It’s been two years, and many are still trying to find some sense of normalcy. Between the loss of jobs, empty sanctuaries, disappearing friends and congregations, unfamiliar ministry settings, the disruption of rituals, etc., we need a sacred and shared learning, feeling, and healing space.

Audre Lorde said, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgent, it is self-preservation…”

So, what are you doing to care for yourself? How have you begun to disrupt the voices, ideas, expectations of yourself and others that do not add to your wellbeing? Have you processed your grief in ways that are healthy? Are you ready to put down what you are carrying that does not belong to you?

In our time we will reflect, release, and reimage ways to be tender with ourselves. Through a combination of lecture, experiential exercises, and group conversation, we will Remember and Re-Member ourselves whole. Let's take this healing journey together. Are you ready?

About the presenter:

The Rev. Jamie Eaddy Chism, DMin., CT, CTP, the CEO of Thoughtful Transitions, is an ordained minister, death doula, grief coach, educator and serves as the Director of Program Development at the International End of Life Doula Association. Deeply committed to challenging the societal norms that make death a forbidden topic for so many people, Dr. Chism helps cultivate sacred spaces for exploring our mortality. Her work with loss does not center solely on the end of life. Instead, Dr. Chism helps people navigate all kinds of loss, including losing a relationship, identity, normalcy, dreams, hope, etc. Providing trauma-informed care, community healing, and dismantling a system that disregards black life, silences black grief, and ignores black death is her life's passion and purpose.

Dr. Chism earned a Doctor of Ministry degree with an emphasis in Transformative Leadership and Prophetic Preaching from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School and a Master of Divinity degree from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University. She is a clinically trained chaplain, a certified trauma professional and holds certification in death, dying and bereavement from the Association of Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). She believes in therapy, that ALL Black Lives Matter and that a conversation with a good friend can save your life. She enjoys art, reading, traveling, 90's hip-hop and R&B, poetry, pink lipstick, and spending time with her husband, Dr. Michael D. Chism.