THE CAREGIVERS GRIEF COMMISSION™
The CareGivers Grief Commission is a national initiative created to put meaningful resources into the hands of family caregivers, now.
When caregiver grief is acknowledged and addressed, space opens for everything else. We can then make clearer decisions, set healthier boundaries and provide more sustainable care for the ones we love. This work is anchored in the signature CareGivers Grief ARC Model and the ENDURANCE Guide for Coping, which provide caregivers with practical tools, shared language, and steady support throughout the caregiving journey.
The CGC is here to name what’s real, equip caregivers with tools that work, and build a national movement that transforms how caregivers are seen, supported, and sustained.
WHO WE SERVE
Family Caregivers
Our resources support family caregivers at every stage of the journey, those actively caregiving, those who have carried the role before, and those who are stepping into it now. If you are holding care, responsibility, and love together day after day, this work is for you.
Providers & Professionals
We support providers and professionals who walk alongside caregivers in meaningful ways. Our work equips those serving in clinical, spiritual, and care-focused roles with language, insight, and resources that honor the emotional realities caregivers are living with every day.
Communities & Systems
We partner with communities and systems committed to supporting caregivers beyond words. This includes churches, agencies, nonprofits, outreach programs, and organizations seeking to integrate caregiver-aware education, resources, and sustainable support into the work they already do.
OUR COMMITMENT
We’re making space for caregivers to keep showing up, for their loved ones, and for themselves.
We will continue to build:
Real support for real life. These tools are made to be used when you’re tired, overwhelmed, or unsure what to do next, not just when things are calm. You don’t need the right mindset or extra energy for them to be helpful.
Caregiving brings up a lot that’s hard to put into words. We help give language to what’s happening inside so you can make sense of it for yourself and explain it to others when you need to.
Caregivers are often asked to give more than they have. Our support is built to help you keep going without draining what little energy, hope, or faith you’re holding onto.
We work with organizations and communities who want caregivers to actually receive support. These partnerships help make resources available no matter where you live or what your situation looks like.
We create ways for every experience gathered to lead to better understanding, support, and change beyond one person.
Every dollar and every partnership fuels the expansion of emotional access, awareness, and real tools for families nationwide.
Journal
• A guided space to process your journey
• Caregivers who need space to reflect and make sense of what they’re carrying
• Guided prompts across the caregiving journey
• Space to name grief, change, and identity
• A private place to process at your own pace
• Helps you understand what caregiving is changing in you
• You need space to slow down and reflect
Grief in Ink Workshops
• Workshops & shared spaces to connect with others
• Caregivers ready for connection, learning, and community
• Facilitated workshops
• Shared conversations with other caregivers
• Education rooted in real caregiver experience
• Helps you feel less alone and more supported long-term
You’re ready to engage with others
Pocket Guide
• Immediate, practical support
• Caregivers who need help right now
• Quick grounding tools
• Clear language for hard moments
• Support you can access anytime
• Helps you stabilize and breathe in the middle of the moment
• You’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to star
Upcoming Events
Grief in Ink Workshops
Thought Leader Virtual Roundtables
PourBack Initiative
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Suzanne Horton, LMHC
- Therapist
- Founder
- Grief Educator
- CareGiver Advocate
Suzanne is a licensed mental health counselor, former family caregiver, and the creator of the signature CareGiver’s Grief ARC Model™ and ENDURANCE Guide for Coping™.
Her work bridges clinical insight, faith, lived experience, and national advocacy. After personally navigating the emotional and spiritual weight of caregiving for her father, she committed her life’s work to giving caregivers the tools and language she never had.
CGC FAQ
1. What is the CareGivers Grief Commission (CGC)?
CGC is a grief-and-capacity model built specifically for family caregivers from the very first “Yes,” to the “what’s next”. We provide language, tools, and real-time support that names what caregivers are actually carrying so they can stay grounded, informed, and connected.
2. Why do you focus on grief if my loved one hasn’t passed?
Because caregiver grief begins long before death.
It shows up as identity change, role shifts, medical overwhelm, anticipatory grief, and the emotional load no one prepares families for.
3. How is CGC different?
Our resources are designed specifically for the caregiver journey, addressing the emotional impact of caregiving so you have the capacity to navigate everything else. We are an alternative to systems that overlook caregivers, minimize what it costs to show up in love, and leave you to figure it out alone.
4. What is the ARC Model?
The ARC Model is a 6-stage, caregiver-centered framework that explains the emotional, mental, and spiritual journey of caregiving.It gives you a map, a language, and a sense of direction when life feels upside down. You don’t need a psychology degree to understand it. You just need someone to finally name what you’re experiencing.
5. Who is CGC for?
Three groups:
1. Family Caregivers
Those carrying the real weight — physically, financially, emotionally, spiritually.
2. The People Around Them
Family, friends, faith communities, coworkers, anyone who wants to support caregivers but doesn’t know how.
3. Systems
Healthcare teams, social workers, agencies, nonprofits, tribal organizations, community groups, anyone willing to include caregivers in the plan.
6. What resources does CGC offer?
• The CareGiver’s Grief Journey Journal
• The Pocket Guide (quick relief and language for any caregiver)
• ARC Model Tools
• Workshops & Trainings
• Voices of CG Project
• CareCollective Community (launching soon)
7. Is this therapy or counseling?
No.
The CGC is education, empowerment, and peer-informed tools.
Suzanne is a mental health therapist, but CGC is not a clinical service. Think of this as the bridge caregivers need that make caregiving life manageable.
8. How do I start?
Choose one:
• Grab the Pocket Guide
• Join the Voices of CG Project
• Explore the ARC Model
• Start with the Journal
• Sign up for workshops or events
You don’t need to be “ready.” You just need somewhere to begin.
9. Why does CGC focus so much on language?
Because caregivers can’t advocate for needs they don’t have words for.
Once you can name what’s happening, you can finally:
• ask for help
• set boundaries
• talk to providers
• understand your emotional patterns
• reconnect to yourself
Language changes capacity.
10. Is CGC faith-based?
CGC is built on dignity, humanity, and compassion.
Faith informs Suzanne’s leadership, and the tools are built for all caregivers, regardless of belief.
Get Relief For Your Journey
The CareGiver Mini-Zine is our complimentary four-page monthly guide offering practical tools and reflection to help family caregivers reset.