youR grief is Wild & welcome.
We provide guided programs in nature, free of charge, to grieving youth, families and people of all ages. We combine peer based grief support with the healing power of nature.
We are a nonprofit based in Olympia, Washington. We serve people from around the region who are grieving the death of someone close to them. Grief after a death is disorienting and often deeply painful.
Peer support from others who have experienced a loss can help us on our grief journey. Our trained guides gently offer prompts that create a safe space to open up and process the complex feelings that surround the death of someone important to us.
When we take a break from routine, and connect as a group in nature we see that death is a normal part of the cycle of life all around us. The rugged beauty of wild spaces can hold our diverse untamed emotions. When we go through it together, on the other side of we find resilience. That is why our motto is Go Outside. Go Together. Go Through it.
Wherever you are on your grief journey, we hope you can join us.
hear from our teen participants how the backpacking trip helped them.
Photos from our many programs
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All of Wild Grief’s programs are offered free of charge, including food and camping gear. We rely on greater community to come together to make sure that there are resources available for folks who going through one of the hardest moments in their lives. Please consider becoming a part of our ecosystem of support and donate today or ongoing.
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EIN 47-5471208. Wild Grief is a 501(c)(3) organization; all donations are tax-deductible.
“Huddled on the edge of the seemingly endless expanse of the Puget Sound, I watched the waves for hours each day, holding the memory of my father, who had died a few years earlier, in the back of my mind. I seemed to feel the serene, irresistible ebb and flow of the waves inside me, providing a deep healing I didn’t know I needed.” - Lily, age 19
