Winter 2026
Location: Westminster Presbyterian Church
1200 S. Marquette Ave. (Note: free, heated, underground parking entrance at 95 Alice Rainville Place)
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January 3, 2026 |
Ted Bowman |
Another Year–What’s Ahead? |
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January 10, 2026 |
Mark Flaten |
Grieving the Death of an Adult Friend |
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January 17, 2026 |
Dave Englestad |
Grief and Self-Awareness |
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January 24, 2026 |
Mark Scannell |
The Importance of Community |
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January 31, 2026 |
Jay Hillestad |
Self Compassion and the Grief Process |
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February 7, 2026 |
Bette Peck |
Personal Story |
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February 14, 2026 |
Chris and Bob Lewis |
Personal Story-Child Loss |
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February 21, 2026 |
Mark Flaten |
Grieving the Death and Dying of Elderly Parents |
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February 28, 2026 |
Ted Bowman |
Addressing Ambiguous Loss and Grief |
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March 7, 2026 |
Nina Guertin |
Death from a Doula’s Lens |
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March 14, 2026 |
Chris Lewis |
Is It Grief, or Is It Depression? |
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March 21, 2026 |
Jenny Simmonds |
Children are the Forgotten Mourners-How Kids Grieve Differently” |
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March 28, 2026 |
Mark Scannell |
The Power of Purpose |
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April 4, 2026 |
Mary Harlow |
Complicated Grief |
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April 11, 2026 |
Rox Sadovsky |
Writing Together through Grief |
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April 18, 2026 |
Mary Baker |
Grief and Meditation |
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April 25, 2026 |
Picture Day |
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9:30 am – Registration
10:00 am – Speaker
10:30-11:30 am – Small Group discussion*
*At 10:30, we break into small groups, each led by experienced, trained facilitators:
Spouse or Partner loss
Family or Friend loss
Child loss
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***please note that childcare services are not provided***
