Fireside Chat Series with Thérèse Charvet and Laurence Cole

Three autumn Zoom conversations on communal grief ritual, ceremony, and community

Dates: Thurs, Oct 22 | Mon, Nov 16 | Thurs, Dec 3
Time: 5–7 p.m. PT
Location: Zoom (Recordings available for registered participants)
Sliding Scale: $70 - $150 for all three sessions. A limited number of pay-what-you-can spaces are available upon request. If cost is a barrier, please email grief.tender.mentoring@gmail.com.

Join Thérèse Charvet and Laurence Cole for three conversations about their experiences with communal grief ritual and what they have learned through more than 25 years of this work.

Across the series, Thérèse and Laurence will share stories from their early experiences learning with Malidoma Somé and Sobonfu Somé, reflect on the many grief rituals, retreats, song circles, and community gatherings they have helped lead, and speak about the qualities and practices they believe are important in tending grief in community.

Each gathering will include conversation and storytelling, followed by time for participant questions and discussion.

This series accompanies the Grief Tender Immersion Program but is open more broadly and is distinct from the Immersion itself. It is not a training, mentorship program, or facilitated grief ritual. It offers an opportunity to hear directly from Thérèse and Laurence about their experiences, influences, and evolving understanding of communal grief tending.

The series may be a meaningful way for those who have applied for the Grief Tender Immersion to prepare for the program, deepen in relationship with Thérèse and Laurence, and spend more time with some of the teachings and experiences that have shaped their work. It is also open to anyone interested in hearing elders reflect on communal grief ritual, ceremony, community, and what they have learned through decades of practice.

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