BEREAVED SIBLING SUPPORT GROUP

  • Free
  • Virtual
  • Drop-in
  • Peer led
  • 2nd Monday of each month at 6:30 pm mountain time

Have you, or someone you know, lost a sibling? I’ve had two brothers die. My brother Robert died in 2018 and our group formed shortly after that. Then, my brother James died in 2022. You are welcome to join us as we navigate sibling loss together.

To request to join please text or email me with your phone number and some times that I can reach you for a 5-10 minute warm introduction phone call to share about the group and answer your questions.

After we touch base I will send you the registration form and Zoom link info.

Here are some more virtual sibling loss support groups if our group time doesn’t work for you and/or you need additional support, and here is an in-person sibling loss group offered by the Heartlight Center for folks in the Denver, CO area. 

 

IN THE MEDIA

Tawnya’s siblings loss stories in the media:

 

TESTIMONIALS (thank you to everyone who has trusted me with their tender heart)

 

 

 

After my brother died, I tried several support groups and was lucky to find my fit in the sibling loss group with Tawnya. I felt like she really understood what I was going through. We had a phone call prior to me starting the group, so I already felt like I knew someone for the first session. Tawnya has a great memory and really knows us, hears us, and supports us. She has reached out for my brothers death anniversary every year which is a special reminder that I’m not alone. She does an amazing job at creating community and a safe place to discuss. I am so grateful for Tawnya!

Megan M

Working with Tawnya has been tremendously helpful in my grief process. She is kind, supportive, empathetic, knowledgeable, and real. I went from feeling very alone in my grief to feeling supported and heard. I have greatly appreciated her genuine and honest approach. I have also appreciated her assistance in connecting with others experiencing bereavement
Anonymous

I found out about Tawnya’s group after my sister died. Her group was the only one for sibling loss that I could find. She started the group after losing her own siblings and can really understand what we go through. I have also reached out to her for help with end of life planning for my mother and she was a great help to me with that as well.
Terri Moore

Tawnya’s group has provided me with a sense of community that I’d been struggling to find. Since losing both of my brothers (Sean in 2014 and Kellen in 2020), I’ve felt very alone and lost. I had attended a non-specific grief group before but because it wasn’t sibling focused, I felt a disconnect in the group. I knew that I needed to find a group of people who understood the intricacies of sibling loss. When I found Tawnya’s group, there was an immediate sense of relief in the first meeting – I didn’t feel alone, for the first time, in a long time. Tawnya does a wonderful job of acknowledging our thoughts and feelings, and provides words of reassurance. Each month, through her approachable leadership, she creates a safe space for us to talk openly and guides us through topics to help us grow. We discuss our sadness, fear, anger, and the normalcies one can experience due to sibling loss – all heavy topics but all in a comfortable and trusted space, thanks to Tawnya. The atmosphere that Tawnya has established has helped me feel heard and supported. I can’t thank her enough.

Brooke K

Tawnya made me feel like I was not alone. Going through this is the worst thing I have ever been through, and Tawnya has helped validate my experience and has given me a space to come and feel that I am not the only one living through this. She has given good recommendations, has made herself available, and is very organized.
M.M.

Tawnya has created a safe space for bereaved siblings to gather together for support and connection. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable, she is also very compassionate, genuine, and real. Being part of her group has helped me immensely over the course of my journey with grief and loss.
C.K.

I have been to three sibling grief group sessions since being introduced, and I think it’s the best thing I’ve done for my grief in the last 15 years. Tawnya holds an incredibly welcoming and warm space for everyone to share, no matter how many years have passed, the type of sibling relationship had, everyone has an open slate for their story to be shared and valued. I love Tawnya’s ability to laugh a bit, because what else can we do in some of these scenarios? I would wholeheartedly invite any close friend who has lost a sibling to this group and go on and on about what it has done for me.

Maddie C

When I felt I needed to be part of a grief support group, I was glad to find Tawnya’s online classes for siblings. She showed much empathy and caring for the people in the group and much dedication to being supportive and helpful. Tawnya was greatly appreciated.
Karen

Tawnya took time to really think about what I said, what each person shared, and didn’t rush her answers. I really appreciate that. She helped me see some problems with my family that I hadn’t been able to see before.
M.P.