Grief is universal. Grief is personal. And it can be overwhelming. How can we show up for people enduring loss? What can we say? What can we do? What kind of support is actually beneficial? Join local doula/author Francesca Arnoldy for an interactive workshop on 8/15/24 from 6-8pm at the Carpenter Carse Library in Hinesburg. We’ll discuss the language of grief, including what to say and phrases to avoid, and how to offer emotional care and practical assistance to the bereaved with sensitivity, no matter the type of loss.

*This is not a mental health training or grief support group--it is a community education event meant to help increase our courage, confidence, and connections as friends, loved ones, and neighbors.

Bio: Francesca Lynn Arnoldy is a community doula and hospice volunteer. She is the author of Cultivating the Doula Heart (a guidebook), Map of Memory Lane (a picture book), and The Death Doula's Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared (a workbook). Francesca is a published researcher with the Vermont Conversation Lab and she runs a training program for death literacy specialists. A trusted thought leader, Francesca has been featured in articles by The New York Times, Fast Company, Newsweek, The Verge, and AARP. She regularly presents on life-and-death topics with hopes of encouraging people to support one another through times of intensity. You can find her contemplating birth, death, and life with the doula heart at ContemplativeDoula.com.