Chronic Illness Support Group

Living with Chronic Illness: A Support Group for Trillium Awakening Practitioners

Facilitated by Sara Perry

Living with chronic illness can feel isolating, complex, and difficult to put into words.

This group offers a space to bring that experience into the light––to speak it, and have it received with care.

There will be no advice, no fixing, no pressure to be anything other than you are. This group will support honest sharing and compassionate listening.

Each session includes:

• Time for each person to share (~12 minutes)

• An opportunity—if desired—for brief, supportive feedback (~3 minutes)

You are welcome to bring:

• What daily life with chronic illness is like for you

• The challenges you face in your everyday life

• What contributes to difficult days

• What helps make days more manageable

• The uncertainties you carry

• Moments of ease, however small

Anything else you feel moved to share

Come as you are.

Together, we will create a space where no one has to walk this path alone.

Whether you are newly navigating chronic illness or have been living with it for years, you are welcome here.

Group Details

Location: Held on Zoom 

Dates: Occasional Sundays 

Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM Pacific / 7:00 – 8:30 PM Eastern

Cost: Free

Registration:

To be added to the group's waiting list, please email sara3perry@gmail.com 

Please include a brief statement of why you would like to join the group, including what you hope to receive and to contribute.

Facilitator:

Sara Perry, M.Div, MSW 

Sara brings over 30 years of experience as a hospice social worker, where she had the privilege of sitting with patients and families as they faced the end of life. Known for her compassionate presence and deep listening, she provided support and guidance. Living with chronic illness is also deeply personal to Sara, who has navigated two lifelong conditions—one diagnosed in childhood after extensive evaluation at the NIH, and another not identified until later in life. This lived experience informs her work and her commitment to creating a space where others feel seen, heard, and understood. Sara has facilitated Trillium Awakening Death Conversations since 2024, and is the guiding force behind Trillium's popular End of Life Webinars.