'The results surpassed my expectations'

Luísa P. – Creative Director | Workshop Participant

Deep research, seductive visuals, happy endings.

'He makes the complex simple and smart'

– RON DE JESUS
Field Chief Privacy Officer @ Transcend | Ex Tindr, Grindr

Why Creative Grief Support Belongs in the Workplace?

We never show up to work empty. We bring illness, heartbreaks, migration issues and loss leading to burnout. Yet only a few have been taught how to let go.

When workplaces allow space for emotional processing, they cultivate:
• Resilient teams that adapt through uncertainty
• Higher focus and retention
• Human-first leadership grounded in empathy

Why Creative Grief Support Belongs in the Workplace?

We never show up to work empty. We bring illness, heartbreaks, migration issues and loss leading to burnout. Yet only a few have been taught how to let go.

When workplaces allow space for emotional processing, they cultivate:

• Resilient teams that adapt through uncertainty
• Higher focus and retention
• Human-first leadership grounded in empathy

A CREATIVE FRAMEWORK TO NAVIGATE TRANSITIONS

A Creative Framework to Navigate Transitions

A Structured Creative Method

In this workshop, participants use a personal object as an anchor for mindfulness and compassion exercises, gently guided through prompts to explore their memories in three stages:

1. Recognition — Identifying emotions through their personal object
2. Association — building visual meaning through object arrangement
3. Transformation — reframing loss through guided sculptural creations

The process ends with all participant's works photographed and displayed, honoring their story and efforts.

A Structured
Creative Method

In this workshop, participants use a personal object as an anchor for mindfulness and compassion exercises, gently guided through prompts to explore their memories in three stages:

1. Recognition — Identifying emotions through their personal object
2. Association — building visual meaning through object arrangement
3. Transformation — reframing loss through guided sculptural creations

The process ends with all participant's works photographed and displayed, honoring their story and efforts.

Who is this for?

This workshop is designed for creative teams, forward-thinking companies and cultural organizations seeking to support their people through transitions, burnout or emotional overload.

It can also adapt as a unique integration experience for retreat organizers who wish to deepend the reflective arc of their gatherings and the immersive experience of their participants.

Who is this for?

This workshop is designed for creative teams, forward-thinking companies and cultural organizations seeking to support their people through transitions, burnout or emotional overload.

It can also adapt as a unique integration experience for retreat organizers who wish to deepend the reflective arc of their gatherings and the immersive experience of their participants.

LET'S WORK TOGETHER

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"I've done many team workshops, but this was the first time I left feeling seen and supported with guides to deepen the understanding of my experience with loss".
– Michael | Germany

Real Results

"Jon's workshop was essential to our efforts to expand wellness practices in our annual programming, and the results surpassed our expectations. What stood out most was the highly artistic and emotionally grounded nature of his approach towards a complex topic like grief and loss.

As a public event, it was fully booked within days, highlighting a strong demand for experiences like this—where artistry and emotional guidance open new pathways to explore grief, loss, and transformation".

Francisca Baltazar
Events & Community Director
The Social Hub – Porto

Real Results

"Jon's workshop was essential to our efforts to expand wellness practices in our annual programming, and the results surpassed our expectations. What stood out most was the highly artistic and emotionally grounded nature of his approach towards a complex topic like grief and loss.

As a public event, it was fully booked within days, highlighting a strong demand for experiences like this—where artistry and emotional guidance open new pathways to explore grief, loss, and transformation".

Francisca Baltazar
Events & Community Director
The Social Hub – Porto

Booking Options

This workshop is most effective in groups of up to 10 participants and the duration might vary, from 2 hours to full day sessions, depending on the level of clarity and emotional engagement you seek.

Based in Portugal, I’m available for both online and in-person facilitations, and can travel internationally for engagements.

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Booking
Options

This workshop is most effective in groups of up to 10 participants and the duration might vary, from 2 hours to full day sessions, depending on the level of clarity and emotional engagement you seek.

Based in Portugal, I’m available for both online and in-person facilitations, and can travel internationally for engagements.

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Portrait of Jon Jacobsen, creative director and career coach, wearing a polygonal hat and looking optimistically to the future.

About Me

My work is rooted in the belief that personal objects hold a shortcut to the subconscious. When approached with care and guided intention, they become portals—revealing buried emotion, memory, and identity.
In this workshop, I use visual storytelling and emotional design as tools to navigate grief and transition. Through still-life composition, mindfulness, and symbolism, participants transform abstract feelings into tangible narratives, giving form to what’s been lost, and space to what’s becoming.

With over 15 years of experience in visual arts and facilitation, I’ve guided individuals, teams, and institutions through creative processes that bring emotional clarity, ritual, and meaning into moments of change.
This workshop isn't about technique, but presence, permission, and personal connection to story. Each object holds a question. The creative process becomes the answer.

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About Jon

Jon Jacobsen is an art director and brand strategist exploring themes of grief, memory and transformation. His narrative-driven work has appeared in international publications and exhibitions accross Europe and the US, including Art Basel Miami. As a creative facilitator and natural educator, Jon helps professionals navigate life pivots by translating complex emotions into visual systems, offering clarity, focus and a renewed sense of purpose.

Strategic Personal Brand Development, Art Direction and Creative Facilitation

Why Creative Grief Support Belongs in the Workplace?

Why Creative Grief Support Belongs in the Workplace?

We never show up to work empty. We bring illness, heartbreaks, migration issues and loss leading to burnout. Yet only a few have been taught how to let go.

A Structured Creative Method

Real Results