In and Out of Death
Wed. May 20
1:00pm - 2:00pm
This is a digital event. You should receive information in your ticket or from the host about how to join online.
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Death is a conversation between two people: those who die and those who are left behind. In this informal workshop we will learn what it's like to face death in a positive way and how to make sense of your world without that physical connection.
During In and Out of Death, Collaborators Wally Klatch and Jenny Dilts come together to shine some light into the clouds of death and grief as we share from our experiences, and create a welcoming space to discover that love, light, and life can and do coexist with death, loss, and grief.
About your hosts:
Wally Klatch is a dementia patient for whom Aging came on faster, harder, and more absolutely than with most people. A brain condition brought on the effects of Aging quickly and clearly, and put the approaching results of Aging right in front of him. There is no time for doubt although he is grieving for the "him" he’s losing -- and celebrating the new feelings-based "him" that is replacing the thinking-based "him" he’s been up to now. He’s set himself a clear mission for as long as he can pursue it: To raise Awareness and Conversation about Aging in the Community. This has also flowed in completely unexpected directions -- He’s created a vocabulary of Aging feelings for which there are no words in the English language, gone through a process of creating his Lifestone which guides his life now, and other aspects which resulted from the fact that his brain is working less and my feelings are working more. This is his map of his Aging.
Jenny Dilts is a certified grief coach who greets people in their grief wherever it may be, meeting them wherever they are, and accepting them for who they are, just as they are right now. She honors the grief journey and delights in pointing out the wonders, lessons, and growth along the way with curiosity and enthusiasm. As a mom of 6 kids, life often feels like a revolving door with activities, emotions, experiences, and life lessons. For her, life and grief are interspersed in the comings and goings of every day routines. From the naptime tears to searching for jobs and navigating the complexities of social relationships. Through it all her mantra remains, as Ram Das teaches, “We’re all just walking each other [H]ome.”
