After the unthinkable happens, our normal human brains operate as if in a danger zone, offering us a constant barrage of thoughts. We revisit the events surrounding the loss and analyze it from every angle. We consider how our own actions might have changed the outcome. It’s easy to dwell on how we could have […]
Recently Widowed: Tools and Tips for those Widowed 1-3 years
Mourning Surf: Moving You Through the Waves of Grief
This workshop addresses the physical experience of grief and loss through guided movement and meditation. We will use our imaginations to embody both the undertow – the sorrow of losing a loved one, and the upwell – the swell of emotion and the promise of new energy in our lives. Grief really does come in […]
Creating a Life that You Love
Widowhood leaves you with a blank life slate. Plans and dreams are changed by the death of our person, and recreating a life that we love becomes part of the work of widowhood.
The Other Way to Grieve: Science, Soma & Soul
We will learn together in this educational-and-experiential workshop. Founded on the science of human healing and an up-to-date understanding of how trauma and grief move uniquely through our bodies, we will curiously explore the many different ways we can support and make space for our experience of loss and being human. You will learn: -the […]
How Music (Videos) Can Be Used to Grieve and Foster Hope after Loss
This workshop is based on my personal experience of using music, and particularly music videos, as a means to discover their power in my SEARCH for meaning-making, gaining a sense of new self and hope. Music/videos can impact, evoke, direct, clarify, and support your feelings. Music (videos) are particularly powerful at helping to navigate our […]
Disenfranchised Grief
This workshop is for those whose loss was not recognized or respected by friends or family. Whether because you were not legally married, in a non-traditional relationship, had never disclosed it, or it was just not accepted, you did not receive the support traditionally given by society to the bereaved. We will discuss the many […]