Family Friday Series: In Their Shoes

Welcome to Family Fridays — a series designed to give parents and children fun, meaningful activities you can do at home to explore feelings of grief and remember your loved one in unique ways. Today’s activity, adapted from the National Alliance for Grieving Children, “In Their Shoes,” supports children and families in having conversations about feelings and…

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Finding Meaning Beyond the Pain

Allyson England Drake, M.Ed., CT, Founder/Executive Director Conversations About Grief (CAG) are a series of educational programs hosted by Full Circle professionals. In this pre-recorded conversation, we will explore ways to find meaning beyond the pain of grief. During this CAG, Allyson will discuss meaning making after a loss, often referred to as the sixth stage…

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Resources for Front Line Workers

By Allyson England Drake, M.Ed., CT, Founder/Executive Director Conversations About Grief (CAG) are a series of educational programs hosted by Full Circle professionals. This pre-recorded conversation is dedicated to Front Line Workers. During this CAG, Allyson will discuss the grief, trauma, and mental health risks for those on the frontline of COVID-19, including medical professionals, assisted living…

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Family Friday Series: #RVARocks

Welcome to Family Fridays — a series designed to give parents and children fun, meaningful activities you can do at home to explore feelings of grief and remember your loved one in unique ways. What is #RVARocks? RVA Rocks is a local community project with the goal of spreading kindness to others. One of the things we…

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Giving Tuesday Now

Full Circle is a proud participant of Giving Tuesday Now! What is #GivingTuesdayNow? #GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. At a time when we are ALL experiencing the pandemic, generosity is what brings people…

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In My Heart

Parents and children are invited to find a cozy spot at home and join us for Story Time. The books, read by our Full Circle staff and therapists, are selected to help children explore the difficult emotions surrounding grief and loss and will encourage gentle conversations about all of those BIG feelings. This week, Rachel…

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Family Friday Series: Coping Catchers

Welcome to Family Fridays — a series designed to give parents and children fun, meaningful activities you can do at home to explore feelings of grief and remember your loved one in unique ways. This family activity helps kids to identify coping strategies to support them in their feelings of grief. Practice your paper folding skills AND your…

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