The Grief School Presents

Surviving the Holidays

A three-part live masterclass series offering compassionate guidance and practical support for navigating grief throughout the holiday season.

Live Lectures Follow-Up Classrooms Recordings Included Supporting Resources

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All sessions begin at 6:00 PM Central Time / 7:00 PM Eastern Time.

You do not have to pretend

The holidays can feel different after your person dies.

Traditions, celebrations, family gatherings, and the start of a new year can bring grief closer to the surface. This series gives you a place to understand what you are feeling, prepare for difficult moments, and decide what you need this season.

You can change the tradition.

You are allowed to keep what feels meaningful, change what hurts, and let go of what no longer serves you.

You can protect your energy.

Learn how to set boundaries and make thoughtful choices about gatherings, expectations, and difficult conversations.

You can remember them your way.

Create space for your person without forcing yourself to celebrate or grieve according to anyone else’s expectations.

The complete series

Three parts for three difficult seasons.

Each part includes a live lecture and a follow-up classroom, along with a recording and practical resources to support you afterward.

Part One

Halloween + Thanksgiving

October 22, 2026 Live Lecture · Completed

October 29, 2026 Follow-Up Classroom

Explore the emotional weight of early holiday traditions, family gatherings, empty places, and the pressure to participate when your heart is somewhere else.

Prepare for difficult gatherings.

Set boundaries without guilt.

Create traditions that honor your grief.

Part 1 Registration Closed

Part Two

Christmas

November 12, 2026 Live Lecture

November 19, 2026 Follow-Up Classroom

Find compassionate support for navigating Christmas traditions, memories, expectations, and the absence that may feel especially visible during this season.

Make a personal holiday care plan.

Decide what you can and cannot do.

Remember your person meaningfully.

$19

Part Three

New Year

December 10, 2026 Live Lecture

December 17, 2026 Follow-Up Classroom

Enter the new year without being pressured to leave your person or your grief behind. Explore what moving forward can mean without “moving on.”

Release unrealistic New Year pressure.

Carry their love into what comes next.

Choose intentions that respect your grief.

$19

Support beyond the live session

You will receive more than a conversation.

Every part includes practical materials that you can revisit at your own pace, especially when grief makes it difficult to remember everything at once.

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Session Recording

Revisit the teaching in your own time or watch if you cannot attend live.

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Study Guide

Guided reflections to help you apply each session to your own grief.

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Practical Tools

Flashcards, exercises, and supportive tools for difficult holiday moments.

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Personal Planning

Resources to help you create boundaries, traditions, and a care plan that fits you.

Attend the complete series

Support for the whole holiday season.

The complete bundle gives you access to all three parts, including every live lecture, classroom, recording, and supporting resource.

Best Value

The Complete Holiday Series

One registration for all three parts of Surviving the Holidays.

Halloween + Thanksgiving session

Christmas session

New Year session

Follow-up classrooms

Recordings of every session

Study guides and practical resources

$47 Complete three-part series

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Individual remaining sessions are $19 each.

“You do not have to make the holidays look the way they used to. You are allowed to create a season that honors your grief and protects your heart.”