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Digital Seminar

Grief & Trauma in the Bones: Mindfulness & Indigenous ways of healing


Speaker:
Marianela Medrano, PhD, LPC
Duration:
1 Hour 1 Minute
Language:
Presented in EN, subtitles in EN and FR, handouts in EN
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jun 13, 2024
Product Code:
POS059862


Description

Experience Dr. Marianela Medrano, Ph.D., LPC, CPT, a writer and mindfulness teacher, as she walks you through innovative interventions that you can use to help your clients move from mourning into the spiritual experience of grieving and healing from Historical Trauma and Grief. Drawing on her expertise as a scholar, researcher, and psychotherapist, Dr. Medrano blends case studies with creative strategies for long-lasting transformation in your client's lives. Explore the interfacing relationship between historical/contemporary events, the ensuing trauma, and the impact that the erasure of indigenous ways of grieving via rituals has had on many peoples, and how to creatively and culturally appropriately facilitate the mourning process aborted for some. Unresolved Historical Grief is pernicious and travels intergenerationally; learn the power of ancient wisdom to heal personally and collectively. In other words, the long-range impact of unresolved grief among the BIPOC populations is a must-focus for consciously aware clinicians.

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Dr. Marianela Medrano was born and raised in the Dominican Republic and has lived in Connecticut since 1990. A poet and a writer of nonfiction and fiction, she holds a PhD in psychology. Her literary work as appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. She is the founder of Palabra Counseling & Training Center, LLC. Her TEDTALK at Ursuline College speaks about her work and research on the Taino people: youtube.com.

Dr. Medrano has trained in mindfulness and spirituality in a variety of settings. She is a mindful eating instructor/facilitator. Additionally, she is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield through The Sounds True Foundation, a program for teaching awareness and compassion-based practices. She serves as a mentor/supervisor for the International Federation for Biblio/poetry therapy, IFBPT.

Dr. Medrano has lectured in many countries, including Spain, India, Colombia, El Salvador, Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. She has worked with various populations and on various mental health issues, including drug and alcohol addiction, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, and family/marriage counseling.

In 2023, Dr. Medrano received a grant from the Bess Family Foundation, which she is using to investigate mindfulness as a vehicle to advance ecological initiatives focused on interspecies care in the Dominican Republic.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Marianela Medrano maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with South-Western College. She receives a grant from the Bess Family Foundation. Marianela Medrano receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Marianela Medrano is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Counseling Association, and the Connecticut Counseling Association. She is a blogger with the American Counseling Association.


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Objectives

  1. Investigate traditional healing practices suitable for individuals, groups, and families coping with grief and loss. 
  2. Develop strategies to counter narratives of extinction, erasure, and cultural/religious/racial superiority that contribute to historical grief and trauma. 
  3. Implement interventions aligned with the collective mindset of individuals and groups affected by historical grief and trauma, fostering a sense of empowerment and cultural affirmation. 

Outline

I. Understanding the Spiritual Nature of Grief and Mourning  

A. Definition of grief as a spiritual outcome of mourning  

B. Importance of mourning in ritualizing feelings 

C. Risks and Limitations 

II. The Consequences of Restricted Mourning  

A. Explanation of how restricted mourning stifles grief  

B. Discussion on how unresolved grief can manifest as illness 

III. Integrating Compassion-Based Rituals into Grief Work  

A. Introduction to the concept of Karuna (compassion/mercy)  

B. Exploration of different compassion-based rituals  

C. How Karuna guides individuals through the process of loss and grief 

IV. Conclusion  

A. Recap of the significance of mourning in spiritual grief work  

B. Emphasis on the importance of compassion-based rituals in facilitating the grieving process  

C. Encouragement to embrace the wisdom of grief as guided compassion practices 

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professionals
  • Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
  • Marriage & Family Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers

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