FREE LIVE WORKSHOP
From Grief Theory
To Real-World Support
Wednesday, August 12 at 12:00 PM ET
Support grieving people with more confidence and without losing yourself in the work
Does This Feel Familiar?
You care deeply about the grieving people you support. You know how to listen, stay present, and make space for difficult emotions. But there are still moments when you wonder whether you are truly helping.
- What do you say when someone feels overwhelmed and nothing seems to land?
- How do you offer support without rushing them, fixing them, or stepping outside your role?
- How do you know what might help in that moment?
You may leave a conversation replaying it in your mind, wondering whether you said enough or whether there was something more you could have offered.
You are not alone in that.
Most professional training helps us understand grief. Far less training shows us how to respond when grief is right in front of us.
This workshop is designed to help bridge that gap.
You will learn a practical way to turn grief knowledge into real-world support, so you can respond with more confidence, clarity, and care, without taking over or losing yourself in the work.
You Can’t Fix Grief, but You Can Offer Meaningful Support
This free workshop will show you how to turn grief knowledge into practical support you can use in real conversations, sessions, and groups.
You’ll learn how to recognize what may help in the moment, whether that is mindfulness, reflection, journaling, movement, education, or simply staying present.
You’ll also see how to support grieving people without rushing them, taking over, or feeling responsible for making their pain go away.
Plus bring your questions for Heather. She will be there live to answer them for you!
You will learn:
- Why care, validation, and theory are important, but not always enough
- What grieving people may need when they are overwhelmed, shut down, or searching for meaning
- How meditation, journaling, reflection, and mindful movement can support grief
- How a clear framework helps you choose what to offer in the moment
- How to support grieving people without fixing, rushing, or taking over
- What deeper certification training includes, and whether it fits your work
For therapists, counselors, coaches, chaplains, hospice professionals, social workers, funeral professionals, death doulas, yoga and meditation teachers, peer mentors, volunteers, and others who support grieving people.
Meet your guide
Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT, is an award-winning grief educator, thanatologist, yoga therapist, and the creator of the Mindfulness and Grief System.
She is the recipient of the 2025 Association for Death Education and Counseling Clinical Practice Award and the author of Living With Grief, Navigating Loss, and From Grief to Peace.
Her work integrates grief theory, contemplative practice, and trauma-sensitive mindfulness into practical tools for both grieving people and the professionals who support them.
