PAUSE Resource Fair 2024
Join us at The Resource Fair this November
Curious about where to begin in your own planning? Wondering what the options are for the people you’re caregiving for or supporting? Not sure what kinds of services, offerings, and options might be the right fit based on your identity or needs? Join us!
For PAUSE’s first-ever resource fair, we are gathering leading providers and organizations that support people through planning for end-of-life and grief support. All of the providers, facilitators, speakers, partners, and tabling organizations featured at The Resource Fair will be People of Color providing resources created by and for People of Color!
People of ALL races, backgrounds, and professions are welcome to join us and learn from, hear from, and engage with these incredible Folks of Color doing important end-of-life and grief work. We invite families, individuals, caregivers, and professionals to learn more about the resources available directly from the providers themselves!
BELOW YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OFFERINGS AND REGISTER!
Event overview
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Meet the Experts
During the Resource Fair you'll meet over a dozen providers, organizations, and individuals (all People of Color!) focused on supporting folks through grief and end-of-life.
Come collect resources, ask questions, and learn more about your options.
More info about tabling organizations below!
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Free Workshops and Panel Discussions
Sign up for one of 12+ interactive, immersive workshops led by expert facilitators.
Gain insights from panelists who have personally and professionally tackled end-of-life planning and navigating grief.
More info on all panelists and workshops below!
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Additional Resources
All attendees will be able to experience additional activities like the grief labyrinth hosted by Tida Beattie of MESO, a screening of "Curating Grief" by Charlene Lam of The Grief Gallery, and PAUSE's pop-up library of grief and end-of-life books/zines authored by People of Color.
Attendees will also take home free tote bags full of a custom collection of resources.
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Free Lunch and Parking
In an effort to create access and provide nourishment for all attendees, registered afternoon attendees will receive free on-site parking and free lunch.
You MUST register to receive covered parking and lunch.
Speakers, facilitators, and our partners
Workshop & Activity Descriptions
Powered by Prism Pop-Up (Workshops & Activities)
Conceptualized by founder and funeral director Shannan Guillory, Prism is a modern take on a traditional funeral home.
Prism is a memorial studio that blends deathcare, grief support, and community wellness. Along with affordable and unique options to celebrate life, Prism will have a multitude of intentional, non denominational resources that support grieving families through losing a loved one.
The Powered By Prism Pop-Up is an immersive experience, allowing attendees to learn about our mission, and explore bite-sized versions of the types of events that Prism will host. The first end-of- life offering of its kind, Prism’s goal is to create a third space that expands beyond the offerings of a traditional funeral home, one that not only cares for the deceased, but offers support for those left behind.
With the help of our community and advocates for affordable, sustainable, and unique end of life options, Shannan hopes to bring Prism to the Los Angeles Area in 2025.-
Facilitator: Crystal Coleman
What it Do(ula) will dive into the importance of having the sometimes difficult conversations about death and dying. We'll discuss the reality of preparing for End of life, even when we don't feel ready. And we'll touch on the honest thoughts, emotions and behaviors that may surface when discussing dying and the value of an End Of Life Doula while navigating through these experiences.
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Facilitator: Alexis Hart
Alexis will provide a brief yet comprehensive overview of how grief affects the physical body, and offer guidance on using the five senses to facilitate self soothing and healing. She will give an explanation on how each ingredient that is being offered aids in the healing process, explaining their individual benefits and their role in supporting individuals through grief. This session will emphasize how Prism promotes self-care for those grieving, and educates on accessible, cost-effective practices—such as taking a bath or shower—that can alleviate physical symptoms associated with grief. Additionally, Alexis will include a brief historical context lesson on the role of baths in ancestral healing traditions. Participants will have the opportunity to create their own individual healing bath soak.
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Facilitator: Dr. Whitney Griffin
In this workshop, participants will learn about how yoga affects the brain, how grief affects the brain, and how simple yoga flows can help the brain move through feelings of grief and loss.
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Facilitator: Erika Lim
Where do we come from? Together, we will explore story, lore, superstitions and the inner wisdom we have of our own individual ancestral traditions.
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Facilitator: Nicholas Reiner
Whether your grief journey is like a rushing river or moves like a slow stream, writing can be a life raft. Join us for a generative writing workshop exploring loss, memory, love, and what it means to be human. All levels of writer welcome!
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Facilitator: Clair Thomas
In this workshop, "The Energy Shift to Mental Fitness While Living with Grief," end-of-life professionals will learn how to integrate Reiki and Positive Intelligence (PI) to support mental fitness in hospice care and grief management. Participants will explore the impact of grief, gain practical Reiki techniques, and apply PI tools to build emotional resilience. Through demonstrations and group exercises, attendees will leave with strategies to support both patients and families, offering a holistic approach to healing during times of loss.
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Facilitator: Amber McNeil
Coming soon!
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Facilitator: Jasmine Godinez-Gomez
Coming soon!
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Facilitator: Stevie Ibarra
Coming soon!
Workshops with partners of PAUSE
Workshops and activities hosted by friends of PAUSE
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Facilitator: Dr. Julie Shaw
Feeling ready to approach your grief journey with more intention and creativity? Join Dr. Julie Shaw, Founder of Hello I’m Grieving as she facilitates Grief Empowerment: Creating Your Grief Manifesto is a 60-90 minute workshop designed to help you do just that. This creative and reflective process will empower you to express your emotions, set meaningful intentions, and shape how you want to show up for yourself and others. You’ll leave with a powerful one-page grief manifesto that you can turn to for strength, grounding, and guidance because grief is a long road. Let's come together, reflect, and create in a space that honors where you are and where you're going.
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Facilitator: Charlene Lam
You're invited to attend a film screening of Curating Grief: Loss and Objects and a Q&A with Charlene Lam, founder of The Grief Gallery. In Curating Grief: Loss and Objects, filmmaker Jamie Max Lee and Grief Coach Charlene Lam invite audiences on an emotional and introspective journey through grief. The film delves into the intricacies of loss, and the objects left behind after a loved one dies. Set against beautiful scenes of Lisbon, this ambitious project shows Jamie and Charlene bravely sharing cherished objects from their departed parents. Through the lens of Charlene’s expertise, the film also becomes a poignant exploration of the ties that bind individuals to their lost loved ones through objects and stories. Film length: 33min, followed by discussion and Q&A
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Facilitator: Erika Lam
Ablon, also called Hilot, is a traditional Filipino hands on body work focused on restoring balance and alignment to the physical, mental, spiritual, and energetic planes. 10 minute seated Ablon sessions will be offered. Please sign up at Erika Lim's table during the tabling portion of the event to reserve a spot.
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Facilitator: Mangda Sengvanhpheng
A favored and effective way of tending to grief is through holistic and creative practices, nature's gifts, and the presence of others. Let's commune with all these elements, along with the support of BACII’s beloved flower essence grief potion. This potion becomes a companion in helping us soften and expand as we practice letting go.
Together we'll embark on a letting go meditation, express ourselves through art, storytelling and then close with a baci ritual.
Join Mangda from BACII for an enriching experience to embrace our lives, our grief, and our joys.Meet your guide ~ Mangda Sengvanhpheng is an artist, death doula, and the founder of BACII - a platform that focuses on loss and grief while providing services and offerings that renew our engagement to life. Her life and death work is guided by her Laotian last name, which means “the light of the full moon.” Mangda’s work has been featured in Vogue, VICE, NY Mag’s Curbed, Brydie, Chacruna Institute and more.
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Panel descriptions
Panel #1: “Speaking from experience: Navigating serious illness, death, and grief from the perspective of those who have lived through it”
Featured speakers
Our House Clinical Staff, Sonya Jackson of SJ Lifestyle Brand, Tida Beattie of MESO
Time: 2:30-3:30PM PT
Panel #2: “Where to begin: How to take first steps toward planning for the end-of-life”
Featured speakers
Providence Institute for Human Caring, AC Care Alliance, and more!
Time: 3:45-4:45PM PT
Register now!
General entry
Registration is required to attend! Registration for General Entry gains you access to:
Open tabling time (meet the experts!)
2 panel discussions about grief and end-of-life planning
PAUSE’s portable death, dying, and grief library - stocked with books by and for People of Color
The PRISM pop-up hosted by PRISM
Youth activities and reading corner hosted by Our House
Interactive labyrinth hosted by MESO
“Curating Grief” film screening
Free parking & lunch
Tote bag full of free print resources and gifts
NOTE: General Entry does not include custom workshop registration. To sign up for a workshop, please indicate which workshops you’d like to attend when registering.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO ATTEND!
FAQs
Still have questions? Get in touch with our team at shante@timetopause.org!
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We ask that you register if you're planning on attending The Resource Fair - whether you'll be stopping by for the tabling, attending a panel, or signing up for a workshop. This helps us anticipate staffing, food, parking, and logistics needs.
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Absolutely! People of all races (and ages!) are encouraged to attend The Resource Fair. During this experience, we have prioritized featuring People of Color who work in the field but hope that folks of all background come to connect, learn, and take away resources.
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Absolutely! We encourage folks to come for many different reasons. Maybe it'll help you with your own grief or end-of-life planning. Maybe it'll help give you ideas of new resources that will serve your clients. Maybe you're just curious!
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Short answer: Yes! With the support of our funders, sponsors, and partners, this event is free. To receive all of the perks, please be sure to register before you attend.
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Yes! Please feel free to attend by yourself or with a group of people - including family, friends, or colleagues. If you'd like to ensure that there are a large number of spots reserved during a panel or workshop, please contact shante@timetopause.org.
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No. Please ensure that you register for a workshop in advance of attending The Resource Fair. We will very likely not be able to accommodate last minute or day-of registrations in-person.
Get in touch
shante@timetopause.org
Shante DeLoach, Events Manager