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How can grief be good?

Grief becomes good when we allow ourselves to heal and see the gifts the journey of grief offers us.

This presentation is offered to those who have experienced a loss, those who have questions about the loss of a loved one, those who are coping with a friend or family member who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, or anyone who is interested in learning more about how to cope with or to minister to those who are experiencing the pain of losing a loved one.

During the presentation, Chaplain Geralyn Cappabianca will discuss the symptoms and processes of grief, especially during the holidays, and offer suggestions for recovery. She will also answer questions asked by friends seeking to help someone who is grieving.

Geralyn Cappabianca, MA, LPC, BCC
Cappabianca, who lives in Litchfield, is a Board Certified Chaplain and Licensed Professional Counselor. She has served as a hospital chaplain for more than a decade and as Manager of the Pastoral Care at Saint Mary’s Hospital from 2009-2014. She previously served as Director of Pastoral Care and Mission Effectiveness at Hall-Brooke, now St. Vincent Behavioral Health, as resident chaplain at the Hospital of St. Raphael and as a certified school counselor at Pomperaug High School.

Cappabianca holds a master’s degree in counseling from Fairfield University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Connecticut.
She is the author of Memoirs of a Hospital Chaplain: I Stand Near the Door.