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Grief Seminar for the Community and Professionals – Hope and Help for the Holidays and Beyond

November 14, 2023
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Please join us for the 13th Annual
Hope and Help for the Holidays and Beyond
A grief seminar providing education, comfort and hope.

Presented by:
Mackey Funerals & Cremations at Century Dr. & Woodlawn Memorial Park
Interim Healthcare Hospice
Dillard Funerals & Cremations, Hillcrest Memorial Park
Oconee Memorial Park, Greenville Memorial Gardens, Palmetto Cremation Service

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
9am-3pm

This seminar is for anyone who has experienced loss and grief, as well as professionals who help grieving individuals, such as Nurses, Counselors and Therapists, Social Workers, Chaplains, Clergy Members, Guidance Counselors, Psychologists, LTC Administrators, and Educators.

Continuing Education Credit available.
Lunch is included. There is no charge for this seminar, as this is a way we can give back to our community.

Keynote Speaker & Morning General Session:
Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT
Surviving the Season: Coping with Grief During Holidays and Other Special Days

Small Group Topics:
~5 Tips to Manage Anticipatory Grief - Lisa Larson – CPSS, Interventionist and Grief Coach, Team Lead – Yourturn Health
~Can Trauma exist without A Grief Response and Can Grief exist without a Trauma Response? Discussing the impact of Traumatic Grief - Erin Kornahrens, MA, LPC
~Estate Planning and Elder Law - Brandon Elijah, Managing Partner, Burroughs Elijah Attorneys
~Getting Unstuck: Creative Techniques to Process Grief - Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT
~Children and Grief: Healing Through Play and Creativity - Ashley Hart, MMFT, LMFT, ASDCS
~Spiritual and Cultural Difference with Coping with Grief - Randy Perrenoud, BCC, CEC
~Walking Across Egypt: A Journey of Loneliness and Loss - Lucy Henry, LPC, CEAP
~Disenfranchised Grief and Secondary Losses - Mike Reynolds, General Manager, Mackey Funerals & Cremations at Century Dr. & Woodlawn Memorial Park

Closing Session:
Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT
Be Like Bamboo: Building Resilience for the Grief Journey

Poinsett Club, 807 East Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601
Space is limited to 250.
Register by Friday, Nov. 10 at UpstateGriefSeminar.com.

Poinsett Club
807 E. Washington St.
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
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Kathryn Helt
(864) 232-6706