Alabama Grief Support Services
comfort, compassion, guidance, hope
Holiday Help Seminar
“Our Holiday Help Seminar is an annual November event, provided as a gift to anyone who has lost a child, parent, or spouse since the first of the year. A nationally known speaker gives help and suggestions to prepare families for the first holidays without the family member.
It is soothing to hear the sharing around the lunch tables, and see people leave with new hopeful expressions on formerly sad faces."
Trudy Tharpe
Program DirectorSherry L. Williams
Guest Speaker
Sherry L. Williams, RN, BA, GMS, GRS, has devoted the past 23 years to the field of grief and bereavement service. She is a nationally certified grief management specialist, has received advanced certification as a bereavement facilitator from the American Academy of Bereavement and is certified by the Grief Recovery Institute as a Grief Recovery Specialist.
Sherry is the author of “Holiday Help®: A Guide for Holidays and Special Days”, “Beyond Goodbye: A Guide for your Journey through Grief” and is a contributing author to “Every Woman’s Guide to Financial Security,” and “What To Do When Someone Dies.”
In the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001, Sherry was invited by the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) to address the grief issues of the widows, parents, and children of fallen firefighters. In addition, she debriefed and provided insight into appropriate coping skills and techniques for firefighters at each city fire department location as well as headquarters personnel.
Previously, Sherry served on the Board of Trustees for the National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved, has co-chaired, nationally, the 1996 World Gathering on Bereavement and served as an advisor for the 2001 World Gathering.
Sherry is president and founder of Sherry Williams Enterprises and New Leaf Resources of Louisville, KY, http://www.newleaf-resources.com, which specializes in grief resource materials and information/education services.
When: Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, 10 a.m.
Where: Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church, 2061 Kentucky Avenue (off Highway 31) in Vestavia. Semiar will meet in the church fellowship hall followed by a noon lunch.
Registration: 9:15 — 10 a.m.Free to those who have lost a spouse, parent, or child who register by November 5, 2011.
