Good Grief Hong Kong
Good Grief Hong Kong is a peer to peer support meeting for anyone who has experienced a loss.
Once a month
Monday 8pm HKT
Next meeting - 29th April
What is it?
Good Grief is a peer to peer support meeting and safe space for anyone who has experienced a loss. Good Grief is out original meeting. It was started in 2018 by friends Jack and Ben in an attempt to bring like minded adults together to openly discuss their stories and experiences surrounding their personal grief. A place for people to be themselves and talk freely. Born from this is Good Grief Hong Kong, a newly timed Good Grief meeting to allow for those in the East to join, as well as those in the U.K. who can not attend evening meetings such as shift workers, people in hospitality and parents.
Why did it start?
‘We started Good Grief to connect with other individuals who were navigating their young lives in grief. I needed other people who wanted to hear about my dad and the life I now lived without him in it. In doing so, we were able to hold space for one another’s loss. I was able to hear hundreds of other stories from all over the world, helping me better understand my own grief and also the intricacies and complexities around what death means to other people. It has always been a community spirit and understanding, and I am always so thankful for the space’ Jack, founding host of Good Grief
What to expect?
The meetings were created to give space to comfortably discuss experiences of grief in an understanding environment, in the knowledge that your grief and experiences are shared with others who can relate. At the beginning of each meeting, attendees take it in turns to introduce themselves and the person or people they are in attendance to remember. We also share our pronouns to create a safe an open space for all. From then there is no pressure at all to speak, many people attend our meetings to listen. The hosts of the meeting will then ask the group if anyone has anything they would like to bring in to the space. Whatever a person has to say is relevant and they are welcome to bring anything to the meeting. All attendees are asked to respect the privacy of the space and treat others and ourselves with kindness throughout.
Where is it?
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Meet the hosts
Here's a selection of some of our wonderful meeting hosts. / Voici certaines des hôtes qui facilitent les rencontres.
Michael
I like hosting because it gives you the opportunity to start a conversation about loss. You learn so much from everyone’s different journeys and how they are all in some way connected. It’s really special to know others understand, no matter who you are or where you are from. Hosting has helped me so much with my grief- I went for 12 years without talking about dad and it wasn’t healthy. Hosting gives me the weekly opportunity to talk and I’m in a much better place because of it. Being part of the TNN family is a privilege- the love & support is amazing and I feel lucky to be able to share my grief journey with so many incredible people.