Heartfelt Haywood

10/14/2026

Heartfelt Haywood's Healing Hearts camp for kids is coming up! Our fourth camp of 2026 is Saturday, November 14 from 1-5. Kids get to have fun with horses and enjoy snacks and do crafts. Caregivers are invited to stay for a facilitated discussion around supporting grieving kids while navigating their own grief. Please join us! Read more below or visit www.heartfelthaywood.org/events

10/13/2026

There's very little time left to register for this wonderful *free* creative healing retreat. This Saturday you could spend the day caring for yourself with creativity, movement and sound healing, and a meal! See link bio for registration.

Marga Fripp with The Pollinators Foundation is a wonderful facilitator and instructor.

Thank you to Haywood Health Foundation for sponsoring this Creative Healing Retreat.

09/20/2026

https://substack.com//note/p-145616044?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=48mn16

Such a beautifully written essay. Too many folks have lived a similar experience.

Or why I've been MIA

09/07/2026

Our third Healing Hearts camp for grieving children will be held Saturday, September 19!

Please join us for both children’s activities with horses (hint - masterpiece artwork!) and a facilitated discussion for adults who are navigating their own grief while supporting kids in their grieving.

Please RSVP to save your spot; registration is free.

08/30/2026

Our third Healing Hearts camp for grieving children will be held Saturday, September 19. Please join us for both children's activities with horses (hint - masterpiece artwork!) and a facilitated discussion for adults who are navigating their own grief while supporting kids in their grieving.

08/30/2026

Our next Heartfelt Movie Night is Tuesday, September 8 featuring The Big Sick. Join us for a fun, poignant, award-winning film. Dr. Cristina Francescon will be guiding the discussion.

08/24/2026

https://substack.com//note/c-318014365?r=48mn16&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

“Jim Carrey once spoke about grief in a way that stopped many people cold. Not because it was poetic, but because it was painfully familiar. He said grief is not just an emotion. It is an unraveling. A place where someone lived in your heart, and now they are gone. “Anyone over fifty knows this ...

08/19/2026

Grief after losing a spouse can feel like learning to live in a whole new world. You don’t have to learn it alone. 🕊️

Heartfelt Haywood’s Spousal Loss Support Group is a short-term, weekly cohort for those navigating life after the loss of a spouse.

Our intimate, consistent groups meet together each week to support you through quiet conversation, shared presence, and gentle grief-skill-building.

We’re currently gauging interest for our next cohort, including an evening option for those still working.

Please reach out to Breanne and let her know what would work for you 💜

08/15/2026

https://havinggoodhealth.substack.com/p/harvard-neuroscientists-reveal-losing?r=48mn16&utm_medium=ios

The science of grief reveals a shocking truth: when someone disappears from your life, your brain does not simply “move on.” It begins rebuilding your entire internal world.

08/09/2026

Join us for a fun, thoughtful evening of cinema. The Unlikely Journey of Harold Fry chronicles a journey made to visit a dying friend. This movie promises to open up some memories and lessons from life that encourage more discussion about living and dying well.