The Leadership Team of Drug Free Montgomery County and Quest for Balance Wellness will partner Aug. 30 to host a grief care and education event for National Grief Awareness Day. This event will take place from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Montgomery County Youth Service Bureau, 808 W. Pike. St.
This free event will provide the opportunity to discuss grief, mourning and loss in a safe space. Grief and mourning are often viewed as taboo or uncomfortable topics, but you or someone you know have most likely experienced some type of loss in life. This event will not only be discussing grief and mourning of those we have lost to suicide and overdose, but we will also be discussing the impact of living losses such as losing a job, going through a divorce, becoming estranged from a loved one, losing a pet, etc. If grief goes untreated for a prolonged amount of time
with intense symptoms, individuals can become far more likely to engage in substance abuse. Learning more about grief and loss can help support and guide yourself or your loved ones during a time of loss or death.
With National Grief Awareness Day taking place on Aug. 30 and Overdose Awareness Day taking place on Aug. 31, this education event will discuss the importance of grief care and education surrounding suicide and overdose. Help us start the conversation about the importance of grief education and remember those we have lost to suicide and overdose.
The featured speaker at this event will be Jai Miranda, a certified grief and wellness coach and educator and owner of Quest for Balance Wellness Studio. While conversations surrounding grief and loss can be difficult, the goal of this event is to start these tough conversations in a welcoming space with a certified grief and wellness coach. For further questions regarding grief care or the Quest for Balance Wellness studio, reach out to Miranda at jmiranda@qfbwellness.com.
As always, many resources can be found on the Drug Free Montgomery County’s website at drugfreemoco.org. For further questions, reach out to Diamond Justus at diamond@mcysb.org. Drug Free Montgomery County is a program of the Youth Service Bureau. The YSB is a United Way in Montgomery County partner agency and is also supported by the Montgomery County Community Foundation.
