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Mothering Without Our Mothers Workshop
Sep
22
to Nov 10
Workshops

Mothering Without Our Mothers Workshop

The Mothering Without Our Mothers Workshop serves mothers of all ages and stages and mothers-to-be who have lost their own mothers due to death and have entered/are entering the sacred circle of motherhood without their mothers available for love, nurturing, and guidance.

This eight-week workshop will provide guided discussion and exploration of the myriad of emotions and experiences that accompany motherless motherhood.  Each meeting will allow mothers to share their experiences, ask questions, nurture themselves and each other, and examine the loss of their mothers in a safe environment. Some sessions will include weekly exercises that will be provided to attendees to be completed by the following week.

Please join us as we share our stories and grow as a community of motherless mothers. This workshop is open to women who have experienced their loss 2 or more years ago. In order to keep the space intimate, this workshop is limited to a maximum of 12 participants.

  • Week One: Sharing Our Stories

  • Week Two: Exploring Identity as Mothers Without Our Mothers

  • Week Three: Navigating the Transitions of Motherhood

  • Week Four: Sharing Motherhood through the Lens of Mother Loss with Our Partners

  • Week Five: In the Absence of Our Mothers, Who Will Share Our Stories With Our Children?

  • Week Six: Mothering Ourselves as We Mother Our Children | Self-Care + Self-Love

  • Week Seven: Mothering in an Uncertain World

  • Week Eight: Bring Your Own Topic

$300 per person for the 8-week series; Mondays, 7-8:30pm CST, September 22 - November 10

Register for the Mothering Without Our Mothers Workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Write Your Story Writing Workshop
Oct
12
to Dec 7
Workshops

Write Your Story Writing Workshop

She Climbs Mountains is excited to offer Write Your Story, a virtual writing workshop for motherless daughters facilitated by SCM Founder, Christine Meyer.

Our community believes in the power of story sharing and that by sharing your story, you not only open yourself to healing, but you give the gift of healing to others as well. This workshop will offer attendees an opportunity to explore their loss, grief, and love through writing their stories in a safe community that will give space to healing, growth, and connection with others.

Beginning Saturday, October 12, we will meet every other week from 9:30-11am CST for 5 weeks.

Schedule of Topics:

  • October 12: Stepping Into Story-Sharing

  • October 26: Exploring My Mother’s Life

  • November 9: Exploring My Mother’s Death

  • November 23: The Before & After

  • December 7: Walking With My Grief

Open to writers of all levels and women (ages 19+) who have experienced their loss 2 or more years ago, we will explore our loss, grief, and love as motherless daughters through prompts, free writing, and workshopping. Attendees will be encouraged to play with poetry, prose, short stories, or the start of a bigger piece (memoir or novel), as well as aspects of grief specific to them (i.e., early loss, mothering, secondary losses, etc.). Brief “homework” assignments will be given each session as a way to stay engaged in the journey of story-sharing through writing and to potentially share/workshop in the following class.

$125 per person for the 5-week workshop

Register for the Write Your Story Writing Workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Dual Parent Loss Workshop
Jan
30
6:00 PM18:00
Workshops

Dual Parent Loss Workshop

Join Christine Meyer, She Climbs Mountains Founder, and Kelly Grosklags, Conversations with Kelly Founder, for an interactive workshop focused on navigating adulthood after the loss of both parents. We will explore the impact of dual parent loss on our lives, share our experiences in smaller groups, and discuss ways we can maintain connections with both parents while living life without their daily presence.

This online gathering is open to adult daughters and sons (ages 19+) who have experienced the loss of both parents due to death, estrangement, abandonment, or separation.

$20 per person for the 2-hour workshop

Register for the workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Love and Loss: Making it Matter
Jan
13
10:00 AM10:00
Workshops

Love and Loss: Making it Matter

She Climbs Mountains is thrilled to offer Love and Loss: Making it Matter, a 5-week virtual writing workshop for motherless daughters with celebrated author, Sarah Conover.

  • Saturdays, January 13 to February 10, 10am to Noon CST* (*January 13 will be 10am-12:30pm CST) 

Just as our hearts want to cultivate wisdom, our writing selves long to speak what matters most. There is so much to celebrate in a life's journey and also inevitable loss. Although profound grief has a life of its own - sometimes hidden, sometimes numb, sometimes raw and painful - a grief story is always a love story. Writing accesses a part of the brain that is offline in our day-to-day activities, but which can allow grief to discover its voice, be better understood and metabolized in our lives. Your words are the exact size of the hole in somebody else’s heart that they need to hear.

Listening carefully to our inner life and clarifying what is most meaningful is at the heart of good writing. Both lead to a greater intimacy with ourselves and a courageous leaping into the mysteries of facing love and loss. Our time together will be a place for intimacy, insight, and compassion while respecting individuals' safety and privacy. Together we'll use various methods to bring forth ideas, themes, and stories from your life history to mine for writing during this class and in the future. We'll also learn a bit about crafting our words to make them matter and meaningfully connect to others.

Together, with other motherless daughters, we will:

  • Listen deeply to ourselves

  • Leap into the discoveries offered by writing

  • Listen deeply to others

  • Discern - finding the gems

  • Craft our words to make them matter

  • Share our learnings and wisdom

We will use inventive prompts, free writes, mentor texts, and supportive workshopping to facilitate discussion, amplify meaning, and explore writing’s ability to transform one’s relationship to grief and loss.

$125 per person for the 5-week workshop

Register for the workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

Additional details: 

CLASS ONE: Settling in and Mapping the Landscape

CLASS TWO: Making Us Care 

CLASS THREE: Blessing the World: The Sensory Palette

CLASS FOUR: The Orphan’s Power: Fearlessness and Wisdom

CLASS FIVE: The Sanctuary of Writing

Expectations: 

Classes scaffold one upon the next, as does trust in ourselves and our fellow writers. Please try your best not to miss our time together! We may try to make a recording of each class available for a limited time but realize that’s not nearly as rewarding as having your work be part of the discussion. 

There will be homework, but not necessarily a lot (maximum 1 ½ pages double-spaced)! Even if you can only manage a few paragraphs due to a busy week, we will all eagerly anticipate each other’s writings and discoveries.

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Motherless Mothers Circle
Jan
12
12:00 PM12:00
Workshops

Motherless Mothers Circle

In Collaboration with Hope Edelman’s Motherless Daughters Community, join others who “get it” for 8 weeks of online connection and support.

WE KNOW WHAT MOTHERHOOD - WITHOUT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM YOUR OWN MOTHER - CAN BE LIKE.

When we become mothers, a jumble of mixed emotions often result: joy, pain, gratitude, anger, fear. And sometimes, we need space apart from our kids with other women who are mothering without their mothers to healthily process these big, vulnerable feelings.

No matter where you are on your mothering journey, we’ll meet you there in our Motherless Mothers Circle.

FRIDAY at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET (1/12; 1/19; 1/26; 2/2; 2/9; 2/16; 2/23; 3/1)

Each session runs for 90 minutes.

Click here to register for the Motherless Mothers Circle!

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Bittersweet: Finding the Language for Loss and Love
Oct
14
10:00 AM10:00
Workshops

Bittersweet: Finding the Language for Loss and Love

She Climbs Mountains is thrilled to partner with celebrated author, Sarah Conover, for a 2 1/2-hour writing workshop addressing the tender terrain of grief. Grief has a life of its own - sometimes hidden, sometimes numb, sometimes raw and painful. Writing uses a part of the brain that is offline in our day-to-day activities, but which can allow grief to discover its own poignant voice, be better understood and metabolized in our lives. Sarah will provide prompts to generate your words while providing a safe space for an exploration of writing’s ability to transform your relationship to loss. A grief story is a love story, and your words are the exact size of the hole in somebody else’s heart that they need to hear.

Writers of all levels are invited to join us for a morning of exploration and connection. This gathering is open to adult motherless daughters (ages 19+).

$25 per person

Register for the workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Dual Parent Loss Workshop
Sep
21
6:00 PM18:00
Workshops

Dual Parent Loss Workshop

Join Christine Meyer, She Climbs Mountains Founder, and Kelly Grosklags, Conversations with Kelly Founder, for an interactive workshop focused on navigating adulthood after the loss of both parents. We will explore the impact of dual parent loss on our lives, share our experiences in smaller groups, and discuss ways we can maintain connections with both parents while living life without their daily presence.

This online gathering is open to adult daughters (ages 19+) who have experienced the loss of both parents due to death, estrangement, abandonment, or separation.

$20 per person for the 2-hour workshop

Register for the Dual Parent Loss Workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Motherless Mothers Circle
Sep
20
7:00 PM19:00
Workshops

Motherless Mothers Circle

In Collaboration with Hope Edelman’s Motherless Daugthers Community, join others who “get it” for 8 weeks of online connection and support.

WE KNOW WHAT MOTHERHOOD - WITHOUT GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM YOUR OWN MOTHER - CAN BE LIKE.

When we become mothers, a jumble of mixed emotions often result: joy, pain, gratitude, anger, fear. And sometimes, we need space apart from our kids to healthily process these big, vulnerable feelings.

No matter where you are on your mothering journey, we’ll meet you there at a Motherless Mothers Circle.

Choose from:

WEDNESDAY at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET (9/20, 9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8)

FRIDAY at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET (9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10)

Each session runs for 90 minutes.

Click here to register for the Motherless Mothers Circle!

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Dual Parent Loss Workshop
May
23
6:00 PM18:00
Workshops

Dual Parent Loss Workshop

Join Christine Meyer, She Climbs Mountains Founder, and Kelly Grosklags, Conversations with Kelly Founder, for an interactive workshop focused on navigating adulthood after the loss of both parents. We will explore the impact of dual parent loss on our lives, share our experiences in smaller groups, and discuss ways we can maintain connections with both parents while living life without their daily presence.

This online gathering is open to adult daughters (ages 19+) who have experienced the loss of both parents due to death, estrangement, abandonment, or separation.

$20 per person for the 2-hour workshop

Register for the Dual Parent Loss Workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Dual Parent Loss Workshop
Feb
15
6:00 PM18:00
Workshops

Dual Parent Loss Workshop

Join Christine Meyer, She Climbs Mountains Founder, and Kelly Grosklags, Conversations with Kelly Founder, for an interactive workshop focused on navigating adulthood after the loss of both parents. We will explore the impact of dual parent loss on our lives, share our experiences in smaller groups, and discuss ways we can maintain connections with both parents while living life without their daily presence.

This online gathering is open to adult daughters (ages 19+) who have experienced the loss of both parents due to death, estrangement, abandonment, or separation.

$20 per person for the 2-hour workshop

Register for the Dual Parent Loss Workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Motherless Daughters Workshop
Jan
12
to Feb 9
Workshops

Motherless Daughters Workshop

The Motherless Daughters Workshop serves adult women who have experienced the death of their mothers after the age of 21.

Facilitated by Stephanie Ratanas and Katherine (Kerry) Stoner and held on Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30pm, this five-week workshop will provide guided discussion and exploration of the myriad of emotions and experiences that accompany being a motherless daughter. Each meeting will encourage women to share their experiences, ask questions, nurture themselves and each other, and examine the loss of their mothers in a safe environment. Weekly exercises will be provided to attendees to be completed by the following week. Please join us as we share our stories and grow as a community of motherless daughters. This workshop is open to women who have experienced their loss 2 or more years ago.

  • Week One: Sharing Our Stories

  • Week Two: Who We Were Before Our Mothers’ Deaths & Carrying Who We Were With Us

  • Week Three: Who My Mother Was, Who I Am Now

  • Week Four: Navigating Our Relationships with Our Fathers/Mothers’ Partners

  • Week Five: Moving Through Our Grief – Again and Again

$150 per person for the 5-week series

Register for the Motherless Daughters Workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Motherless Mothers Workshop
Jan
11
to Feb 8
Workshops

Motherless Mothers Workshop

The Motherless Mothers Workshop serves mothers and mothers-to-be who have lost their own mothers due to death and have entered/are entering the sacred circle of motherhood without their mothers available for love, nurturing, and guidance.

Facilitated by Courtney Carter and Karla Gust and held on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:30pm, this five-week workshop will provide guided discussion and exploration of the myriad of emotions and experiences that accompany motherless motherhood.  Each meeting will allow mothers to share their experiences, ask questions, nurture themselves and each other, and examine the loss of their mothers in a safe environment. Weekly exercises will be provided to attendees to be completed by the following week. Please join us as we share our stories and grow as a community of motherless mothers. This workshop is open to women who have experienced their loss 2 or more years ago.

  • Week One: Sharing Our Stories

  • Week Two: The Patterns We Repeat as Mothers

  • Week Three: Sharing Our Mothers With Our Child(ren)

  • Week Four: Who Will Tell OUR Stories?

  • Week Five: Mothering Ourselves as We Mother Our Children | Self-Care + Self-Love

$150 per person for the 5-week series

Register for the Motherless Mothers Workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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Early Mother Loss Workshop
Jan
10
to Feb 7
Workshops

Early Mother Loss Workshop

The Early Mother Loss Workshop serves adult women who have experienced the death of their mothers at or before the age of 21. This workshop is designed to address the unique issues that often accompany the early loss of a daughter’s most essential caregiver and role model.

Facilitated by Christine Meyer and Clara Johnson and held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm-8:30pm, this five-week workshop will provide guided discussion and exploration of the distinct feelings and challenges that daughters who have lost their mothers at an early age frequently experience. Each meeting will allow daughters to share their stories and insights, nurture themselves and each other, and grieve the loss of their mothers in a safe environment. Weekly exercises will be provided to attendees to be completed by the following week. Please join us as we connect with other motherless daughters and continue our journey of healing together. This workshop is open to women who have experienced their loss 2 or more years ago.

  • Week One: Sharing Our Stories

  • Week Two: Who We Were Before Our Mothers’ Deaths

  • Week Three: How Mother Loss Impacts Our Attachment and Independence

  • Week Four: Navigating Our Relationships with Our Fathers + Parentification

  • Week Five: Loving the Girl Within

$150 per person for the 5-week series

Register for the Early Mother Loss Workshop!

Limited scholarships available. Please contact christine@sheclimbsmountains.org for further information.

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