"Give sorrow words.  The grief that does not speak whispers the o'er fraught heart, and bids it break."  With these words over four hundred years ago William Shakespeare wisely recognized that loss to a human heart means the need to grieve and to mourn.  Though the terms are frequently interchanged, they are complimentary processes and both are needed for full healing of loss - whether it's loss of health, body image, a cherished dream, or of a beloved relationship.   Grief refers to the internal, private experience after loss and includes the processing of feelings and memories.  Mourning is the outward, public sharing and expression of the pain.

We're communal beings connected to each other through a complex web of relationships that includes family, friends, neighbors, and church members, among  others.  The death of a loved one affects many people and is best mourned in the presence and companionship of others who can offer a loving place for the sharing of painful and intense feelings.  Speaking our feelings of sadness, loss, longing, anger, guilt, fear and anxiety to others acts as a safety valve to help process them and begins the healing process of converting the presence of a loved one to cherished memory.

Led by trained facilitators, Wings offers the Life's Tapestry Grief Support Group at each of our locations several times a year.  In these six structured weekly sessions participants learn about the grieving process and have the opportunity to express intense feelings after a death in a compassionate, warm, and confidential environment.  Please call the programs coordinator at each location to find out more about dates and times.  

Humphreys:  Sally Hensley,
901-683-0055 Ex 1159

Midtown:  Belinda Rimer,
901-322-0447

Southaven:  Latania Gillespie,
662-996-1083

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
The Beautitudes