Today I had the honor of presenting at the Second Annual Mormon Mental Health Conference. The title of the presentation was Families in Mourning:Managing the Contradictory Grieving Tasks Surrounding Faith Transitions in Family Systems. That's just a fancy way of saying how the heck are we going to get through being on opposite sides of a belief system we used to share? What is happening? Why is it so hard? How do we heal?
I've been deeply moved over the past year and a half of working with families and individuals on precisely these issues. Today at the presentation we had a powerful and moving discussion with many people generously sharing their own experiences and perspectives. Every time I meet with people about this I'm struck with what a powerful capacity we have for healing. I promised attendees I'd post the slides I used for the presentation so here it is. Be aware that much of the presentation involved discussion and sharing of stories, none of which are captured in the slide show. Please feel free to contact me for more information or clarification of any points. I'd love your feedback as well! You can make comments below or contact me directly.
Here's a PDF version of the slideshow.
I've been deeply moved over the past year and a half of working with families and individuals on precisely these issues. Today at the presentation we had a powerful and moving discussion with many people generously sharing their own experiences and perspectives. Every time I meet with people about this I'm struck with what a powerful capacity we have for healing. I promised attendees I'd post the slides I used for the presentation so here it is. Be aware that much of the presentation involved discussion and sharing of stories, none of which are captured in the slide show. Please feel free to contact me for more information or clarification of any points. I'd love your feedback as well! You can make comments below or contact me directly.
Here's a PDF version of the slideshow.
families_in_mourning.pdf |