Chhaya | छाया : Support group for navigating loss of a loved one to death
About the Group
We don’t move through loss; we move with loss. It becomes a part of who we are
The loss of a loved one changes the landscape of our lives. It reshapes who we are and leaves us finding our way through a world that no longer feels the same.
Chhaya is a support group for those living with the loss of a loved one to death. It is a space where we hope to welcome grief in all its forms, shapes, sizes and feelings: the tears, the silence, the anger, the confusion, the possible relief, the longing, and the love (along with other feelings) that continues to remain. It is a space where grief can be present or absent, and held in the company of others who understand parts of its weight and loneliness of it all. Together, we hope to explore what it means to carry our love, our longing, and our connection with the person we have lost, and how we might build our own relationship with grief over time.
Grounded in a trauma-informed, grief-focused, Internal Family Systems and compassionate approach, Chhaya welcomes you exactly as you are: there is no right or wrong way to grieve here.There is room for your experience, your memories, your relationship with the person you have lost, and most importantly, for you.
In this space, we hope we meet each other where we are in our grieving journey.
Thank you for reading this through. We hope to see you in Chhaya.
The Facilitator
Arushi (She/Her) is a psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience working with individuals and groups through life’s many transitions, losses, and emotional struggles.
Her relationship with grief is deeply personal: she lost her father when she was 17 years old, a loss that profoundly shaped her life and the person she became. As of now, she is also navigating the anticipatory grief of having her only surviving parent live with Stage 4 cancer. Over the years, grief has been a companion that has changed form many times - sometimes loud and overwhelming, sometimes hidden in the background, but never something that left her: it has become a part of who she is.
Chhaya emerges from both her personal and professional experiences with loss of loved ones. Her hope is to co-weave a space where we speak to our grief, create space for her (Arushi’s grief is a little girl!), where it can just be and be witnessed from the space of care, softness and love. Her central question for Chhaya as of now -
“How do those we have lost remain alive in our internal world, influencing how we feel, relate, and hold love, memory, and longing over time?”
I welcome you to Chhaya <3
