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This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
Our first Community Conversation of 2021 will take us back to the beginnings of the hospice movement, and the work done by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross to change the way people die in the US. Ken Ross, son of Dr. Kübler-Ross, will present on his mother’s work and legacy. Growing up, he accompanied his mother on […]
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]
This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
This free *virtual* monthly book club (2nd Wednesday of the month, October 14, 2020 - March 10, 2021) is for those who like to read and discuss how stories relate to their own grief experience. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients and all bereaved individuals living in the the San […]
Many health care professionals and laypeople equate hope at the end of life with hope for a cure, and some physicians don’t discuss end-of-life care for fear patients will lose hope. But hospice and palliative care providers can help guide patients and their families to redefine what hope means at the end of life. Psychology […]
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
People in the LGBTQ+ community who have lost a loved one often have unique aspects of their grief experience. Sharing grief with others who understand the LGBTQ+ perspective can help them feel less alone. This free *virtual* eight-week support group (Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 5-6:30pm), co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Pride Center, […]
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]
This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]
People in the LGBTQ+ community who have lost a loved one often have unique aspects of their grief experience. Sharing grief with others who understand the LGBTQ+ perspective can help them feel less alone. This free *virtual* eight-week support group (Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 5-6:30pm), co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Pride Center, […]
Take Charge! Advance Care Planning 2-part workshop What matters most to you? If you were facing serious illness, what kind of care would you want? If you couldn’t speak for yourself, who would? Taking charge of your future care can bring peace of mind -- to you and your loved ones -- and is especially […]
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
All of us, at some time, experience heartbreaking loss. Alone, shocked, and confused, we are no longer tethered to the life we had, and do not yet recognize a new landscape for our days. Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way From Loss to Peace is a guide to this tender time. With the demeanor and […]
This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
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