Life Matters: The Healing Obituary with Kitty Sheehan

The Healing Obituary: Focus on the Details

Reporter Margalit Fox says, “Obituaries have next to nothing to do with death and absolutely everything to do with life.” So why do we wait until after our deaths to write them? Thinking about how to tell your life story, or that of a loved one, can help you see your life more clearly.

Kitty Sheehan leads this conversation about the elements that help an obituary tell a vivid life story. Kitty is the co-founder of The Healing Obituary, a writing seminar that trains funeral home professionals and others to write more detailed, meaningful obituaries.

During this event, she’ll share some of her writing tips, discuss her experiences writing obituaries, and help you do some writing of your own. Join us for a fun, informal, and informative talk!

There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. If interested in attending and to register click here.

photo by Franco Vogt

Kitty Sheehan writes, edits, and teaches in New York’s Hudson Valley. She writes personal essays, memoir, and marketing copy for restaurants, resorts, food brands, writers, shops, and funeral homes. She edits novels and memoirs. Kitty produced and directed  Man-pleasing Recipes!  in November 2018. She was a cast member for two writers’ productions at the Charles Wood Theater in Glens Falls, NY, and a panelist at writing events in Minnesota, Iowa, and New York City. Kitty serves as editorial director and workshop instructor for the Woodstock Bookfest, an annual event held each spring in Woodstock, NY. A former Minneapolis elementary teacher, corporate trainer, and graphic designer, Kitty is a native Iowan, but when she discovered the Hudson Valley, she found home.

The views expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of Circle of Friends for the Dying.