Family Connections party for Yesodot families in the
Arlington-Lexington-Concord-Acton-Groton-Lowell areas, hosted by Hedy Lopes
2/13 Miriam Greenspan Workshop
Yesodot is proud to present
author Miriam Greenspan
The Third of a Series of Evening Talks and Conversations: Transforming Dark
Emotions in Families With Special Needs
Monday, February 13th, 2006 from 7:30 to 9:00PM
Registration and networking begin at 7:00 PM.
Leventhal - Sidman Jewish Community Center
333 Nahanton Street, Newton Centre, MA 02459
Future dates: April 3 & May 1
Miriam Greenspan, M.Ed., LMHC, is a psychotherapist in private practice,
consultant, writer, and internationally known workshop leader. A pioneer in
women's psychology and psychotherapy, her first book, A New Approach to
Women and Therapy, helped define the field. For the past two decades, her
work has focused on emotional healing for those challenged with severe
trauma and loss. Challenging current clinical and cultural trends which
pathologize "negative" emotions, she teaches how honoring our grief, fear,
and despair can lead to profound transformation on the personal and social
levels.
Ms. Greenspan's book, Healing Through the Dark Emotions: the Wisdom
of Grief, Fear, and Despair (Shambhala, 2003), a Boston Globe bestseller,
won the 2004 Nautilus Book Award in psychology and was chosen as one of the
best spiritual books of 2003 by Spirituality and Health Magazine. Ms.
Greenspan's work has been featured in numerous magazines, including Body
and Soul, Shambhala Sun, Ms., New Woman, Utne Reader, Tikkun, Psychotherapy
Networker, and Spirituality & Health.
Miriam lives in Boston with her
husband, Roger, and two daughters, Anna and Esther. Esther is 19 years old
and was born with multiple disabilities.
This evening's talk and conversation is third of a series of four. How do
we, as parents of children with disabilities, cope with the dark emotions
that arise? Our specific focus will be on chronic grief, fear, despair, and
anger. How do we turn grief to gratitude, fear to joy, despair to faith,
and anger to courage? Miriam will facilitate this conversation with a goal
of creating an ongoing parent support group for those who wish to do so.
This event is $5 with pre-registration for paid up Yesodot members, and $15
with pre-registration for others. We recommend pre-registering early, as
space is limited. Please RSVP by 12 pm on February 13th by contacting
Alissa Kinney, Program Associate, at 617-399-3231 or akinney@jvs-boston.org . Please make checks payable to JVS Yesodot, and mail them to: Alissa
Kinney - JVS, 29 Winter St., 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02108.
2/26 Boston Klezmer Music Celebration and Pizza Party
