A SINGLE-DAY GRIEF INTENSIVE FOR TEENAGERS
Carried Forward
One in twelve teenagers will lose a parent before they turn 18. Most of them are sitting in your youth group or your classroom right now, performing okay, carrying something nobody has given them language for. Carried Forward gives them a morning to finally say it.
THE WORKSHOP
Carried Forward: A Morning For Grieving Teenagers
What it is: A 3.5-hour morning intensive for 6 to 10 grieving teenagers, held at a church, school, hospice program, or community space. Built around the first three phases of the Carried Forward Framework.
The morning, phase by phase:
Named · 50 min
We put words to what happened and what changed, the obvious loss and the quieter ones underneath it.
Heard · 50 min
Teens say the honest thing without cleaning it up. Nobody rushes them to make it sound better.
Reclaimed · 40 min
Grief becomes part of the story, not the whole of it. Something to carry forward, not carry them.
Closing · 25 min
Every teen leaves holding a stone. That's where "you carry it, it doesn't carry you" comes from. It's not a slogan. It's what happens in the last 25 minutes of this room.
What I bring: Full facilitation, 3.5 hours · Printed workbooks for every teen · A stone for every participant · Research-backed curriculum · David Kessler Certified Grief Educator · Author of The Other Side of This
What I need from you: A room for 3.5 hours · 6 to 10 teens who have experienced loss · A point of contact for logistics · That's it
What teens walk away with: Language for what they're carrying · A printed workbook, theirs to keep · A stone to carry forward · Two letters to write on their own time · The knowledge they're not alone
Investment
PILOT SESSION (FIRST RUN)
Complimentary
Full facilitation, workbooks, and stones. Full documentation of the session and a facilitator debrief to measure impact.
COMMUNITIES & NONPROFITS
$300/session
Built for churches, youth groups, and nonprofits. One morning, 6 to 10 teens.
SCHOOLS & HOSPICE PROGRAMS
$500/session
Built for school counseling offices and hospice programs. One morning, 6 to 10 teens.
Coaching funds this work. The adults I coach are the people who used to be these teens. What they invest in their own sessions is what keeps this morning affordable for the teens who need it now.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Churches, schools, hospice programs, and community organizations working with grieving teenagers. You provide a room and 6 to 10 teens who've experienced loss. I bring everything else.
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No. This is a facilitated grief intensive, not clinical treatment. If a teen needs more than this morning can offer, I'll say so honestly and help point toward the right support.
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Yes. The closing includes both a faith-based version for churches and a universal version for schools, hospice programs, and secular settings.
Ready to bring Carried Forward to your community?
Schedule a free 30-minute conversation and we'll find a date that works.