Special Events for Bereaved Parents in Salt Lake City
If you are a Salt Lake City resident, are grieving and need support, here are two FREE events for you.
Creativity to Heal and Empower
With artist/author Alexis Marie Chute
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Join us for a community art-based support workshop for people looking to begin their journey through grief.
Join us for a ground-breaking community art-based support workshop for people looking to begin their journey through grief. This day-long workshop includes creative writing, collage, painting, and sculpture to work aid the healing process. All adults looking to uncover a unique healing vocabulary through art are welcome.
Participants are welcomed into a judgement-free space to express and discuss their experiences of loss. The group will use creative writing to look at grief from different angles and uncover each individual’s unique healing vocabulary. The writing will be a jumping off point to create meaningful and symbolic collages. The art making will evolve to include paintbrush and paint. Finally, the creative journey will culminate with a discovery of the healing-freedom of explorative-play through clay sculpture that can be painted at home. This workshop gifts participants valued insights and keepsakes for their healing journeys.
Lunch will be provided
Art supplies generously donated through a grant from Clever Octopus. Visit them at CleverOctopus.org.
Date And Time
Sat, October 26, 2019
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM MDT
Location
The City Library-Main Branch, Conference Room E
210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
United States
The Salt Lake City Screening of the Expecting Sunshine Documentary
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Description
Expecting Sunshine: A Journey of Grief, Healing and Pregnancy After Loss, the award-winning documentary, is based on the best-selling memoir by author-artist-filmmaker Alexis Marie Chute. The film brings viewers along on real-life medical appointments, introduces them to other bereaved parents and medical professionals in thought-provoking interviews, right through to the delivery room where she welcomes her “rainbow baby.” By producing this film, Chute seeks to break the taboo around pregnancy loss and pregnancy after loss. The film investigates different perspectives on traumatic birth, how loss affects personal identity and faith, and the ways families change, thrive and cope through grief. Also highlighted is the decision-making process around family planning after loss and the unique stresses of subsequent pregnancies. With poignant narration about grief and the healing journey, the documentary casts fresh light on a private and isolating experience, also offering hope & encouragement.
More information about the documentary can be found on the website, www.ExpectingSunshine.com.
