HeartLight Center

Improving access to mental health, end of life care and grief services is about ensuring there are enough providers, cost is affordable and that providers know about available services so they can connect clients to community support. Today, HeartLight Center and the Grief Networking Alliance hosted over 30 organizations to share resources and exchange information. We are serve better when we serve together.

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How does traumatic loss affect the body? Traditional talking is vital, but understanding the somatic and neurobiological side of grief can change the way we support ourselves and others. Join HeartLight Center and LIGHT Movement on June 2nd for The Body in Grief: Why Traumatic Loss Requires More Than Just Talking. This 1.5-hour virtual presentation explores limbic system activation, nervous system responses, and the window of tolerance. Perfect for healthcare professionals, therapists, first responders, and individuals looking to understand the physical side of loss.
👉 Learn more and register at https://heartlightcenter.as.me/?appointmentType=92856028

Laura Vargas, Cierra McNamara and Jenn Flaum attended the MSU SW Palliative Care Conference. As social workers they were able to connect with other social workers and professionals to share HeartLight resources and the value of funeral service. Horan and McConaty Funeral Service

We are honored to see the Facing the Mourning program flourishing in Summit County! Through the dedicated work of Britt Lea and the whole Summit County Coroner’s Office, more people are finding the tools and community support they need to initiate healing.

Thank you, Kate Ruder and Collective Colorado, for sharing this beautiful story of community and resilience. Read the full story here: https://collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/coroners-find-ways-to-help-their-communities-cope-with-loss/

What do we do with the “stuff”? Join us for discussions about handling belongings after a loss, as well as get some ideas for useful tools to help with sorting through the belongings, determining what to keep and what to donate, and what it is to part with certain pieces of our person’s physical life. Learn more and register here https://heartlightcenter.as.me/ToolsForHandlingPersonalBelongingsAfterLossMay2026

The Grief Networking Alliance (GNA) is hosting a Professionals Resource Fair, in partnership with HeartLight Center, to connect industry professionals, community partners, and service providers across healthcare, end-of-life and grief care organizations and practices to share information, network, and enhance local support systems. Learn more and register on our website now. https://www.heartlightcenter.org/heartlightcenter-blog-all/gna-resource-fair-denver-may2026

We are so grateful for a successful collaborative event HeartLight held with Agrace Hospice called Writing Through Grief. Each person who joined us shared how meaningful they found this offering. The Workshop was a compassionate gathering for anyone who has experienced the death of someone in their life. During the Workshop, HeartLight and Agrace staff offered guided writing prompts and reflection, and together, we explored emotions, memories, and meaning-making in a gentle, supportive space on our grief journeys.

HeartLight Center in Maryville, TN hosted our first Open HeART studio, where we participated in Weaving Your Grief: a creative exercise led by Heather White LPC/MHSP. We discussed the ways grief shows up as pain, yet weaves something beautiful into our lives.

Flow in and out - its normal