Knock Shrine

From Heartbreak to Hope
Coping with Loss in a Time of Change

We live in a time of drastic change. We can be paralysed by the sudden losses change brings to our lives. Too often we can sink into despondency and despair. Is it possible to move from Heartbreak to Hope? How can we develop the muscle of resilience to cope with and transform change? Can we, individually or as a community, make a vital difference to someone shattered by sudden change and the sense of loss it brings?

From Heartbreak to Hope: Coping with Loss in a Time of Change is open to all and will be of special interest to those who have been affected by bereavement and those who care for them. But loss has always been broader than bereavement and never more so than in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland. What about those suffering loss through unemployment and redundancy? How can we help them? What gets in the way of healthy grieving? How do we deal with anger and fear? How can we support those bereaved by suicide to come to terms with their loss? Most importantly, how can we harness the power of our own resilience?

A Public Lecture will be given by

CHRISTY KENNEALLY
On
Saturday 21st November 2009
In
St. John’s Rest and Care Centre, Knock
At
8.30 p.m.
Admission Charge €20.00

Tickets at the door on the Night

Christy Kenneally is an award-winning writer, broadcaster and author of several books including ‘Life After Loss - A Guide to Helping the Bereaved’ He has championed healthy grieving in talks and workshops for over thirty years and has lectured extensively for Console, ISANDS, Bethany Support Groups, Living Links, Headway and the Samaritans. He has also worked the International Reach to Recovery Organisation and the International Cancer Union throughout the world and appears regularly on national radio and television.