Grief
Grieving is a lifelong process that should be supported.
We see grief as a response to love and as a natural function of being human. In our lifetimes we grieve many things - people, animals, places, our bodies/selves, relationships, the impacts of the climate crisis, etc. We recognize that what folks need to support themselves in grief is often inaccessible under capitalism and the dominant culture's lack of adequate grief practices and understanding.
We also recognize that for queer folks, grief can be even further complicated; society not recognizing the significance of the relationship, compounded losses - due to substances, mental health, violence against queer people, institutional and state violence against queer people, and grief from loss of connection with caregivers/family of origin.
We strive to create space for you to grieve and understand that to be a lifelong process. We understand grief to be an incredibly complex experience that is nonlinear and impacted by the type of loss (sudden, traumatic, out of order, ambiguous, disenfranchised, etc.), as well as an often isolating experience, especially when the world around you has moved on yet your grief is just as present.
