This workshop is about the value of Self-Care and Self-Love. We will discuss the importance of looking after ourselves as an aid to personal healing. This workshop will provide some tools for engaging in active self-care and increase awareness regarding the need to love ourselves as we go through our own personal journey.
Seasoned Widowed: Community Building for those Widowed 5 years and more
Healing Your Finances as You Heal Yourself
Focusing on financial matters can be the last thing on a widows mind, but it a critical piece that must be addressed. This talk will discuss ways widows can get organized and focus their attention on what matters from a financial perspective as they move through the grieving process. *Please note this workshop will be […]
Searching for Love Again: Tips, Tales and Triumphs from the 50+ Dating Scene
Searching for Love Again Tips, Tales and Triumphs from the 50+ Dating Scene will be entertaining and informative. Laurelea will share how she discovered what she was really looking for in a quality man and how this knowledge dramatically renewed hope and gave her the confidence she never had before. You’ll learn how this process […]
Be Moved-Creative Dance Workshop
Be moved. Words alone cannot express our experience of grief and so we dance. Movement matters. Shake your soul and explore how the expression of movement can help release some of the pain our bodies hold. We will move solo, as a group, and I’ll introduce you to my favourite partner: a hula hoop Let’s […]
It’s Okay to Wake Up Laughing
Susan Hannifin-MacNab, author of the “A to Z Healing Toolbox,”states that “reading and verbalizing positive quotes, statements of affirmation, and hope-filled pieces of writing has a direct connection to overall health and well-being.” Using quotes from the works of Jen Sincero’s “You are a Badass”, Brene Brown’s “Daring Greatly”, Tom Zuba’s “Permission to Mourn”, and […]
Rebuilding Your Life with Grief
Believe it or not, grief won’t always feel the way it does today. As we learn to cope, we also learn how to live with it. Grief doesn’t go away; we will carry it always, but it does change over time. During our time together, we will explore how grief continues to impact us after […]