This series of courses related to grief and death are being offered through Frederick Community College’s Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR).

This course is a series of individual education sessions around grief, loss, and death planning. Students may choose to attend all sessions, or to attend just the weeks covering topics of particular interest. Individual sessions will vary each term and could include the following topics: how to speak about death, death planning, understanding grief, managing political grief, grief of memory loss and dementia.

This series of courses related to grief and death are being offered through Frederick Community College’s Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR).

This course is a series of individual education sessions around grief, loss, and death planning. Students may choose to attend all sessions, or to attend just the weeks covering topics of particular interest. Individual sessions will vary each term and could include the following topics: how to speak about death, death planning, understanding grief, managing political grief, grief of memory loss and dementia.

Kendra will be speaking with Kinnect Advisors’ team and clients to share information and resources on the process of death planning.

This public event encourages open conversation about grief and loss and helps attendees understand the process of grieving.

Dementia and memory loss can be uniquely challenging to family and caregivers, particularly because of the grief that comes along with this living loss. This education session focuses on understanding these specific grief processes and how individual loved ones and caretakers can care for themselves while caring for others.

Political grief describes our reactions to large scale events which impact our communities. It is easy to become overwhelmed by such events, but grief is manageable.

I’m excited to be returning to Hood’s chapter of Counselors for Social Justice to discuss this topic. In the helping profession, we are uniquely situated at the crux of many political events. We work to help our clients manage their losses, while also facing the impact of political grief ourselves.

Political grief describes our reactions to large scale events which impact our communities. It is easy to become overwhelmed by such events, but grief is manageable.

I’m honored to be speaking with Rise Up Frederick about how we can work through our grief to build resilience, community, and fortitude.

This education session discusses the bureaucratic elements of death and dying.

C-CAT and Kendra Speicher-Eisenstark host an education session on political grief and processing these primary and secondary losses.

Kendra Speicher-Eisenstark and C-CAT host this in-person education session about the bureaucratic tasks related to death. This event introduces the types of tasks a person and a family can begin doing now to better prepare for deaths.

In this education session hosted in person in Frederick Maryland, we discuss how understanding grief and mourning can help us manage the anger and numbness we feel when decisions outside our control impact us and our communities. This is a non-partisan event hosted by Kendra Speicher-Eisenstark and C-CAT.

How to Talk about Death is an education session to make speaking about death with loved ones easier and more comfortable. How do I talk to my kids about my wishes? How do I talk to my family and friends about my fears? This session covers the idea of death positivity, discusses common fears around death, and gives concrete tips about how to get more comfortable speaking to others about death.

Discuss what grief is and how to get through it in this official library program at the C. Burr Artz Library in Frederick Maryland. The session is hosted by Kendra Speicher-Eisenstark and C-CAT. Learn about the dual process model of grief, the importance of continuing bonds, and how these play a role in your own life.

Grief and loss are universal experiences, but we often struggle with how to move through them. We will discuss the dual-process model of grieving, which is helpful in working with any kind of grief or loss. This small group discussion is free, but space is limited. Reserve your spot by emailing kendra@c-cat.org.