Hello neighbors! On Saturday April 20th 1-3pm, I am honored to be hosting Sorrows & Sunshine: a Grief Writing + Storytelling workshop at Firefolk Arts. A big thank you to Tina for offering her beautiful space to hold this event. More details below:

I believe that story is a powerful tool for connection, meaning-seeking, healing, and integrating the most beautiful and challenging parts of life. Grief can often feel very solitary, but sharing our stories of sorrow with others helps bring light to the darkness. In the Sorrows & Sunshine workshop, I will guide participants through an explorative writing exercise designed to shine a warm light on our sorrows, followed by optional story-telling.

ABOUT ME
I am a grief guide, death doula, home herbalist, weaver, and storyteller.
My own apprenticeship with grief began in Feb 2020 when my father was diagnosed with ALS. During his dying process, I started talk - and writing- about my experience navigating his progressing disease and death (www.wherethelovelies.com). Writing helped me make sense of the senseless, helped me process the loss, and begin to figure out how to hold my sorrow with the same honor as my love. Over the years, this practice has allowed me to adjust not only how I process grief, but how I live my life.

WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Creation of a communal grief altar
- Writing exercise
- Opportunity to tell your story to the group

PLEASE BRING:
- An item, picture, or special offering for the altar. This can be something related to the sorrow you want to work with, or something that supports/strengthens/inspires you.
- Items for comfort (snacks, layers, water, etc.)

COST: Sliding Scale $10 - $20

VENMO: Firefolk Arts

EMAIL TO REGISTER: firefolkarts@gmail.com

May 3, 2024, 7 PM

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May 5, 2024, 9:30 to 10:30 AM