You don't have to carry this alone anymore.
Grief Gatherings
A gentle gathering for women who want to feel understood, make sense of their grief, and leave feeling a little lighter.
FIND A GATHERING âžť IT'S FREEEvery month, join me virtually on Zoom ORÂ Â
in-person in Jhb, South Africa.
You know it's grief.
You've just never had anywhere safe to say it out loud.
So you keep it moving.
You show up.
You get through the day.
You're the strong one everyone leans on.
And underneath all that functioning is a version of you who's waiting for someone to ask, "How are you really doing?"
The loss could be recent or long ago. It doesn't matter because it changed you.Â
Maybe you don't think it's a loss because it's not "big" or obvious...
Like a relationship breaking down, or this version of your life not being what you expected, an estrangement, a life transition, an ending or a change in something familiar.
You've told yourself it's not big enough. Not recent enough.
Not "real" enough to take up anyone's time.
I don't believe that. And I don't think you do either.
Right now, you feel alone in your grief.
And you've gotten so good at carrying this load, so much that most people around you have no idea how much you're holding.
And yet, what you want is simple...Â
 You want to be seen, heard and validated in your pain.
And you want the people around you not to flinch, fix or rush you back to being "fine."
That's exactly why I started Grief Gatherings.
You don't need to be fixed because you're not broken.
You're grieving, and that's the natural order of things.
Being in community with other women with loss is like an exhale.
You can stop performing or pretending for 2 hours and be a woman who's had things happen to her.
Grief is a threshold.
It's the in-between space of what's gone and what's to come. It pulls you out of everything familiar and drops you somewhere messy, uncomfortable and uncertain.
Grief is asking you to slow down, to pause at this threshold, to let the ending matter.
Grief is asking to be witnessed and to witness yourself in it. Allowing yourself to grieve is allowing this threshold to remake you.Â
Grief Gatherings is a circle where women witness each other in that in-between, and where being witnessed starts to soften what carrying it alone never could.
What you'll walk away with.
Feel the relief of saying your stuff out loud that you've only ever said in your head or sit in a room where you don't have to explain yourself at all.
Feel less alone than you've felt in a long time. Leave knowing you're not alone, and that everything you're doing and feeling makes sense.
Start to uncover all the ways that you're avoiding and distracting yourself from feeling the grief. We get curious about ourselves here.
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Grief doesn't wait, time doesn't heal wounds, and avoidance is a short-term strategy.
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FIND A FREE GATHERING âžťThe nitty gritty.
everything you need to know before you join us
 🗓️ Held twice monthly: 1 x in-person in Johannesburg + 1 x virtually on Zoom.
đź‘Â Max 12 women:Â intimate and safe.
⏰ ± 2 hours: connect and reflect together.
đź’°Free entry:Â Â my gift to you.
🛍️ What to bring: Just yourself.
Find a grief gathering
In-person and virtual schedule.
Events in August 2026
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Can't find a date that works?
Sign up for Grief Gatherings updates, and I'll let you know the moment a new date opens.
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Frequently asked questions.
Do I need to speak at the gathering?
What losses are welcome?
What happens inside a gathering?
Is this therapy or counselling?
Can I leave if I feel overwhelmed?
Still have questions?
Email me at [email protected] or DM me @kendalgriefguide on Instagram.
You don't have to pretend to be okay.
You can finally be the woman who says it out loud, who lets herself be seen mid-mess, who stops carrying it alone...
I'd love to hold that space with you.
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