Scholarship & Work Exchange Application 10-Step Program

About the Program 

As bell hooks noted, “Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.” We must come together.

Created by LaUra Schmidt and Aimee Lewis Reau, Good Grief Network's 10-Step program is a peer-to-peer support group where we can start attending to our collective wounding and traumas created by surviving in unjust systems.

In the program, we connect 1.5 to 2 hours each week over 10 weeks. During that time we learn to attune to one another to process our heavy and painful feelings about the state of the world, build community connections, and (re-)discover meaning and joy. Each group is facilitated by a GGN-trained and certified FLOW Facilitator.

This is NOT a therapy program. We are not here to fix each other or be fixed. We practice deep listening and sharing in these spaces; not discussion.

We prioritize an intimate group experience, capping each group at 15 participants, including the facilitation team.

In this space, our facilitators will create a brave, emergent container where each participant can explore what it means to stay awake, aware, and engaged during times of great disruption, chaos, and uncertainty. We will do the deep work of facing and processing our feelings with others, so that we can care for ourselves and our communities.

Good Grief Network does not offer advice. We are not here to fix each other but to slow down, listen deeply, create connections, build trust, and reimagine the world. We create transformative spaces using group consciousness, grounding exercises, personal sharing, and poetry.  

Learn more about our 10-Step Program by clicking here.

 

  

Scholarships and Work Exchanges

Minimum $50 USD admin fee required for all applications. If you wish to waive the admin fee, please indicate this at the end of your application. Admin fee waive requests will not impact your application consideration.

100% Scholarship: $50 USD Fee
50% Scholarship: $175 USD Fee
25% Scholarship: $262.50 USD Fee
Work Exchange: $50 USD Fee and 15 Volunteer Hours

Please see the Scholarship and Work Exchange Cont. section below for more details.

Time Commitment

We prioritize small groups, so spots are limited. Please only sign up for this group if you are able to attend the full two hours of all 10 meetings (barring unexpected circumstances, of course).

Accessibility

Each session will be hosted on Zoom. Access and familiarity with the Zoom platform is recommended.

This program will be hosted in English. We would like to be able to offer the 10-Step in other languages, but are still a very small nonprofit organization and do not have that capacity at this time.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs the facilitator team should be aware of.

Final Notes

• The 10-Step program mirrors How to Live in a Chaotic Climate: 10 Steps to Reconnect with Ourselves, Our Communities, & Our Planet. Pick up a copy and read each step before working them in community.

• Get to know your facilitators by exploring their bios on our facilitation directory.

• GGN encourages you to join our private social media channel on Mighty Networks, where you can connect with other good grievers in our global community outside of the formal meeting space of the 10-Step Program. 

• GGN does not offer refunds for our program, even in the case of time-zone mix-ups. Please read our refund policy below before applying for a group. 

Scholarship and Work Exchanges Cont.

We do not want finances to be an obstacle to participation, so if you are experiencing financial limitations, we encourage you to apply for a scholarship or work exchange.

Please submit this form at least 2 weeks prior to the start of your 10-Step program. Applications recieved afterwards are not guarenteed to be considered for your preferred 10-Step selection.  

All scholarship/work exchange requests can expect a response at least 3 days prior to start of your selected 10-Step program. We are a small team and appreciate your patience in awaiting your response, however, feel free to gently nudge us if you have not heard back via hello@goodgriefnetwork.org by that time (or check your spam folder).

GGN Refund Policy

We are unable to offer refunds for GGN's 10-Step program.

GGN offers a small group experience, which means that spots in our programs are limited and coveted. Because this fellowship involves progressive step-work and intimate trust-building, we are unable to fill the spots of participants who withdraw last minute or in the middle of the program. We ask you to please practice discernment and mutual care by being intentional with your registration upon acceptance.

This includes time zone mix ups. Before continuing, please TRIPLE check your availability and the time zone of this offering.