Grief Matters is a Canadian organization working to help all of us - from individuals to all of society - to better understand and make room for grief, through creative, community-based activities. All grief is welcome here. Come learn with us!

Grief Gatherings

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Grief Gatherings is back for 2025! From September 19 to 28, 2025 we are planning to have lots of activities and events in all of Nova Scotia and, this year, we are hoping to have Gatherings well beyond that one province. Will you join us? Will you host an event? Visit the Grief Gatherings page to learn more and sign up to host an event.

About Us

Grief Matters started in 2023 from a passion project. Our team has grown to include multiple identities, geographies, skills, and experiences. We are: community members, academics, artists, social media experts, Nova Scotians, Ontarians, family members, caregivers, and grievers. We bring together a unique balance of perspectives to think passionately and critically about what grief is and how grief should be integrated into our many communities. We want to keep learning through everything Grief Matters does.

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View fullsize How do we grieve? In a new book by Tessa McWatt, The Snag, asks just this. The Snag is an essential book about living and dancing and singing and praying, even in the face of unimaginable sadness, and in this way, growing together and supporting on
View fullsize Counselling is important when counselling is important. Is it right for you, find out in the article linked in our bio, So, you think you need grief counselling? #grief #griefmatters #griefcounselling #blog #griefblogs
View fullsize Word of the Week: Grief. What does this word mean to you? #grief #griefmatters #griefliteracy #compassion
View fullsize Renegade Grief is a profound and vulnerable exploration of care practices and rituals that empower grievers in a culture that expects us to simply “give it time.” Add to your #TBR list: Renegade Grief: A Guide to the Wild Ride of Life Af
View fullsize At Grief Matters, we believe in making space for all kinds of grief. Even the kind people don’t talk about. #questionoftheday: What kind of grief supports do you wish existed? If you haven't already, make sure you read this months blog, So, y
View fullsize So, you think you need grief counselling? Written by Susan Cadell & Mary Ellen Macdonald. Read our April blog through the link in our bio. #grief #griefmatters #griefliteracy #griefcounselling
View fullsize I’m OK: It’s hard facing a terminal diagnosis. How would you live at that time? It’s tough to say unless you’re there. This month’s cartoon is one man’s story of looking directly at his own death, the grief he felt
View fullsize Has one of your parents passed away and you’re between 16 and 25 years old? Take part in an online survey at www.uqac.ca/orphelinage. L'un de vos parents est décédé et vous avez entre 16 et 25 ans? Participe à un so

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