Responsable : Pam Petrie

Lieu : Meeting Room (Berwick Parksville) | 180 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC, V9P 0G9

Description :

This compassionate workshop explores a holistic approach to navigating loss by recognizing the interconnectedness of mind, body, and spirit. Participants will learn practical strategies for coping with grief, including self-care practices, mindfulness, emotional expression, stress reduction techniques, and ways to foster resilience and healing. Whether your loss is recent or long ago, this supportive and educational session will provide tools, insights, and encouragement to help you honour your grief while finding a path forward with greater understanding, balance, and hope.

Grief touches every life, yet many people feel unprepared for the emotional, physical, and spiritual impact of loss. This engaging and interactive workshop, led by an End-of-Life Doula and Certified Grief Coach, offers compassionate guidance, practical coping tools, and meaningful conversations about grief, bereavement, and healing. Participants will explore topics such as anticipatory grief, cultural perspectives on mourning, nervous system support, memory and legacy practices, and healthy ways to process difficult emotions. Through reflective exercises, hands-on activities, grounding techniques, and group discussion, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of grief while feeling supported in a safe and welcoming environment. Whether grieving a loved one, supporting others through loss, or seeking personal growth, participants will leave with valuable insights, practical resources, and tools to navigate grief with greater compassion, resilience, and connection.

Instructor: Edith Szemzo is a compassionate End-of-Life Doula and Certified Grief Coach dedicated to supporting individuals and families through some of life’s most profound transitions. Through her practice, Serenity End of Life Doula Services, she provides guidance in advance care planning, legacy work, vigil support, grief and bereavement care, and death education within the Parksville and Oceanside community.

 She provides guidance in advance care planning, legacy work, vigil support, grief and bereavement care, and death education within the Parksville and Oceanside community.

Her approach is rooted in empathy, meaningful conversation, and helping people navigate end-of-life experiences with dignity, understanding, and connection. Inspired by personal experiences supporting loved ones through terminal illness and grief, Edith brings both professional training and lived experience to her work.

In addition to her End-of-Life Doula certification, Edith has obtained Grief Coach certification, allowing her to offer compassionate, grief-informed education and support to individuals coping with anticipatory grief, bereavement, caregiving stress, and emotional loss. Her workshops combine practical tools, reflective exercises, community discussion, and holistic approaches that help participants feel seen, supported, and empowered in their grief journey.

Edith is passionate about creating safe spaces where conversations about death, dying, and grief can be approached openly, gently, and without fear. Her goal is to help individuals and communities develop greater comfort, preparedness, resilience, and compassion around one of the most universal human experiences — loss.

Affiliation(s) obligatoire(s) :

• Volunteer Membership 2026-27
• Life Membership
• Individual Membership 2026-27

Places disponibles : 12 sur 12

Prix : 33,00 $ Taxes en sus

Notes : Participants are encouraged but not required to bring: A journal or notebook A meaningful photo or small remembrance item (optional) Coloured pencils or markers for reflection activities Please park on the street or a side street, as parking is not available on site. Enter through the main entrance door.

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