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🌱 How a free Virginia library workshop tackles the body’s hidden grief

And on the Virginia Patch calendar - Back of the Shack Fridays

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a free Virginia library workshop tackles the body's hidden grief

Also on today's calendar: Back of the Shack Fridays and 4 more events.

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  • Tuesday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
  • Thursday: Sunshine and breezy at times, with a high of 61 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Series of workshops explores the hidden physical toll of unprocessed grief (hometownsource.com) — Residents in Virginia can attend a free workshop on delayed grief at the Virginia Public Library on October 29, where a retired nurse practitioner and grief specialist will share her own healing journey. She'll explain how long-suppressed grief can show up as real physical symptoms and offer practical tools for processing loss, whether it's recent or many years old.
   

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