EVENTS
Here you’ll find information about upcoming Mourning Ventures of Maine events, along with highlights from recent gatherings. From grief support groups to advance life planning workshops and community collaborations, each event is designed to foster connection, learning, and meaningful conversation. Check back often for updates and new opportunities to join in.
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day - Bangor Event
When Grief Isn’t About Death
Grief can come from many life changes — retirement, caregiving, illness, divorce, estrangement, or lost opportunities. These hidden losses often go unrecognized or unaddressed, yet they can impact one's life in serious ways.
Life Transitions & Hidden Losses is a closed, semi-structured, 4-week online group designed to help people explore the impact of and navigate significant life changes and the unacknowledged grief that often comes with them. The group also offers an opportunity for connection, helping members feel less alone in their journey.
📅 Mondays, Oct. 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17
🕤 9:30–11:00 a.m.
💻 Via Zoom
Highlights of Past Events
Stories We Carry: Exploring Identity, Memory, and Meaning Through Creative Play
As part of Center Yoga Arts and Breathing Space Retreat's "Reset & Restore: A Women's Wellness Retreat", Mourning Ventures will facilitate a creative workshop on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in the morning. (There might be one spot left for the retreat, so we encourage you to check it out!)
This workshop offers participants a chance to reflect on who they have been, who they are now, and who they are becoming—through artistic exploration and
gentle self-inquiry. Designed to be nurturing and creative, the session invites women to acknowledge past versions of themselves, honor their personal growth, and carry meaningful aspects forward into the next chapter.
The workshop is inspired by the work of Mourning Ventures of Maine and touches on themes of identity, life transitions, grief, and meaning-making without being heavy or clinical.
Holistic Death Care Panel—Sept. 20, 2025
I was so honored to represent Mourning Ventures of Maine on the holistic death care panel discussion at the Common Ground Fair! Such an incredible group of providers and very engaging audience.
A special shout out to Chuck Lakin of Last Things who allowed the panel to use his event time to hold the conversation and to Caz Bemski for organizing the whole thing!
The event was so successful, we are hoping to hold additional panel events throughout the state. Stay tuned...
Pictured, left to right:
Patty Locuratolo Hymanson, MD
Nate Hutchins, LCSW (Maine Health: Home Health & Hospice)
Casimir Bemski (Maine Death With Dignity)
Leona Oceana (Die Well Death Education)
Lisa White, LMSW, MA, CT (Mourning Ventures of Maine)
Karin Woodworth, FNP-C, ACHPN, CT (Still Harbor Health PLLC)