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SUMMARY:The Mystery of Grief: Writing into the Loss
DESCRIPTION:When we lose loved ones\, writing can be a powerful tool for helping us remember them\, helping us re-encounter the world without them\, and helping us re-know ourselves as the loss transforms us. \nIn this two-hour online program\, Evermore Poet Laureate Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer will offer a few suggestions for writing. Together\, we will read poems about grief and discuss them. We will have chances to do our own writing\, there will be optional time for sharing what we wrote\, and we will have time to reflect on the effect writing has on us.
URL:https://thealfam.com/evermore/event/the-mystery-of-grief-writing-into-the-loss-4/
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SUMMARY:ADEC Keynote: Advancing Bereavement Policy & Systems Change in America
DESCRIPTION:Bereavement in America affects millions\, with far-reaching health\, economic\, and social consequences. Beyond personal tragedy\, bereavement is compounded by policies and systems that result in declines in social well-being\, poor health\, and economic challenges. Since 2020\, Congress\, The White House\, and federal agencies are increasingly recognizing bereavement as a policy concern. This session will provide historical context\, insights\, and trends into national developments and how they are reshaping bereavement care. Participants will understand the emerging national policy landscape\, how to engage these national developments\, and offer a new lens for the care they provide to grieving people. \nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\nTo articulate why bereavement is a public health crisis – Participants will understand how grief and bereavement affect not only individuals but also social units\, institutions\, and society\, across the lifespan\, and how addressing its short- and long-term health\, social\, and economic impacts can redirect the trajectory of life outcomes.\nTo identify systemic hardships impairing effective grief adaptation and processing – Participants will examine how existing policies\, responses\, systems\, and structures compound victimization\, if not cause cumulative trauma\, for bereaved individuals\, and how\, as frontline providers\, they can facilitate functional coping and adaptive processing in the aftermath.\nTo understand national developments accelerating bereavement policy and systems changes – Participants will be able to articulate national policy and systems changes reshaping today’s and tomorrow’s grief and bereavement experience in America.
URL:https://thealfam.com/evermore/event/adec-keynote-advancing-bereavement-policy-systems-change-in-america/
LOCATION:ADEC 2026 Annual Conference: The Baltimore Marriott Waterfront 700 Aliceanna Street Baltimore\, MD 21202\, The Baltimore Marriott Waterfront 700 Aliceanna Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
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SUMMARY:Higher Education Leave Plan – Interest Session
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, over 4 million students in higher education are socially and academically impacted by bereavement.\nEvermore is working to change that — and your voice can help lead the way. \nJoin Evermore for an interest session that brings together students and alumni who experienced bereavement during their college years. This session creates a confidential\, supportive space to share your story\, connect with others\, and directly inform efforts to strengthen bereavement policies and compassionate care on college campuses. \nBy participating\, you will: \n\nShare your lived experience in a supportive\, confidential setting\nLearn how Evermore is advancing national advocacy for student bereavement support\nHelp shape fair\, human-centered bereavement policies on campuses nationwide\n\nYour experience can drive change. By participating\, you help build a higher education system that truly supports grieving students. \nRegister below for the interest session on February 10\, 2026. The session will take place from 7-8:30 pm ET\, 6-7:30 pm CT\, 5-6:30 pm MT\, and 4-5:30 pm PT. \nThe session will be held on Zoom.
URL:https://thealfam.com/evermore/event/higher-education-leave-plan-interest-session-2-2/
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SUMMARY:Higher Education Leave Plan – Interest Session
DESCRIPTION:Each year\, over 4 million students in higher education are socially and academically impacted by bereavement.\nEvermore is working to change that — and your voice can help lead the way. \nJoin Evermore for an interest session that brings together students and alumni who experienced bereavement during their college years. This session creates a confidential\, supportive space to share your story\, connect with others\, and directly inform efforts to strengthen bereavement policies and compassionate care on college campuses. \nBy participating\, you will: \n\nShare your lived experience in a supportive\, confidential setting\nLearn how Evermore is advancing national advocacy for student bereavement support\nHelp shape fair\, human-centered bereavement policies on campuses nationwide\n\nYour experience can drive change. By participating\, you help build a higher education system that truly supports grieving students. \nRegister below for the interest session on March 24\, 2026. The session will take place from 7-8:30 pm ET\, 6-7:30 pm CT\, 5-6:30 pm MT\, and 4-5:30 pm PT. \nThe session will be held on Zoom.
URL:https://thealfam.com/evermore/event/higher-education-leave-plan-interest-session-3/
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SUMMARY:Creating a Sacred Space to Honor Your Grief
DESCRIPTION:Grief is a natural response to change\, and each person’s experience is unique. This workshop offers a calm\, supportive space to pause\, reflect\, and be present with grief as it unfolds. \nThrough conversation\, guided meditation\, journaling\, and shared reflection\, participants will explore the practice of creating a personal altar—an intentional space that can serve as a steady touchstone for acknowledging and holding grief. Altars have long been used across cultures as places to witness what matters\, to mark transition\, and to stay connected to inner experience. \nOur time together will include: \n\nAn overview of how altars have been used by different cultures over time\nA guided meditation to help you connect with where you are in your grief journey right now\nTime for journaling or drawing to reflect on what emerges during the meditation\nA gathering of ideas and inspiration for creating an altar that feels meaningful to you\nAn opportunity to share your experience\, as much or as little as you choose\n\nThis workshop welcomes grief in all its forms—whether recent or long held\, clear or undefined. You are invited to arrive just as you are\, and to move at your own pace. \nAll are welcome\, regardless of where you are in your grief journey. \nNancy Gruskay is a mentor\, facilitator\, and trustworthy guide who offers a sanctuary for navigating life’s transitions\, including illness\, aging\, and grief. Her work centers on creating room for clarity\, insight\, and practical tools that can bring greater ease and steadiness during times of change. \nShe is a Waldorf educator of 30 years\, a mother of two grown children\, and a Mindful Grieving Facilitator. Her life and work are guided by the values of connection\, presence\, and deep listening.  \nHer calling to grief work grew from lived experience. Within a single year\, Nancy\, her mother\, and her sister were all diagnosed with cancer. While caring for two young children\, continuing her teaching\, managing her own treatment\, and being present for her family\, grief became woven into daily life. Through community support and intentional presence\, she learned the value of being witnessed and supported. \nLearn more at nancygruskay.com.
URL:https://thealfam.com/evermore/event/creating-a-sacred-space-to-honor-your-grief-2/
LOCATION:Evermore Virtual Event\, 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street\, NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20007\, United States
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