community chat

Welcome to our private WhatsApp community. A space we've built so you can connect more deeply with others in the GG community and stay in the loop on everything happening inside your membership.

Joining isn't required! We'll keep sending email updates and calendar reminders, so nothing changes there. But emails do have a habit of slipping into spam folders, and this chat is one of the easiest ways to make sure you don't miss anything and to feel that bit more connected to the people walking alongside you in grief.

Before we get into how it works, a quick acknowledgement: group chats can feel like a lot, and "not another one" is a completely fair thought. We had that same instinct when setting this up, which is why the community is split into separate areas and chats. You can join only the ones that feel relevant to you, so your phone isn't filled with messages that don't apply.

When you join, please take a moment to read our community guidelines — you'll find them in the community bio. If you can't track them down, just get in touch and we'll point you to them. By joining the WhatsApp community, you're agreeing to those guidelines.

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About our community chats

  • Every member of the community is automatically added to our main announcements chat. You can reply to messages here, but only to the ones I post as Admin — and you won't be notified when other members reply, so the chat stays quiet and easy to keep on top of.

    Here's what you can expect in this chat:

    • Monthly calendar and schedule updates

    • Weekly "What's on" reminders

    • Cancellations or rescheduling of groups and workshops

  • Another open group chat — you can send messages, reply, and keep the conversation flowing with other members. Join this one to:

    • Share reflections, follow-up thoughts, or anything that came up for you after a workshop. A lot can surface in these sessions, and this is the space to keep that conversation going with the people who were there with you.

  • This one works like a normal group chat — you can send messages, reply, and join in conversations with other members. Join this chat for:

    • Weekly and monthly schedule reminders

    • Same-day reminders whenever a workshop is running

    • Occasional notes about last-minute changes or cancellations

    • Any useful info shared during workshops, so you can refer back to it later

  • Within the WhatsApp community, you'll also find individual chats for different loss experiences. At the moment these are:

    • All Members

    • Friend Loss

    • Partner Loss

    • Sibling Loss

    • Parent Loss (both)

    • Father Loss

    • Mother Loss

    • Parenting and Grief

    These work like normal group chats — you can send, receive, and reply to everyone. Join the ones that feel right for you to:

    • Connect with members whose experience mirrors your own

    • Share stories, memories, or questions in a space where they're understood