Mindful Self-Compassion Programme for Widows
An 8-week journey to tend to your heart after loss.
This programme is now open for bookings. Book your ticket to secure a spaces. Spaces are limited to only 12.
When you lose your partner, life changes in ways words can’t capture. The world feels quieter, but heavier. The routines you once shared feel hollow. Grief can be isolating, overwhelming, and exhausting. This 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) for Widows Programme is designed to gently support you as you navigate this tender chapter of life. You’ll learn simple, practical skills to care for yourself with kindness – especially on the hardest days.
What is Mindful Self-compassion (MSC)?
MSC is all about learning to treat yourself as you would a dear friend. It is based on the groundbreaking research of Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Christopher Germer. Over the course of the 8-weeks, you’ll learn small, practical ways to soften the hard days and create nourishing moments of kindness, breath by breath, responding to grief and difficult moments in your life with kindness, care and understanding.
The programme will teach you the skills needed for responding in a kind and compassionate way towards yourself, when you are faced with painful situations and emotions. By learning self-compassion you will gain the self-care tools needed and the confidence to use them regularly, to enhance your innate abilities to self-regulate your emotions. You will be able to actively cultivate the positive emotional states that are so important for your own health, wellbeing and quality of life.
Self-compassion is a transformative skill that will empower you to:
- Change the relationship that you have with yourself into a loving, supportive one
- Overcome the self-criticism that drains your energy and well-being
- Cultivate loving self-kindness to navigate challenges with greater ease
- Learn to deal with negative emotions such as anxiety and depression
- Learn how to foster positive emotions such as compassion, kindness, hope and joy
- Recognise your shared humanity, reducing feelings of isolation
- Develop mindfulness to respond to difficulties with clarity and wisdom
- Embrace “fierce self-compassion” to advocate for your self-care needs
- Build resilience and sustain hope, even in the face of setbacks or life’s adversities
In-person Mindful Self-Compassion Training for Widows
Learn Mindful Self-Compassion in a safe space, group setting at The Tree Room, Colchester, Essex.
In person 8-week course.
Starting Saturday 10 January 2026
This course meets every Saturday 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
What to Expect
- 8 x Weekly 2 hour sessions in a small, supportive group
- 1 half-day (4 hr) retreat to practice what you are learning
Guided practices and reflections you can use in daily life
No obligation to share personal stories
A safe, understanding environment where you can be yourself
Resources to support your practice between sessions
- Refreshments will be provided
How self-compassion has helped others
Mindful Self-Compassion helps me to connect with myself and to notice what is happening. It’s something that sounds so simple, but it isn’t always easy to know what is going on where grief is concerned. By being able to name my grief, to own this most intimate expression of love, allows me to think about what I need at that moment. It honestly has kept me from despair and return to love. Bee
Self-compassion has been the greatest catalyst and support with my own self-care and healing. I have grown to love the sound of my own voice and looking in the mirror too. I smile back every time. I’ve completely changed the relationship that I have with myself. I love myself, honour myself, speak with loving kindness and that is changing my life for the better. Kim
Led by someone who understands
Kim Moore
I’m Kim Moore, a trained Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and founder of Blossome. I’m also a widow. I understand the invisible weight that grief carries, and how difficult it can be to be kind to yourself when your world feels broken.
Self-compassion became a vital lifeline for me, not to “fix” my grief, but to learn how to hold it with care. This programme is my invitation to you, to gently reconnect with yourself and find small, steady moments of ease again.
After my husband passed away, I realised I could no longer hide behind his alcohol misuse and had to choose happiness for myself. I is walking the path of recovery, finding my way back to joy through self-care and self-compassion.
Tara Perlaki
Tara is a highly experienced supporter of people who want to; relearn ways to slow down, to move and flow with deliberate mindful intention, whilst overcoming the challenge to be everything, everywhere all at once within life. Over the past 15 years, Tara has experience of supporting people through their journey with grief, insomnia and hormonal issues. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health & Social Care and is a qualified Kinesiologist Practitioner, 200Hr Yoga Teacher, Trauma Informed Restorative Yoga Teacher, Mindfulness and Mediation Guide, Period Coach and currently studying and working towards Trauma Informed Somatic Counselling accreditation.
Is the Mindful Self-Compassion for Widows programme for you?
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, the Mindful Self-Compassion for Widows Programme is for you.
- Have you been bereaved for 6 months or longer?
- Have you lost the confidence to make decisions for yourself?
- Are you feeling lost and disconnected after losing your partner?
- Are you exhausted from being “strong” for others?
- Are you struggling with self-criticism or feelings of guilt?
- Are you longing to reconnect with life, but don’t know where to start?
- Are you wanting a gentle, no-pressure space to care for yourself?
- Are your loved ones wanting you to do something for yourself?
Do you have any questions or are you looking for more information? Reach out. We are here to support you.
What will you get by doing the Mindful Self-Compassion for Widows Training?
We understand how overwhelming life can feel and how difficult it is to make time for yourself when grieving the loss of a partner. The Cultivating Self-Compassion training is designed to gently guide you towards a kinder relationship with yourself. By participating in our practices and exercises, you can begin to alleviate the burdens you’re carrying. The journey requires effort, but with your commitment, you’ll discover the profound impact of self-compassion on your well-being. With your effort, the possible outcomes from participating in the training can be:
Increased
- Self-compassion
- Self-worth
- Motivation
- Hope
- Emotional Self regulation skills
- Self-confidence
- Improved immune system
- Connections and community
- Quality of sleep
Decreased
- Shame or self-loathing
- Anxiety and depression
- Overwhelm by stress or develop PTSD
- Burnout from work and care roles
- Colds or minor illness
- Isolation
Take part in the programme. Book your space.
If you are a widow and have been bereaved for 6 months or longer, you can book a space on the programme. Spaces are limited to ensure a safe and nurturing group environment. Select a ticket type that best suits your financial means.