relationship occurs with a caregiver’s love and anticipatory grief.
LIGHT Movement and the Power of Somatic Healing in Grief
My name is Amy Pickett-Williams, and I’m celebrating twenty-five years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (happy anniversary to me!). I’m also a yoga teacher specializing in somatic therapy, which explores the connection between mind, body, and spirit…
Griever’s Bill of Rights for the Holidays
Grief and the holidays can be challenging for so many reasons. As a griever, find comfort that your feelings matter! Read more about the “Griever Bill of Rights for the Holidays”.
How to Have a Grief-Related Holiday Planning Discussion with Family Members
Having a conversation about how holidays and traditions will change after a family member’s death can be emotionally challenging. Here are some gentle approaches to consider.
Finding Healing and Compassion in Nature
As we move through this transitional period between seasons, you are invited to consider a few ways in which nature can aid in grief.
Grief On Screen: Meet Me Where I Am – A Review
Grief can be a learning experience about ourselves. Grief isn’t something we “get over”; it’s something we practice and grow through, just as we can learn to support others more skillfully. Hear more about the grief documentary “Meet Me Where I Am”, a review by Dr. Genna Reeves.
The Healing Power of Singing Bowls for Those Who Are Grieving
Grief is a deeply personal journey, and everyone experiences it differently. As we navigate this complex emotion, finding tools to help soothe the heart and calm the mind can be essential. One such tool that has gained popularity in recent years is the singing bowl. These resonant instruments are more than just beautiful objects; they can play a significant role in the grieving process.