Member Offerings
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Institute Member Book Club ~ July & August 2024
When Skies are Grey
~ A Grieving Mother’s Lullaby
written by (and facilitated by) Lindsey Henke
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Film Discussion ~ September & October 2024
Film TBA
with Dr. Jacki Kitson Jackson, Ed.D
Times TBA
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Breathwork ~ November & December 2024
Breathwork
with Romi Toussaint
Times TBA
Lindsey Henke (she/her) is a clinical therapist specializing in reproductive mental health and guiding parents through the multifaceted terrain of infertility, perinatal loss, pregnancy after loss, and the delicate postpartum period. She is also Founder/ Executive Director of the nationally known non-profit Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS), an online magazine and peer-to-peer support service. Pregnancy After Loss Support (PALS) provides a safe haven for bereaved parents that fosters a sense of community, understanding, and hope for those grieving the loss of a child and choosing to journey through having a baby after previously losing a child. Learn more here.
Jacqueline Kitson Jackson, Ed.D ~ (she/her) earned an Ed.D in Reading, Writing and Literacy at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was the recipient of the Ralph C. Preston Award for Scholarship in Teaching and Literacy Research in the Service of Social Justice (2008). She earned BA degrees in English and History at the State University New York in Binghamton, and a M. Ed from The City College of New York. Dr. Jackson has been a community educator for over forty years, teaching reading and writing classes in community centers, adult literacy programs, drug treatment programs, and prisons. Her research interests include women’s literacies and first-generation students in Higher Education. Her current interests include issues of equity, social justice and the role of trauma in learning. Dr. Jackson is an advocate of mind and body connections and practices and teaches workshops on meditation and mindfulness. She is a licensed spiritual practitioner with the Centers for Spiritual Living and Agape East. As a Hospice and Palliative Care volunteer and End of Life Doula Dr. Jackson supports caregivers and patients with terminal illnesses and issues of loss and grief.