As We Carry On: Using Words to Explore Our Grief with a Compassionate Lens
"There are no words."
The old familiar phrase well-meaning people say when they don't know what to do with someone else's grief. This phrase shows up at funerals, in HR conversations after a layoff, and in the silence after a friend says the thing that changed everything.
In the face of disruptive life events, most of us have lots of words. But because the world doesn't know what to do with them, we often stop looking for them entirely. This workshop is about reclaiming that language, learning how to name the heavy things you've been carrying, and how to hold them even when others can't.
What if grief isn't something to get through, but something we can learn to live with?
In this 90-minute interactive workshop, Katie Huey will guide us through wordplay, poetry, and writing prompts to practice putting language to the harder parts of life, the ones that may never have a tidy caption.
This workshop is for people who have been carrying something heavy they haven't quite been able to name.
What if grief isn't a problem to solve?
But a practice of learning to sit with the parts of our lives that don't resolve on schedule. And words, it turns out, are one of the oldest ways humans have found to make the unbearable bearable, to keep company with what hurts without needing it to be fixed.
We'll build on the basics of expressive writing and tap into creative expression that's less about craft and more about exploration Grace, compassion, and a sense of humor welcome.
YOU'LL LEAVE WITH:
A working practice for putting words to the harder parts of your life
Prompts and structures you can return to on your own
Permission to write badly, slowly, and honestly
A shift in your relationship to grief itself - from thing to survive to thing to hold, and dare we say, treasure
THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR:
The people carrying something without the words to quite describe the experience. The recently laid off. The mid-career professional whose identity is quietly rearranging itself. The founder mourning the version of the company they thought they were building. The person who lost someone and is tired of everyone else looking away.
Come as you are, whether you’re grieving or just exploring, you don’t need to have your feelings defined or figured out. You don’t need to be a "writer" or ready to share out loud. All you need is the willingness to put pen to paper.
Free for members of the Rebellion Collective. $50 for the public - less than a therapy copay, more portable than most of what's on offer for this kind of work.
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR
Katie Huey is a facilitator, coach, and writer who helps individuals and organizations make room for the harder parts of being human - grief, transition, uncertainty, and the messy in-between spaces where the old story ends and the new one hasn't yet quite arrived. She wrote the book “Grief Cookies & Other Comforting Things” because she was seeking a different kind of permission for her grief process after her dad died unexpectedly.
Her workshops blend wordplay, poetry, and expressive writing with a compassionate, grounded approach that welcomes people of every writing skill level.
Her philosophy: grief isn't something to fix. It's something to explore..
Her vibe: the friend who doesn't panic when you finally say the thing.
ABOUT THE REBELLION COLLECTIVE
The Rebellion Collective is a membership community and coaching practice for mid-career professionals facing the threat of layoff, career and identity misalignment, and the strain those put on the people they love. We believe that in a system built for extraction, reclaiming your capacity is an act of rebellion.
Workshops like this are part of how we foster that. Learn more and join the rebellion at:
rebellioncollective rebellioncollective.com
RECORDING
This workshop will be recorded. The recording will be available to Rebellion Collective members and ticket holders for up to 3 months after the live workshop.
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