Workshops

I have over ten years of experience teaching at both the high school and college level. I host educational events that help people learn more about the dying process. I also teach ways to prepare for death that create comfort and lessen anxiety. All over Chicago, my workshops normalize discussions around death and dying so we can stop being afraid.

I host workshops and presentations, speak on panels, and teach continuing education classes. I’m available for your community forum, religious or secular service, and organizational meeting. This can be in-person, remotely, or a hybrid of both.

Previous Engagements and Clips

CJE: I presented my popular 3-part workshop “Death Anxiety: What Are We Afraid Of?” to the staff at the Council for Jewish Elderly. Watch a clip of my CJE workshop here.

Winnetka Women’s Exchange: Click here to watch me discussing various funeral options with a lively, lovely group of women. 

Fourth Presbyterian: At Fourth Presbyterian’s Center for Life and Learning, I host workshops every semester discussing end-of-life issues. Watch me talk about how advance directives can bring you and your loved ones closer together in peace and understanding.  

Psychedelics Today:  Watch me in a panel discussion/webinar about the benefits of plant medicine especially at the end of life. 

Winter 2023/2024

November 28, 2023 – December 21, 2023: Join me and End-of-Life Psychedelic Care (EOLPC) for a 4-week, twice-weekly online class (11 a.m – 12:30 p.m. central time on Tuesdays and Thursdays) to prepare for work as a death doula with a psychedelic component. (This class is now at capacity and closed.)

Sunday, December 3, 2023: Join me at Inclusive Funeral Care from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. for a conversation about what winter teaches us and how Catholic and Jewish rituals around the holidays help us remember loved ones who’ve died. (Click here to register.)

January 9, 2024 – February 1, 2024: Join me and the Diaspora Psychedelic Society (DPS) for a 4-week, twice-weekly online class (Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m – 7 p.m. central time) to prepare for work as a death doula with a psychedelic component. Click here for more information.

February 1, 2024 – February 15, 2024: Join me and End-of-Life Psychedelic Care (EOLPC) for three Thursday sessions (at 11 a.m. central time) about how meditation reduces end-of-life anxiety. I’ll also guide you through mindfulness, death, and loving-kindness meditations. (Check back for more information.)

Thursday, February 8, 2024: Join me at 9:30 a.m. for a presentation at North Shore Senior Center about death doulas and how we reduce fears at the end of life. (Check back for more information.)

February 27, 2024 – March 21, 2024: Join me and End-of-Life Psychedelic Care (EOLPC) for a 4-week, twice-weekly online class (11 a.m – 12:30 p.m. central time on Tuesdays and Thursdays) to prepare for work as a death doula with a psychedelic component. Click here for more information. 

Contact me for questions, availability, booking, and more information about my workshops and other educational events today.