We Are Mortal! Workshop with Kara Hoppe, MA, MFT

We Are Mortal! Workshop with Kara Hoppe, MA, MFT

In the PRS Lecture Room!

We spend so much time avoiding our mortality and denying that we were born terminal and one day will die. Often, our first contemplation of death comes as the result of the death of a loved one. Consciously or not, losing someone leads us to reckon with our own mortality. If they can die, so can we. It can be wildly uncomfortable, to say the least, to admit this.But what happens if we run with care, tender support and courage toward this reckoning? What happens if we don’t do it alone or avoid it? What happens if we embrace our mortality?

• We can develop a deeper connection to life.
• We can feel more embodied.
• We can cultivate greater gratitude for being born.
• We can feel connected to every person, knowing we share the same fate: we are all mortal.

In this workshop, we will explore, in a safe container, feelings about our mortality. It can be intense to contemplate our mortality, so it’s good to do this with support and in connection with others doing the same. There will be time to share fears and hopes and to be witnessed. There will also be a deep meditation about the dying process that can be a profoundly healing experience.

No experience necessary. We are all mortal, so all are welcome!

Kara Hoppe, MA, MFT, is a psychotherapist, death doula, teacher, author, existentialist, and mama. She has spent over 15 years as a relational therapist working with individuals, couples, and groups toward healing and growth, and guiding clients to become grounded, integrated people with better access to their own instincts, wisdom, and creativity. In addition to supporting parents in their partnerships, she runs groups for those living the dying part of life. Hoppe is the coauthor of Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents, a 2021 INDIES finalist. Her work has been featured in The Atlantic, Parents Magazine, Psychology Today, and Fatherly, among other publications. She lives with her husband and two children in Pioneertown, CA, and sees clients in private practice via telehealth.

Ticker price: $35 (in person event only)

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