A 10-Step Program

 

“The program met me at a time when I was filled with grief and struggling with a sense of self in a world on fire. Throughout the process, I was able to discover beauty and meaning without pretending that the crisis doesn’t exist. Accepting the severity of the predicament may be one of the most difficult and powerful things I’ve ever done."

- Fall 2025 10-Step Participant

 

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 GGN-trained and certified FLOW Facilitators.

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 location and time. Good Grief Network does not offer program refunds, so please check that the timing of this group works with your schedule.

 

This 10-Step will be offered in-person:

 

The group will meet for 10 Thursdays

8 January 2026 - 12 March 2026

6:00 - 8:00pm Pacific Time

in Petaluma, CA 

 

Exact address will be shared in the registration confirmation email.

 

 << Please note: Our first meeting on 8 January will be 2.5 hours; all subsequent meetings will last 2 hours >>

 

Information Session

 

Join your facilitators Kristan and and Katie for a free, 45-minute information session Thursday 11 December from 6:00pm-6:45pm Pacific Time.

The information session will be held over Zoom. Sign up for the online Information Session here. 

 

Program Fees & Scholarships

This amount can be paid in one payment or two payments. We offer the ability to pay in installments to anyone, regardless of payment tier or scholarship level. 

 

Redistribution Rate: $350 USD
Full Rate: $250 USD
Solidarity Rate: $150 USD

Scholarships: 50% and 100% scholarships available!

 

Interested in a scholarship?

Please DO NOT complete this form.

Click here for our scholarship application.

 

We don't want finances to be an obstacle to participation. We offer full and partial scholarships 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.

 

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

This 10-Step will take place in-person in Petaluma, California. The exact address will be shared in your registration confirmation email. Participants are responsible for getting themselves to and from the meeting location. 

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

• We invite you to pick up a copy of the book How to Live in a Chaotic Climate and start digging in. We suggest reading each Step before working it.

• 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 timing mix-ups. Please read our refund policy below before signing up for this group. 

• If you have any questions or concerns, please email us hello@goodgriefnetwork.org

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: $150 USD This rate is for folks who live in fiscal discomfort or uncertainty, or otherwise lack access to financial resources.

Full Rate: $250 USD This rate reflects what it costs to run our program so that we can continue offering a solidarity rate, and scholarships. 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: $350 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 Information

Please do not complete this form, instead please click here to apply for scholarships.

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. 

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 timing mix ups. Before booking a space in our 10-Step program, please double check your availability for this offering.