A 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.

 

 

Timing & Logistics

Please read the following section carefully to avoid confusion about meeting times and time zones. Good Grief Network does not offer program refunds, so please check that the timing of this group works with your schedule.

 

The reference/anchor time** for this meeting is Pacific Time Zone in United States: 

 

This group will meet for 10 Sundays

5 October - 7 December 2025

10:00am - 12:00pm PDT / 7:00 - 9:00pm CEST
[check your time zone]***

 << Please note: Our first meeting on 5 October will be 2.5 hours; all subsequent meetings will last 2 hours >>

**When we refer to the anchor time, we mean that this meeting will occur at Pacific Time Zone in United States, no matter what the local time is for you.

***Please note that on Sunday 2 November Daylight Savings Time will end in the United States. Time will change to be 1 hour back. Please be mindful of this change prior to registering.

 

Program Fees & Scholarships

This amount can be paid in one payment or in two payment installments. 

Redistribution Rate: $750 USD
Full Rate: $550 USD
Solidarity Rate: $350 USD

Scholarships/Work Exchanges: 25%, 50%, and 100% scholarships available along with work exchanges. 

 

Interested in a scholarship or work exchange?

Please DO NOT complete this form.

Click here for our scholarship/work exchange application.

 

We don't want finances to be an obstacle to participation. We offer full and partial scholarships or work exchanges to folks from marginalized communities or who are fiscally constrained and need support accessing this healing work.

For more information on our sliding scale payment, please see the Program Payment section below for details.

 

Informational Session

GGN will host a (free) Informational Session for our upcoming 10-Step Programs on Thursday, August 14th 2025 | 4.30-5.30pm PT | 7.30-8.30pm ET | Check your time zone

Registration is available here. 

If you are unable to or unsure you can attend, we recommend registering anyway to receive the event recording directly. If registration has closed, a recording of the event will be posted on our YouTube Channel after August 14th.  

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.

• To 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 signing up for this group. 

Program Payment

Good Grief Network offers three tiers for payment for our 10-week program (this payment may be made in full or over two months):

Solidarity Rate: $350 USD This rate is for folks who live in fiscal discomfort or uncertainty, or otherwise lack access to financial resources.

Full Rate: $550 USD This rate reflects what it costs to run our program so that we can continue offering a solidarity rate, scholarships, and work exchanges. If you are funded by a non-profit employer who is covering the cost of this program, please opt for the full rate. 

Redistribution Rate: $750 USD This rate is for community members who have access to structural wealth such as a stable job, investment income, or inherited wealth, and are able to pay a higher rate to support the participation of folks who pay at the solidarity rate. If you are funded by a for-profit employer who is covering the cost of this program, please opt for the redistribution rate.

 

Please consider the following questions, as well as your relative levels of wealth and privilege when choosing what pricing tier is most appropriate for you:

• How do you value the following support and education?
  • Help reframing the global predicament
  • Understanding the interconnectedness of the climate crisis & social injustices
  • Learning and practicing emotional regulation techniques
  • Access to curated resource lists
  • Space to share your feelings in a tender, brave, and supportive group with other participants who are experiencing similar challenges
  • Building a live, intimate, and trusted community for 10 weeks
    
    
• How do you value the team of facilitators that will support you?
  • We have teams of two GGN-trained FLOW Facilitators that will guide you through the 10-week journey
  • How much do you value their expertise, time, energy, and leadership?
  • Do you pay other practioners full price for their services?
    
    
• What is the value, per hour, that your culture has assigned to your time?
  
  • Please consider supporting this program with a fee that is equal to at least 20 hours at your average hourly rate
    
    
• Are you able to comfortably meet your needs?
  • If you have ample expendable income, savings, investements, inherited wealth, or otherwise have had structural advantages or access to financial resources, please consider paying the redistribution rate on the payment scale, in order to support our community members with less access to resources 
  • What payment offering feels like both a meaningful contribution for our 10-week journey and is within your means to pay?
     

Scholarship & Work Exchange Information

Please do not complete this form, instead please click here to apply for scholarship/work exchange.

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. 

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.

This includes time zone mix ups. Before booking a space in our 10-Step program, please double check your availability and the time zone of this offering. Please double check your time zone before continuing.