‘Mending Broken Hearts’ workshop planned
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POLSON — “Mending Broken Hearts: Native American Grief Recovery Workshop,” created by The Wellbriety Training Institute, will be hosted by the Fancy Free Learning, 303 11th Ave. W. Free childcare and meals will be provided every Monday from 5:30-8/8:30 p.m.
The program focuses on healing unresolved grief and inter-generational trauma. It focuses on the following areas: explore natural, normal reactions to loss; define, describe the impact of unresolved grief; explore the myths and messages of grief; examine the way our belief system shapes our grieving process; identify the characteristics of grief; identify what to do and what not to do with someone who is grieving; recognize and remove the masks we use to hide our grief; examine the natural order for healing from unresolved grief; create an action plan for completing incomplete relationships and healing from grief; identify cultural traditions and practices that can enhance the healing process; describe the links between unresolved grief and the Boarding School experience; describe the links between unresolved grief and intergenerational grief.
“The Elders have told us that in order to heal we must forgive. They said that we are carrying around trauma handed down to us from the generations before, from one generation to the next, and we don’t know it. Forgiveness is the pathway to getting rid of this trauma and the hate.”-Don Coyhis (Mohican
