Filtering by: Education
Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - December 2024
Dec
2
to Dec 9
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - December 2024

This two-part course meets on Mondays, December 2 & 9, 2024 from 3-5:30pm PST // 6-8:30pm EST.

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

Register HERE

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Grief Immersion for Death Workers
Oct
13
to Nov 17
Community, Education, Grief, Healing

Grief Immersion for Death Workers

Grief Immersion for Death Workers is a seminar-style online course open to all who are interested in supporting their communities (and themselves) through death and grief. This course is Trans Inclusive.

We will meet for 6 Sundays from Oct 13 - Nov 17 from 10am-12:30pm PST // 1-3:30pm EST // 6-8:30pm GMT. Ahead of each online gathering, we provide assignment prompts for you to prepare for and reflect on each week’s topic and guiding questions.

Recordings available for those who cannot attend live.
Sliding-Scale Registration

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Build Your Class - Online Workshop
Sep
1
to Sep 22
Education, Community

Build Your Class - Online Workshop

We are excited to offer a 4-Week Workshop on the art of teaching for those who are building a class or workshop. We will meet ONLINE on Sundays, September 1, 8, 15, 22 from 11am-1pm PST // 2-4pm EST.

Whether you are in the initial design phase or working on refining its shape, this course will prove beneficial! Our workshop provides you with devoted time in a small cohort of peers to reflect on yourself as a learner, to brainstorm your ideas, and to receive supportive feedback to deepen your confidence as a teacher or facilitator.

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BDS in AVL: Education & Action
Aug
17
1:00 PM13:00
Community, Education

BDS in AVL: Education & Action

We’re helping to organize an Information & Action session on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions! Join us to learn about what BDS is, how it works, and how YOU can join this global, non-violent action in support of a Free Palestine!

Attendees will have an opportunity to write postcards to local and national businesses, urging them to commit to being an Apartheid-Free Zone and to sign up for local canvassing through AVL for Palestine. You can also support direct mutual aid donations for people in Gaza and meet members of our local Jewish Voice for Peace pod.

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Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - August 2024
Aug
10
to Aug 17
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - August 2024

  • Google Calendar ICS

This two-part course meets on Saturdays, August 10 & 17 from 9-11:30am PDT // 12-2:30pm EDT

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

Register HERE

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Creative Approaches to Grief Workshop - August 2024
Aug
4
to Aug 25
Education, Grief, Healing

Creative Approaches to Grief Workshop - August 2024

In a small group, we will explore Creative Approaches to Grief. This workshop includes 4 online gatherings on Sundays, August 4, 11, 18, and 25 from 11am-1pm PDT // 2-4pm EDT via Google Meet. The sessions will be facilitated alternately by Will Daddario, PhD and Joanne Zerdy, PhD.

*Small Group Capped at 10 participants
*Sliding-Scale Registration
*Trans Inclusive

*Read more by clicking the Workshop Title Above!

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Peer-Led Grief Support Space
Jul
31
12:00 PM12:00
Community, Education, Grief

Peer-Led Grief Support Space

We’re so pleased to be able to contribute to this wonderful monthly series organized by Jenn Jones, PRSS and Meghan Hetfield, PRSS, CRPA.

This will be a free one-hour-long conversation with optional activities designed for those who work in fields and areas where grief is abundant. Join us for this heard-led gathering where we can work together to normalize grieving.

Zoom Link:
Meeting ID 813 2107 6531

Passcode 878358

Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUudeioqT0vGdUT--xuxXMOhJ8MrboOBvw3

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Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - July 2024
Jul
11
to Jul 18
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - July 2024

This two-part course meets on Thursdays, July 11 & 18 from 3-5:30pm PDT / 6-8:30pm EDT.

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

Register HERE

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Fundraiser for Palestine!
Jun
23
2:00 PM14:00
Community, Education

Fundraiser for Palestine!

Western N.C. Friends — please stop by this Fundraiser at the Marshall High Studios in Marshall, N.C.! There will be amazing pottery and screen prints for sale alongside delicious food. All proceeds will be donated to the Middle East Children’s Alliance to support their vital work. Joanne will be facilitating Postcards Writing to our Representatives. And the emerging JVP pod in Asheville will also have a table. Click link above to learn more!

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Performance Philosophy Conference: Grief & Performance
May
16
to May 20
Education, Grief, Community

Performance Philosophy Conference: Grief & Performance

  • Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas-Austin (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We are delighted to join our colleagues Guy Cools, Lois Brown, Lori Clarke, and Thea Patterson as a Keygroup in the upcoming Performance Philosophy Conference in Austin, TX. We will have a designated workshop space and hours throughout the conference weekend to engage with ‘creative ways to perform our mourning’.

As advocates for intuitive and collaborative processing of grief, we look forward to seeing what our group creates together and offers to conference participants during our “presentation and discussion” time on Monday, May 20th.

The conference is free & open to the public - so, if you are in Austin, please reach out!

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Write to our Reps: Postcards for Ceasefire
Apr
13
12:00 PM12:00
Community, Education, Grief

Write to our Reps: Postcards for Ceasefire

This is a Free Drop-In Event - All Supplies will be provided - All ages are welcome!

Since November, we have been holding these gatherings - and we’ve mailed over 1000 postcards to our N.C. Congressional Representatives & President Biden.

The Postcards for Ceasefire Pop-Up series invites us to practice our informed citizenship while connecting with community members who also wish to see an end to the horrific genocide unfolding in Gaza. Billions of U.S. tax money directly supports Israel’s military as it commits atrocities against Palestinians on a daily basis.

Thus far, at least 79 U.S. Congressional Representatives and multiple U.S. labor unions (representing 9+ million members!) have joined tens of millions of people - of all faiths, of all nationalities, of all ethnicities - worldwide to support an immediate, permanent ceasefire.

Read Doctors’ without Borders’ open letter (December 2023) to President Biden.

Visit Jewish Voice for Peace for other ways to support a ceasefire.

Consider supporting the Middle East Children’s Alliance and/or Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

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Grief Immersion for Death Workers
Apr
7
to May 12
Community, Education, Grief, Healing

Grief Immersion for Death Workers

Grief Immersion for Death Workers is a seminar-style online course open to all who are interested in supporting their communities (and themselves) through death and grief. This course is Trans Inclusive.

We will meet for 6 Sundays from April 7 - May 12, 2024 from 1-3:30pm EDT / 10am-12:30pm PDT. Ahead of each online gathering, we provide assignment prompts for you to prepare for and reflect on each week’s topic and guiding questions.

Recordings available for those who cannot attend live.
Sliding-Scale Registration

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Grief Immersion for Death Workers
Apr
7
to May 12
Community, Education, Grief, Healing

Grief Immersion for Death Workers

Grief Immersion for Death Workers is a seminar-style online course open to all who are interested in supporting their communities (and themselves) through death and grief. This course is Trans Inclusive.

We will meet for 6 Sundays from April 7 - May 12, 2024 from 1-3:30pm EDT / 10am-12:30pm PDT. Ahead of each online gathering, we provide assignment prompts for you to prepare for and reflect on each week’s topic and guiding questions.

Recordings available for those who cannot attend live.
Sliding-Scale Registration

**Click on Title Above for More Details!

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Write to our Reps: Postcards for Ceasefire
Mar
30
11:00 AM11:00
Community, Education, Grief

Write to our Reps: Postcards for Ceasefire

This is a Free Drop-In Event - All Supplies will be provided - All ages are welcome!

Since November, we have been holding these gatherings - and we’ve mailed over 900 postcards to our N.C. Congressional Representatives & President Biden.

The Postcards for Ceasefire Pop-Up series invites us to practice our informed citizenship while connecting with community members who also wish to see an end to the horrific genocide unfolding in Gaza. Billions of U.S. tax money directly supports Israel’s military as it commits atrocities against Palestinians on a daily basis.

Thus far, at least 77 U.S. Congressional Representatives and multiple U.S. labor unions (representing 9+ million members!) have joined tens of millions of people - of all faiths, of all nationalities, of all ethnicities - worldwide to support an immediate, permanent ceasefire.

Read Doctors’ without Borders’ open letter (December 2023) to President Biden.

Visit Jewish Voice for Peace for other ways to support a ceasefire.

Consider supporting the Middle East Children’s Alliance and/or Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

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Write to our Reps: Postcards for Ceasefire
Mar
10
11:00 AM11:00
Community, Education, Grief

Write to our Reps: Postcards for Ceasefire

This is a Free Drop-In Event - All Supplies will be provided - All ages are welcome!

Since November, we have been holding these gatherings - and we’ve mailed over 840 postcards to our N.C. Congressional Representatives & President Biden.

The Postcards for Ceasefire Pop-Up series invites us to practice our informed citizenship while connecting with community members who also wish to see an end to the horrific genocide unfolding in Gaza. Billions of U.S. tax money directly supports Israel’s military as it commits atrocities against Palestinians on a daily basis.

Thus far, at least 74 U.S. Congressional Representatives and multiple U.S. labor unions (representing 9+ million members!) have joined tens of millions of people - of all faiths, of all nationalities, of all ethnicities - worldwide to support an immediate, permanent ceasefire.

Read Doctors’ without Borders’ open letter (December 2023) to President Biden.

Visit Jewish Voice for Peace for other ways to support a ceasefire.

Consider supporting the Middle East Children’s Alliance and/or Palestine Children’s Relief Fund.

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Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - Jan 2024
Jan
18
to Jan 25
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - Jan 2024

This Online Training, facilitated by Joanne Zerdy, PhD, will take place in 2 parts on Thursdays, January 18 & 25 from 6-8:30pm EST // 3-5:30pm PST. *Maximum of 12 Participants

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

Register HERE

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Build Your Class - Online Workshop
Jan
6
to Jan 27
Education, Community

Build Your Class - Online Workshop

We are excited to offer a 4-Week Workshop on the art of teaching for those who are building a class or workshop. We will meet ONLINE on Saturdays, January 6, 13, 20, and 27.

Whether you are in the initial design phase or working on refining its shape, this course will prove beneficial! Our workshop provides you with devoted time in a small cohort of peers to reflect on yourself as a learner, to brainstorm your ideas, and to receive supportive feedback to deepen your confidence as a teacher or facilitator.

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Write to our Reps: Postcards for Ceasefire
Dec
10
12:00 PM12:00
Community, Education, Grief

Write to our Reps: Postcards for Ceasefire

The Postcards for Ceasefire Pop-Up series invites us to practice our informed citizenship while connecting with community members who also wish to see an end to the horrific violence unfolding in Gaza. Billions of U.S. tax money directly supports this devastation. Thus far, at least 60 U.S. Congressional Representatives are joining millions of people - of all faiths, of all nationalities - worldwide to support an immediate, permanent ceasefire.

A lasting ceasefire - that includes a release of remaining hostages and held political prisoners - is a crucial first step to creating any kind of just, equitable, and peaceful future.

The U.S. Congress will go on recess beginning on Dec 14th (House) and 15th (Senate). Please join us in expressing your support for a lasting ceasefire.

Read Doctors’ without Borders’ open letter to President Biden.

Visit Jewish Voice for Peace for other ways to support a ceasefire.

Our Gathering at Firestorm Books is a Drop-In Event - All Supplies will be provided.

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Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - Nov 2023
Nov
12
to Nov 19
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - Nov 2023

  • Google Calendar ICS

This Online Training, facilitated by Joanne Zerdy, PhD, will take place in 2 parts on Sundays, November 12 & 19 from 10am - 12:30 pm EST // 7-9:30am PST. *Class is capped at 12 participants.

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

Register HERE

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Grief & Social Learning Workshop
Oct
28
1:15 PM13:15
Grief, Education, Community

Grief & Social Learning Workshop

  • Center for Conscious Living and Dying (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Will will be returning to the Fall Retreat for the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death! He will be facilitating a workshop entitled “Grief and Social Learning,” which is aimed at helping participants understand and analyze their earliest lessons about grief and grieving.

Those interested in attending the Institute Retreat - which runs October 27 - 29, 2023 at the Center for Conscious Living and Dying (Swannanoa, North Carolina), can register HERE

Photo credit: Garrett Drew Ellison (from the 2022 Institute Retreat)

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Grief Immersion for Death Workers
Oct
1
to Nov 5
Community, Education, Grief, Healing

Grief Immersion for Death Workers

Grief Immersion for Death Workers is a seminar-style online course open to all who are interested in supporting their communities (and themselves) through death and grief. This course is Trans Inclusive.

We will meet for 6 Sundays from October 1 - November 5, 2023 from 1-3:30pm ET. Ahead of each online gathering, we provide assignment prompts for you to prepare for and reflect on each week’s topic and guiding questions.

Recordings available for those who cannot attend live.
Sliding-Scale Registration

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Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - August 2023
Aug
4
to Aug 11
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - August 2023

This two-part course meets on Fridays, August 4 & 11 from 3-5:30pm EDT via Zoom.

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

Register HERE

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Build Your Class - Online Workshop
Jul
7
to Jul 28
Education, Community

Build Your Class - Online Workshop

We are excited to offer a 4-Week Workshop on the art of teaching for those who are building a class or workshop. We will meet ONLINE on Fridays, July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023 from 1-3pm EDT via Zoom.

This course is ideal for those of you who have been hard at work crafting a class or workshop for your clients as well as teachers in the initial design phase of an offering. This course provides you with devoted time in a small cohort of peers to think through the art of effective teaching, methods of crafting engaging activities and assignments, and strategies for deepening the learning of your students or participants.

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Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - May 2023
May
20
to May 27
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - May 2023

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

Register HERE

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Creative Approaches to Grief Workshop - May 2023
May
7
to May 28
Education, Grief, Healing

Creative Approaches to Grief Workshop - May 2023

In a small group, we will explore Creative Approaches to Grief. This workshop includes 4 online gatherings on Sundays, May 7, 14, 21, & 28 from 1-3pm EDT via Zoom. The sessions will be facilitated alternately by Will Daddario, PhD and Joanne Zerdy, PhD.

*Small Group Capped at 10 participants
*Sliding-Scale Registration
*Trans Inclusive

*Read more by clicking the Workshop Title Above!

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Doula Training: Supporting Perinatal Loss - April 2023
Apr
23
9:00 AM09:00
Education, Grief, Healing

Doula Training: Supporting Perinatal Loss - April 2023

Joanne Zerdy, PhD teaches this one-day online course in collaboration with Homegrown Families.

This Loss Training will cover: different forms of perinatal loss, perinatal loss disparities based on race and ethnicity, the impact of the COVID crisis, medical procedures for miscarriage and stillbirth, pregnancy after loss, how to offer grief support, healing practices for bereaved parents/families, and practicing self-care as a doula.

[Image Credit: artwork used with kind permission from @artoftransitions]

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Build Your Class - Online Workshop
Mar
5
to Mar 26
Education, Community

Build Your Class - Online Workshop

Our March 2023 Workshop is Now Closed. Please reach out to us if you would like to know about upcoming workshop dates: grow@invitingabundance.net

We are excited to offer a 4-Week Workshop on the art of teaching for those who are building a class or workshop.

This course is ideal for those of you who have been hard at work crafting a class or workshop for your clients as well as teachers in the initial design phase of an offering. This course provides you with devoted time in a small cohort of peers to think through the art of effective teaching, methods of crafting engaging activities and assignments, and strategies for deepening the learning of your students or participants.

Workshop topics:

Week 1: Developing an informed, intuitive, and compassionate teaching practice
Week 2: Engaging learners through in-class activities
Week 3: Propose Your Class or Workshop: The Big Picture & Fine Details
Week 4: Rehearse Elements of your Offering

Learn More HERE

Sliding-Scale Registration
Payment Plan Option
BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships & Partial Need-Based Scholarships are Available

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Grief Immersion for Death Workers - Winter 2023
Jan
8
to Feb 12
Community, Education, Grief, Healing

Grief Immersion for Death Workers - Winter 2023

**Our Winter 2023 Course is Now Closed**

Grief Immersion for Death Workers is a seminar-style online course open to all who are interested in supporting their communities (and themselves) through death and grief. This course is Trans Inclusive.

We will meet for 6 Sundays from Jan 8 - Feb 12, 2023 from 1-3:30pm EST via Zoom. Ahead of each online gathering, we provide assignment prompts for you to prepare for and reflect on each week’s topic and guiding questions.

Recordings available for those who cannot attend live.
Sliding-Scale Registration

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Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - November 2022
Nov
10
to Nov 17
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - November 2022

  • Google Calendar ICS

*** This Online Training, facilitated by Joanne Zerdy, PhD is FULL. 2023 training dates TBD ***

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

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Grief Immersion for Death Workers
Oct
9
to Nov 13
Community, Education, Grief, Healing

Grief Immersion for Death Workers

Grief Immersion for Death Workers is a seminar-style online course open to all who are interested in supporting their communities (and themselves) through death and grief. This course is Trans Inclusive.

We will meet for 6 Sundays from October 9 - November 13, 2022 from 1-3:30pm ET via Zoom. Ahead of each online gathering, we provide assignment prompts for you to prepare for and reflect on each week’s topic and guiding questions.

Recordings available for those who cannot attend live.
Sliding-Scale Registration

**Click on Title Above for More Details!

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Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - October 2022
Oct
8
to Oct 15
Healing, Grief, Education, Community

Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss - October 2022

This Online Training, facilitated by Joanne Zerdy, PhD, will take place in 2 parts on Saturdays, October 8 & 15 from 1-3:30pm (EDT) via Zoom. *Class is capped at 12 participants.

Designed for care providers, therapists, educators, and others who work with pregnancy persons during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal periods, this 5-hour training focuses on three core elements:

  • The Companioning Model of Grief Support

  • Identifying & Strengthening Support Networks

  • Using Ritual for Grieving and Healing

For more details on the training, please visit our website HERE.

Online Training Registration Fee: $125-$150 USD (Sliding-scale Registration)
*Please contact Joanne for information on Student & Military Discounts and BIPOC/BIPGM Equity Scholarships.

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