Events

The Lutheran perspective, with Pastor Tim Bupp from the Redeemer Lutheran Church.

An open discussion will be held as part of the Perspectives on Death and Dying series of Life Matters. The discussion will be held in the home, and all are welcome!

Part of the series of Perspectives on Living Well, Mindful Aging: Living Life Fully as an Older Woman with Stephanie Speer. May I meet this moment fully. May I meet it as a friend. This is an opportunity for women over 55 years of age to come together for contemplation and connection to use the… Read More »Life Matters: Mindful Aging: Living Life Fully as an Older Woman with Stephanie Speer

Part of our series of Perspectives on Living Well, we are honored to have Judith Bromley, MS, RN from the Ulster County Office for the Aging join us for conversation and refreshments. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. For more information about the program, click here. If interested in attending, please… Read More »Life Matters: The REST program, a conversation with Judith Bromley

We are happy to welcome Nigel Lester, MD to discuss understanding the delirium and confusion that can occur at end of life. Nigel trained in psychiatry at University College London and St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City, and was formerly on faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine. Nigel… Read More »Life Matters: Perspectives on Death and Dying with Nigel Lester, MD

Often our understanding of dying is predicated on cultural constructs of the process. Perhaps the most significant and lasting myth is that dying is evolutionary, involving five sequential stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. The theory was formulated by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross in her seminal work, "On Death and Dying," published in 1970. Increasingly, the author… Read More »Life Matters: Myths About Dying with Dr Robert L. Gram

“I am made and remade continually.” Virginia Woolf The wish to use our gifts in contribution to the greater good springs from the deepest, most truthful place within us. It’s the part of us that knows that what we believe about ourselves and the world, and the action we choose to take, can make a… Read More »Life Matters: Birth Your Next Creation, Heal Your Life, Heal Your World with author Julia Indichova

To be alive, living on this planet, in this body, in this mind, we face many challenges including a life that is filled with uncertainty.  We are often unsure and fearful about what might happen in the future, especially when we wonder or are worried about our health. Our fears are often heightened when we… Read More »Life Matters: Mindfully Managing Uncertainty with Stephanie Speer

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… Read More »Life Matters: The Healing Obituary with Kitty Sheehan