Filtering by: Grief
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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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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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

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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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Grief Fieldnotes II - March Session
Mar
3
to Mar 24
Community, Grief, Healing

Grief Fieldnotes II - March Session

Grief Fieldnotes: An Overview
Sascha Demerjian, PhD (Portland Grief House) and Joanne Zerdy, PhD (Inviting Abundance) will co-facilitate 2 four-week online workshop series in February and March 2024. These series invite you to explore some of the internal and external dimensions of your griefscapes. We will use the natural world and seasonal shifts as inspiration, guiding each week’s activities. 

February Workshop: Sundays, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
March Workshop: Sundays, March 3, 10, 17, 24

Sliding-Scale Registration.

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Grief Fieldnotes I - February Session
Feb
4
to Feb 25
Community, Grief, Healing

Grief Fieldnotes I - February Session

Grief Fieldnotes: An Overview
Sascha Demerjian, PhD (Portland Grief House) and Joanne Zerdy, PhD (Inviting Abundance) will co-facilitate 2 four-week online workshop series in February and March 2024. These series invite you to explore some of the internal and external dimensions of your griefscapes. We will use the natural world and seasonal shifts as inspiration, guiding each week’s activities. 

February Workshop: Sundays, Feb 4, 11, 18, 25
March Workshop: Sundays, March 3, 10, 17, 24

Sliding-Scale Registration.

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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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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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Workshop for Pregnancy & Infant Loss
Dec
9
1:00 PM13:00
Community, Grief, Healing

Workshop for Pregnancy & Infant Loss

This online workshop will be facilitated by grief worker and educator Joanne Zerdy, PhD (Asheville, North Carolina, USA) and educator and Reiki practitioner Amrit Dencer-Brown, PhD (North Berwick, Scotland), who have each experienced loss. Joanne and Amrit are deeply committed to their ongoing healing and to supporting others who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and/or infant death.

We will meet on Saturday, December 9 from 1-3pm EST / 6-8 pm GMT.
*Registration closes on December 7

We will include a range of activities related to body awareness and drawing/writing reflections. We will also discuss ideas for creating grief rituals for the winter holiday season.

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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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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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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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Healing Workshop for Pregnancy & Infant Loss - November 2022
Nov
19
1:00 PM13:00
Community, Grief, Healing

Healing Workshop for Pregnancy & Infant Loss - November 2022

This monthly online workshop will be facilitated by grief worker and educator Joanne Zerdy, PhD (Asheville, North Carolina, USA) and educator and Reiki practitioner Amrit Dencer-Brown, PhD (North Berwick, Scotland), who have each experienced loss. Joanne and Amrit are deeply committed to their ongoing healing and to supporting others who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and/or infant death.

For this session, we will meet on Saturday, November 19 from 1-2:30pm EST/6-7:30pm GMT. The focus of this workshop is: Nature Inspires: Deepening Roots
*Registration closes on November 18

Our gatherings will include a range of activities from mindfulness, guided meditation, and body awareness exercises, to reflective writing, small-group conversations, and working with grief through creative modalities.

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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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Healing Workshop for Pregnancy & Infant Loss - October 2022
Oct
29
1:00 PM13:00
Community, Grief, Healing

Healing Workshop for Pregnancy & Infant Loss - October 2022

This monthly online workshop will be facilitated by grief worker and educator Joanne Zerdy, PhD (Asheville, North Carolina, USA) and educator and Reiki practitioner Amrit Dencer-Brown, PhD (North Berwick, Scotland), who have each experienced loss. Joanne and Amrit are deeply committed to their ongoing healing and to supporting others who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and/or infant death.

For this session, we will meet on Saturday, October 29 at 1pm ET/6pm GMT. The focus of this workshop is: Embodied Healing: Integrating Emotions
*Registration closes on October 28

Our gatherings will include a range of activities from mindfulness, guided meditation, and body awareness exercises, to reflective writing, small-group conversations, and working with grief through creative modalities.

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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

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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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Healing Workshop for Pregnancy & Infant Loss - September 2022
Sep
24
1:00 PM13:00
Community, Grief, Healing

Healing Workshop for Pregnancy & Infant Loss - September 2022

This monthly online workshop will be facilitated by grief worker and educator Joanne Zerdy, PhD (Asheville, North Carolina, USA) and educator and Reiki practitioner Amrit Dencer-Brown, PhD (North Berwick, Scotland), who have each experienced loss. Joanne and Amrit are deeply committed to their ongoing healing and to supporting others who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, and/or infant death.

For this session, we will meet on Saturday, September 24 at 1pm ET/6pm GMT. The focus of this workshop is: Creative Practices for Grief: Drawing
*Registration closes on September 23

Our gatherings will include a range of activities from mindfulness, guided meditation, and body awareness exercises, to reflective writing, small-group conversations, and working with grief through creative modalities.

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