It’s coming up on the 3rd Tuesday of the month and that signals that all funeral professionals can log in to learn and participate in the Zoom facilitated Cremation Association of North America’s (CANA) Peer Support event.

I find that tomorrow night’s event happens in a timely fashion as it preceeds the holiday season.  It focuses on “Grief” and supporting our own emotions while we are serving families.

Here’s what CANA says about the upcoming event in their own bulletin:

“As funeral professionals, we know that the common responses to grief are not linear. Grief brings sideways turns, unpredictability and huge obstacles, and no two journeys are the same. But sometimes, we forget to extend ourselves and our colleagues the same grace that we give our grieving families. We don’t have all the answers, especially when we’re facing our own mourning during challenging cases and community turmoil.”

CANA goes on to promote the event with this information:

“November Peer Support facilitator is Kelly Manion, Director of Consumer Marketing at Homesteaders Life Company. Kelly is a grief support specialist with nearly 25 years devoted to purpose-driven work and over a decade of experience in the funeral service profession. She offers valuable resources to those who are grieving. By providing space to talk about our grief, she’ll help us understand the unique ways people grieve and how to maintain our care for ourselves and our colleagues in the midst of it.”

CANA’s Peer Support Network will take place on Tuesday, November 19 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time, 7:00 pm Central Time, and 5:00 pm Pacific Time.  You can register and learn more information about this free event here.

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