We are Rooster & Hen.
We support children, families, and communities experiencing grief and loss of all kinds.
We create resources, promote awareness, and hold space.
Grief is universal and permeates many life events. While grief may often only be associated with death, the reality is we grieve more than that.
There is loss of all kinds for everyone, everywhere. Almost every transition or change involves saying goodbye to what was or what could have been. And goodbyes can be hard, with final goodbyes being even harder. We are here to help with an authentic approach that is infused with art and storytelling, the common language among our diverse communities.
Moving In Forever is our newest book on love, loss, and remembering a loved one forever. Based on true people and events, this book covers the topic of grief in an honest, sensitive way. The story and characters help children and adults see how to stay authentic while facing sadness, hopeful when facing loss, and joyful when facing longing. The story is based on real-life events and people who have lost a loved one under hospice care at home.
Our main workshop Process Not Prescription helps audiences and community members better understand that grief is a journey, unique to each person. Essentially, grief is a process of healing, expressing, and remembering and not a prescribed list of solutions, conditions, and expectations. We have plenty more workshops across topics and audiences, but each one centers around storytelling and sharing our authentic selves.
Recent News
What a lovely week of respite with Nā Keiki O Emalia as we looked at what it means to create a more unified team to help children and families after the wildfires. Click on the pic to learn more.
Help us help Maui. The grief workers need relief too as they are also grieving. Rooster & Hen have been asked to go help our friends at Nā Keiki O Emalia. Please chip in to help us get there. Click the pic to learn more.
Come meet Ms. Rebecca at the local library in Bucktown, Chicago as she reads Moving In Forever, leads an art activity, and sign books! It’ll be a fun time for the whole family! Click the pic to learn more.
Join us at Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio for family fun as we learn how to make ice cream and enjoy a read-aloud of Moving In Forever by author Ms. Rebecca! Part of the proceeds go toward helping displaced families in Maui. Click the pic to check out what happened.
Over 250 community members came to support conversations about grief. We gave out resources and had meaningful conversations! Click the pic to learn more.
We presented at this year’s NACG Symposium in Pittsburg on grief support from a collectivistic approach, a topic close to our hearts as we serve many diverse community groups and navigate cultural nuances and sensitivities. Click the pic to learn more.
What a heart-felt time with a community of amazing artists! Holding space as the Project Onward family grieve the loss of their late studio manager was impeccably meaningful. Together we created a safe, sacred place to process. Click the pic to learn more.
Joining the Guardian Lane Family means we are part of an online platform where kids and teens can access videos that help them on their grief journey, on-demand. Thrilled to be a part of this community of helpers. Click the pic to learn more.
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