Grief And the Nervous System
Somatic approaches with people bereaved by suicide
With Kristina Sass-Nielsen and Narelle Fowler
Are you curious about the nervous system and how grief shows up in the body and mind?
This discussion group shares experiences and understandings that have emerged from developing and offering a trauma informed body-based group program for people bereaved by suicide.
It has been developed and offered by Kristina Sass-Nielsen and Narelle Fowler at Support After Suicide and each program runs for 4 weeks.
In this discussion group you will explore the following:
- How Somatic Experiencing, Trauma Informed Yoga and Art Therapy can be applied working with grief.
- Understanding our nervous system and the impact of grief and trauma
- A somatic invitation to meet our grief and strengthening our capacity to hold the grief, practicing choice making to support the experience.
About the presenters:
Kristina is a Bereavement Counsellor at Support After Suicide. She has a background in social work with 25+ years’ experience working as a counsellor and a social worker in both community and government settings.
Kristina has expertise in working with complex trauma and has a history working with survivors of sexual assault, family violence, torture and refugee traumas, grief and bereavement.
Kristina has a long-standing interest in body-based and creative expressive approaches to trauma recovery and has completed further studies in Somatic Experiencing® and Art Therapy.
Narelle is a Social Worker, Somatic Experiencing®-trained practitioner, postpartum doula and trauma-informed yoga teacher with over 13 years’ experience supporting people through trauma healing, grief and significant life transitions.
Her professional background includes sexual assault counselling, alcohol and other drug support, and facilitating groups for people bereaved by suicide, survivors of sexual assault and people impacted by incarceration.
Naz is passionate about body-based approaches and creating spaces for connection, healing and support.
The Details
When: Tuesday 21 April 2026 7pm, finishing around 8.30pm
Where: Zoom - link will be sent on the day
2025-26 Members free - RSVP HERE
Non-Members $10 - BOOK HERE