Go from feeling alone, exhausted and guilty to supported, energised and happy on this guided self-care journey. Meet others who understand the heartache. Together, participate in activities to help you heal and find your way back to yourself. Apply for a free space and start to prioritise you.
The programme offers a blend of physical, social, emotional and personal self-care activities, designed for people who have lost a loved one, friend or coworker to alcoholism or addiction. This is done in a group setting, where you will have the opportunity to form new friendships and find connection and understanding with people who have experienced a similar loss .
We are offering this programme free to participants.
This programme has been developed by Kim Moore who lost her husband Chris to alcoholism when he was 51. The guided journey has come from her personal healing journey, with input from grief specialists and therapists. We understand that this is an underserved and under-supported community, often suffering in silence and isolation.
Our range of expert programme leaders means we can offer you activities that are therapy informed. This isn’t therapy, but it will lift your mood and help you develop your own self-care habits, while supporting you on your own healing journey back to wellbeing and joy. Almost all programme leaders have also been affected by a loved ones alcoholism or addiction so they understand first-hand the heartache.
If while recovering from your loss you are feeling any of the following, then this programme is for you:
Feeling you have no time to do things for you
Feeling there isn’t time for self-care
Feeling alone
Feeling complicated grief with feelings of guilt
Feeling stuck in fight or flight mode
Feeling high stress, anxiety and low mood
Feeling the past is holding you back
Feeling exhausted and lacking a sense of purpose
Feeling you’ll never love again
Feeling sad, like you’ll never laugh or be happy again
Curious about what you’ll experience? Take a look at everything you can explore.
You’ll have the opportunity to choose to participate in both virtual and in-person activities. Each activity is designed to help you learn self care practices that will help you heal emotionally, find your way back to yourself, and learn kinder ways of living with self-compassion and joy. You will develop a whole new relationship with yourself – full of love.
There are three modules each with a variety of activities:
Managing Emotions. Self Care Tools & Coping Mechanisms Allowing Joy
Week 0
Get started with a personal registration experience with Kim. This can be over Zoom or in person. Gain the information you need to start looking forward to the experience and get excited about prioritising you.
Leader – Kim
Week 1
This is an informal session, giving you the opportunity to meet Kim, see the venue, pick up your workbook and set some intentions for your self-care.
Leader – Kim
Week 2
A welcome to the programme with a focus on journaling. Learn different techniques to make it easier to build this healthy habit. Read more.
Leader – Georgina
Week 3
Learn how to treat yourself as you would your best friend. Turn down your inner critic and build a healthier relationship with yourself.
Leader – Amy
Week 4
Slow down with this special experience of calm and quiet amongst the trees, observing nature around you whilst breathing deeply. Read more.
Leader – Gina
Week 5
Discover a coping mechanism that is always with you everywhere you go. Learn practicing to calm anxieties or boost energy.
Leader – Serina
Week 6
Week 7
Enjoy a restful practice that is all about slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching. Read more.
Leader – Tara
Week 8
Have fun exploring your thoughts and emotions towards your finances. Develop a healthy money mindset, crucial for your wellbeing. Read more.
Leader – Debra
Week 9
Step barefoot into your own joyful journey with Nia, and positively shape the way you feel, look, think and live. Read more.
Leader – Sarah
Week 10
Explore art in a treehouse and experience how it can help promote healing, providing a safe way to express difficult emotions. Read more.
Leader – Chloe
Week 11
Gardening is good for your whole body, mind and soul. Discover how to slow down and cultivate mindfulness as you tend to the flowers. Read more.
Leader – Sara
Week 12
Stir your whole body, mind and soul with the sunrise dip experience. Enjoy a cold water dip with breakfast in a beach hut afterwards. Read more.
Leader – Kim
Healing from the chaos and traumas experienced while enduring a loved one’s battle with alcoholism or addiction relies on deciding you are worth it. Take active steps to heal, grieve and let go of emotions that keep you stuck. Make a commitment to your own self care.
If you are over the age of 25, if have been bereaved by alcoholism or addiction, or if you are suffering living loss, you can apply for the programme by clicking the “Apply Now” button and completing the referral form.
Please note, we cannot accept you into the in-person programme activities if you are not living in Essex, UK or within travelling distance to Colchester, Essex, UK. Alternatively, you can opt for our virtual programme.