National Conference Workshops

• Dealing With The Loss of a Parent While Being a Bereaved Sibling presented by Louise Anne Aliberti
• Death of the Difficult or Troubled Child presented by Marcia Alig and Ghislaine Thomsen
• Continuing Bonds-Following Your Heart presented by Cali Jay Anderson
• You Need Not Walk Alone presented by Jia Apple
• Wisdom From Seasoned Grievers presented by Dennis Apple
• Struggling to Reclaim My Faith presented by Dennis Apple
• Childless: Not by Choice presented by Becky Barch
• Getting a Grip on Grief presented by Maggie Bauer
• Anger presented by Bob Baugher
• Guilt: Coping with “If-Only’s” and “I Should Haves” presented by Bob Baugher
• Creative Writing and Grieving presented by Janée J. Baugher
• When You Transform the Pain of a Loss into a Life Purpose presented by Zorimar Betancourt
• A Flower Picked Too Soon presented by Elizabeth Brady and Ann Khadalia
• Find Your Trail presented by Jeanne Brooks
• Navigating Life After a Homicide presented by Sarah Burdine
• Sudden Death of a Child presented by eugene caligari and Denise Amore
• Does it ever get Better? Finding Hope in the Face of Grief presented by Kathleen Canavan
• Navigating Self-Sabotage in Grief presented by Brooke Carlock
• Filling Your Grief Toolkit: Using Music, Meditation and Movement as Medicine for the Soul presented by Rachael Carnes and Sally Truitt
• Parenting While Grieving the Loss of Your Sibling/Siblings presented by Christina Carrube
• Signs from Our Sibling Angels presented by Christina Carrube
• Working With Emotions: Where Grief and the Workplace Meet presented by Madison Clark
• Then and Now/Continuing the Bond presented by Sarita Cunningham and Kim Stoddard Gerringer
• Multiple Loss – A Panel presented by Roy Davies
• The “Arts of Healing” presented by Gail DerBoghosian and Dennis Gravelle
• Rituals, The Practice of Grieving, and the Ceremony of Learning to Live Again presented by Lucia Fellers
• How’s Your Mother? presented by Jordon Ferber
• Suddenly Alone presented by Jordon Ferber
• Surviving Suicide and Finding Acceptance, Peace, and Hope presented by Stephen Freeman
• Reading Your Way Through Grief presented by Ronald Gallacher
• Managing grief by sharing your loss with transparency presented by Francisco Garcia
• How Sibling Loss Can Rock a Couple’s World – Then and Now presented by Lisa Gelb Cohen and Martin Cohen
• Am I Still a Sibling? presented by Lisa Gelb Cohen
• The Gifts of Grief presented by Donna Goodrich
• My Bereavement Pain Has Dulled – Am I OK? presented by Dennis Gravelle
• Resilient Hearts: Nurturing Healthy Habits for Grief Recovery presented by Danielle Gravelle
• Navigating, Sharing and Speaking of Grief presented by Pamela Hagens
• Inclusion and Diversity Conversations presented by Pamela Hagens
• Continuing the Connection: Storytelling and Writing to Strengthen the Bonds of Attachment After Child Loss presented by Lindsey Henke
• Resilience presented by Barbara Hopkinson
• Help! I’m Worried About My Surviving Teen or Young Adult presented by Heidi Horsley and Gloria Horsley
• 10 Things You Can Do To Decrease Anxiety After A Loss presented by Heidi Horsley, Gloria Horsley, and Alan Pedersen
• Sibling Loss Sucks! presented by Heidi Horsley
• Why Did You Say That? presented by Candace Hulsey
• Loss As A Single (including divorced and widowed) Parent presented by Margaret Jackson
• Transforming Grief: “Manifesting Hope and Healing Amidst Loss” presented by Morgan Janjua
• Healing When Faith is Not an Option presented by Peggi Johnson
• Death Due to a Substance Related Cause – A Panel presented by Nancy Juracka
• Sudden Death Vehicular – Panel Discussion presented by Ann Khadalia
• Apart From Us, But Always a Part of Us presented by Lora and David Krum
• Finding Your Tribe presented by Katy Leach
• Discussing Seasoned Grief presented by Katy Leach
• Families in Recovery After a Substance Loss presented by Diana Lunas and Nancy Juracka
• On the Long Road – After the First Years presented by Sandi and Gordon Little
• Navigating and Surviving Sibling Loss to Homicide presented by John Lyon
• The Power of Honoring Your Child by Creating a Memorial Fund presented by Tim Meadows
• Grief Jin Shin Jyutsu: Easing Pain Through Light Touch Therapy presented by Margaret Meder
• The Grief Drawer presented by Julie McLellan-Mariano
• Losing An Adult Child Can Evoke Intense Emotions Within a Family presented by Hal and Karen Muller
• Loss by Covid or Infectious Diseases presented by Hal and Karen Muller
• Feeling Broken – Am I Though? presented by Dan Older
• Facing Milestones presented by Marie Polega
• Loss By Homicide presented by Steven Roberts
• Mourning the Sibling You Didn’t Know or Don’t Remember presented by Luci Rossi
• Multiple Sibling Loss presented by Luci Rossi and Chris Lourenco
• Collage with Meaning presented by Katherine Sall
• My Son Died by Suicide! What Do I Do Now? presented by Timothy Schum
• Sibling Thrive-alry presented by Melanie Schutt
• I’m Still Standing presented by J.Marie Sheppard
• Permission to FEEL: Permission to HEAL presented by Kelly Sibley
• Unseen Ties: Navigating Grief as a Step-Parent presented by Scott Sibley
• Sibling Panel for Parents – To Better Understand Surviving Siblings presented by Keith Singer
• Sibling Panel for Siblings by Siblings presented by Keith Singer
• ONLY or ALL CHILD LOSS: Life Derailed, A Panel presented by Pamela Smith, Darle Hecke, Beverly Mott, and Vic Cross
• Why Don’t They Cry?: Understanding Your Living Childs Grief presented by Zander Sprague
• Shifting Family Dynamics After Sibling Loss presented by Zander Sprague
• LGBTQ+ Sibling Grief and Navigating Life presented by Stephen Stott
• Somatic Breathwork Reset: Breathing into your Grief presented by Stephen Stott
• How a Family Changes After Loss presented by Zachary Sullivan
• Substance-Related Death: stigma and finding connection presented by Zachary Sullivan and Olivia Durr
• From Shattered Dreams to a Heart Reset presented by Nel Sweet-Davis
• Why Am I Still Crazy After All These Years? presented by Cindy Tart and Jordon Ferber
• Where is God? presented by Cindy Tart
• It’s Complicated: Loss of an LGBTQ+ Loved One presented by Joyce Terres
• Loss to Domestic Violence presented by Jamie Thomas Bright
• The Language of Long-Term Grief: Invitation to Life presented by Patricia Timpanaro
• I’m Completely Alone, What Now? presented by Laura Trinkle
• Leading After Loss presented by Laura Trinkle
• Nuestros Hijos e Hijas Por Siempre en Nuestros Corazones presented by Nivia Vázquez
• We Remember…Grandparent Grief presented by Ann Walsh and Rosanne Abraham
• With Love; Miscarriage and Stillbirth Memories presented by Ann Walsh
• How Do I Get Through the Holidays and Major Milestones? presented by Ann Walsh and Cathy Seehuetter
• What About Me? Surviving Siblings presented by Varda Wendroff and Michele Muro
• Hold the Lemonade presented by Karrie Ann Wilkie
• African Americans Grieve Too presented by JSue Williams
• A Grandparent’s Darkest Journey presented by Claudia Wolfson
• A Panel Of Men For Women Only: Understanding Our Struggle presented by David Wood, Dennis Gravelle, and Roy Davies
• A Panel of Men For Men Only: We’re Different presented by David Wood, Dennis Gravelle, and Roy Davies
• Private Tears presented by Emerson Woods Sr.

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