E-MOTION INC

OUR CORE PROGRAM IS THE MOVEMENT COMMUNITY MODEL WHICH IS AN EIGHT WEEK, MOVEMENT-BASED GRIEF GROUP FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LIFE-DISRUPTING LOSS. EACH GROUP, LED BY A TRAINED FACILITATOR, BRINGS TOGETHER 10-20 GRIEVERS IN A SUPPORTIVE, PEER-BASED SETTING. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE. IN 2025, WE TRAINED 32 FACILITATORS WHO LAUNCHED 32 MOVEMENT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, REACHING AND SUPPORTING MORE THAN 313 GRIEVERS. IN 2025, E-MOTION ALSO LAUNCHED A RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP WITH GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT RESEARCHERS AT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE. TOGETHER WITH DR. SARAH MCCARTHY AND DR. JENNIFER SNAMAN, WE ARE DEVELOPING HEARTS IN MOTION, AN IRB-APPROVED STUDY EXAMINING THE ROLE OF MOVEMENT AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON GRIEF OUTCOMES. THE METLIFE FOUNDATION GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED THIS MAJOR EFFORT.

IN 2025, E-MOTION CONTINUED ADVANCING GRIEF LITERACY THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EQUIP PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITIES WITH PRACTICAL TOOLS AND LANGUAGE TO BETTER SUPPORT PEOPLE NAVIGATING LOSS. WE WERE HONORED TO LEAD TRAINING SESSIONS FOR SEVERAL DISTINGUISHED ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING GRAND ROUNDS FOR OBGYN AND PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORKERS (APOSW). THESE SESSIONS FOCUSED ON HELPING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO SHOW UP FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING GRIEF, REFLECTING E-MOTION'S BROADER COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING GRIEF-INFORMED CARE ACROSS MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES. IN TOTAL, OUR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS REACHED 1,173 INDIVIDUALS IN 2025. FROM ONE-TIME WORKSHOPS TO DEEPER, ONGOING COLLABORATIONS, THIS WORK SUPPORTS COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, NONPROFITS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS IN BUILDING STRONGER CULTURES OF CARE.