You don't need another person telling you "it gets better." You need a community who gets that, right now, it f*cking hurts.
Grief isn't something to "get over." It's a profound journey that can break you open and reshape your very being. At Good F*cking Grief, we understand the raw, unfiltered pain of loss because we've lived it. This free, live, interactive workshop offers a sanctuary where you can honor your grief, connect with others who truly understand, and begin the transformative process of healing.
You want it to be over. Finished. You want to go back to the way things were. You want to be okay.
I get it. I really do. Not because I pretend to understand your exact pain, but because I've lived through my own version of being completely obliterated by grief.
I’ve felt the kind of anguish that swallows you whole, the kind that makes you wonder if anyone has ever hurt like this before. I’ve been brought to my knees so hard I wasn’t sure I’d ever stand again.
And now I'm here to guide you toward discovering the unexpected gifts hidden within grief.
"Witnessing others in their grief allowed me to feel less alone in mine. I would definitely recommend this workshop to anyone who is grieving."
Ben
What if grief isn't a problem to solve?
What if it's a doorway?
Most people will tell you grief is something to "get over" or "heal."
I'm here to tell you it's something to be honored.
When we stop fighting it and start moving through it—with support, with intention, with community—something extraordinary happens...
Grief becomes a teacher instead of a tormentor.
This workshop is not just for those who have recently lost a loved one. It's for you if...
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You've ever thought to yourself, "fuck this..."
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You want to feel more deeply connected to life, to purpose, to belonging.
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You're navitating a transition, a threshold, an unraveling or a breaking-open.
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You lost a loved one, a job, a relationship, or have simply realized that there is a whole lotta grief in your system that's never been acknowledged.
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Traditional grief counselling feels too sanitized. (We get it).
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You're exhausted from pretending you're "okay" when you're really not
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You suspect there might be wisdom in your brokenness
I'm Albert, the creator of
Good F*cking Grief.
Six years ago, my dad died suddenly. My hero. My foundation. Gone.
A year later, my brother fell into a coma after a traumatic brain injury. He still hasn't woken up.
My long-term relationship collapsed under the weight of it all.
I didn't just grieve. I was broken open. It felt like I was on fire.
It didn't make sense. It felt so f*cking unfair. And nothing anyone said could change it.
It took a long time (and a lot of support) to realize that grief is not an enemy. It is a teacher.
What Happens in
Good F*cking Grief
This isn't a webinar where you'll silently watch slides. This is a live, interactive workshop where you'll:
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Connect with others who understand that grief changes everything
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Learn practices that help metabolize grief
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Experience why community is the missing element in modern grieving
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Leave with practical tools for continuing your journey
All in a space where you can show up exactly as you are: broken, angry, numb, confused—whatever's real.
A Caterpillar Must Dissolve Before It Can transform
Nature understands what we've forgotten: transformation requires breakdown.
When a caterpillar enters its cocoon, it doesn't just grow wings. It completely liquefies—becoming cosmic sludge before reorganizing into something entirely new.
GRIEF IS YOUR COCOON.
It's not comfortable. It's not pretty. But it's where reconstruction begins.
You Were Never Meant to Grieve Alone
Our ancestors knew what we've forgotten: grief is a communal process.
They wailed together. They held rituals. They acknowledged that loss changes us, and that witnessing each other through that change is sacred work.
Modern culture has robbed us of this wisdom. This workshop gives it back.
"A powerful intentional program to assist bringing those together who may feel isolated in their grief experience!"
Chad
When: May 15th, 5:30-6:45 pm PST
This is a safe space where:
We won't:
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Tell you to "look for silver linings"
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Rush your healing
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Suggest your pain has an expiration date
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Try to fix you
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Meet you exactly where you are
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Create space for whatever emerges
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Show you that you're not alone in this
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Offer practical tools that actually help
Meet Your Guides
Albert Strasser (that's me)
Grief specialist, transformed by loss, dedicated to creating spaces where people can be authentically broken open and genuinely held. Also a former Buddhist Monk, children's book author, and voracious tea drinker.
"Albert holds containers powerfully and you can tell he's really been there himself, in the deep lands of grief. I'm so grateful for our work together."
Jason Gruhl
Licensed counselor with a Master's in Counseling Psychology and 15+ years guiding people through grief and trauma. Having lost both parents, Jason brings professional expertise and hard-earned personal wisdom to this work.
"There's magic in Jason's approach to creating space for all emotions, and somehow a lot of laughter."
When: May 15th from 5:30-6:45 pm PST
This is a safe space where:
We won't:
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Tell you to "look for silver linings"
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Rush your healing
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Suggest your pain has an expiration date
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Try to fix you
We will:
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Meet you exactly where you are
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Create space for whatever emerges
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Show you that you're not alone in this
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Offer practical tools that actually help
Hi, I’m Albert, the creator of
Good F*cking Grief.
This workshop was born from my experience of being absolutely wrecked by grief.
Six years ago, my dad—my hero, my anchor—died unexpectedly. Without his gravitational pull, I was completely unmoored. But life wasn't done with me. Just a year later, my younger brother fell into a coma after a severe brain injury. He still hasn’t woken up. Somewhere in the mix, my long-term relationship fell apart.
I was obliterated. Fucked Up. My heart felt so broken I didn't know if I could recover...
But here's what I learned: recovery isn't the point. Grief isn't something you "get over." It's something you integrate.
When you're finally broken open—because, let's face it, it often takes something devastating to crack us open like this—there's an unexpected opportunity.
When we choose to face our grief with intention, attention, and community support, everything changes.
Grief stops being the enemy and becomes your most profound teacher.
If you're willing to be its apprentice, it can transform you in ways you never imagined possible. With the right support, loss becomes an initiation—a gateway into a deeper, richer way of being alive.
You can heal.
You can find peace.
You can feel joy and aliveness again.
But the way out is through.
(And the way through is together)
Meet my co-facilitator, Jason Gruhl.
Jason is a licensed counselor with a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology. He has been guiding adults, adolescents, children, and families for over 15 years, specializing in grief, loss, depression, and anxiety.
Jason also shares a deeply personal relationship with grief, having lost both parents. He guides with enormous heart, compassion, depth, and humor—bringing both professional expertise and lived experience to this work.
This Workshop Isn't
For Everyone
It's not a quick fix or a band-aid solution. There's no bypassing the pain. The anguish itself is the medicine. If you're willing to take it, it will permanently change how you exist in the world.
A caterpillar has to dissolve into cosmic sludge before it can transform. Try to pull it from the cocoon too soon, and it's fucked.
GRIEF IS THAT COCOON.
It will break you open. It will humble you. It will strip away every illusion of control.
If you let it, it will transform you.
Community matters. (Like, REALLY matters).
You were never meant to grieve alone.
Our ancestors knew this. They grieved together, held each other's sorrow, and through that shared experience, they found healing. Grief isn't a self-improvement project or a strategy. It's a process of emergence. Of connection. Of simply "being."
It takes time. It takes courage. It takes a willingness to keep showing up, even when you just want the pain to fuck off.