#soloss

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I spent last couple of weekends taking part in a study to develop growing Soloss, an initiative I was part of as a songwriter, that matches artists with people experiencing grief and loss. Last week was at Co*Lab. This time, we were at Yorath House - my first time there. I've been to Buena Vista Park countless times and seen the house, but have never been inside. I also had the chance to meet in person for the first time with one of the people who I worked with, writing a song about his life. During my time as a Losstender we had to meet over Zoom due to the pandemic. For more about what Soloss is: https://www.urbanwellnessedmonton.com/soloss-2022 -- #yeg #soloss #yegwestend #yegdt #CityofEdmonton #Recover #InWithForward #grief #loss #sharing #yegmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/CpZCGOcLPSt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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We’re the Losstenders, and we’re here to help you navigate the train wreck of this past year (or years, depending on your situation). Posted @withregram • @thepotatowitch Edmonton Friends! Especially if you are in the Belvedere Area, @soloss.ca is testing out a LossTender role that connects you with an artist, breathworker, musician, storyteller or movement in order to help process loss & grief. Very cool opportunity to connect with some amazing people, work on creating something together to help process some of the struggles with the last year & beyond. I am very lucky to be able to test out this role as well but please go to their instagram to learn about the other losstenders if this is something that intrigues you! #yeg #soloss #losstenders #yegloss #dtyeg #edmonton #yegarts https://www.instagram.com/p/CMz46JKARRD/?igshid=g40eypz5pk15

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I am really excited to be a part of this new initiative to connect artists (who have lived experience of grief and loss) with community members experiencing grief and loss. We're taking this prototype into the Belvedere neighbourhood. Here's more info! I look forward to my music being a source of healing and release. -- Everybody hurts sometime. Especially this past year. Part of being human is contending with pain and loss. But, geez, these last 365+ days have been a real doozy. Maybe you’ve lost a Person Relationship Job Pet House Maybe you’ve lost Culture Identity Security Independence Control Purpose No matter who or what you’ve lost, we’re here to listen -- free of cost, and free of judgement. We’re community members who’ve wrestled with our fair share of loss, and are ready to support others to do the same. To mark your loss, we’ll make & return something tangible -- a song, a painting, a story, a dance, some breathwork. F*** suffering alone. We’re here to be with you. We’re regular people grappling with grief. We use writing, art, music, movement and breathwork for healing. We meet with fellow community members, one-to-one, to listen to experiences of loss. We co-create and return stories, paintings, songs, dances, and meditations to commemorate what’s left. All free of cost from March 24-April 12. Our schedules are flexible! -- It’s OK to not be OK. When shit happens, you don’t have to pretend everything is alright. We’re not going to fix you. We’re going to be with you, however you show up. We’re not therapists. We’re regular folks who use writing, music, art, dance, and breathwork to help mourn what’s gone and open-up space for healing. -- Meet your local losstenders. Think: bartender, but for loss. Minus the booze... Plus art, music, dance, breathwork, and storytelling. We’re Paula, Paint, Seema, Maria, Phoe, Lindsay, and Deviani -------------- Learn more about us. And book a time to meet with one of us. All for free. www.soloss.ca/paula #yeg #soloss #solossyeg #grief #yegdt #belvedere #edmonton #losstender #healing #yegmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnnqGRByzN/?igshid=1hvncnhnjylrp