Banff – After the death of a spouse or partner, life can feel like a giant bingo card filled with squares you never expected to mark. Grief. Paperwork. Loneliness. Identity loss. Learning to do things you never imagined doing alone. In this interactive workshop, participants will use the Bingo Card Framework to reframe their experiences, […]
Newly Widowed: Help for the First Year of Widowhood
Continuing the Journey of Transformation
Mayfair – In this workshop, Lori Tucker-Sullivan will discuss her grief journey and return to her pre-marriage passions of music and writing. Participants will discuss their feelings about dreams they may have set aside or deferred and how returning to those passions and dreams can provide a path forward through grief. We’ll spend time identifying […]
Protecting Your Wealth as a Widowed Person
Mount Royal – Losing a spouse brings profound emotional and financial change. In this compassionate and practical session, Charlotte Paul, CIM—Associate Portfolio Manager with Assante Capital Management and founder of Shine Financial Group—shares five key rules every widow should follow to avoid common financial mistakes. Using her “Hurt, Heal, and Harmony” framework, Charlotte offers clear […]
Turn Your Sorrow Into Treasured Gold: The Alchemy of Writing
Belair – Writing is a free, powerful tool that can be incredibly healing for anyone who believes they deserve to get out of pain and create a brighter future. We’ll practise ways to: * Empower the future by re-aligning the past. * Harness our deepest hardships as sources of strength and wisdom. * Connect back […]
Making Friends, Finding My Community
Rideau – As a widow herself, Michelle High soon noticed in the absence of her husband Henry, her support system began to grow smaller as time went on. Friends that said they would always be there stopped coming around, and the invites to activities and events no longer came. Struggling in this new environment, Michelle […]
The Nervous System and Grief Building Capacity After Loss
Mayfair – This session would focus on the impact grief has on the nervous system, including an accessible introduction to polyvagal theory, the window of tolerance, and emotional regulation. Many widowed people believe they have a capability problem, when in reality they often have a capacity problem. In grief, even ordinary life can feel overwhelming […]