BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Deschutes Public Library (DPL) X-WR-CALNAME:Deschutes Public Library (DPL) BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fed9b9b8-89cd-449d-84aa-43c88eea2c4b SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261025T005910Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230410T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230410T190000 SUMMARY:What Is Left Unsaid - Communicating What Matters Most LOCATION:Downtown Bend Library\nDowntown Bend Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Downtown Bend Library;X-AP PLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Downtown Bend Library:geo:44.0572068,-121.3165935 GEO:44.0572068;-121.3165935 DESCRIPTION:Explore how to plan ahead for living well as you age.\nThis is an in-person program. Registration is not required.\nThis interactive wor kshop\, hosted by The Peaceful Presence Project\, will explore the benefit s of a holistic approach to planning ahead for living well as we age. Faci litators will guide participants through various preparedness consideratio ns\, including a look at the practical\, emotional and spiritual complexit ies that arise during illness and end of life experiences. \nResearch show s that the more we can talk about and plan for death and dying in a candid manner\, the more we can be moved by life. A willingness to entertain sta tes of preparedness allows individuals to be more clear eyed about what lo gistical\, relational and physical realities might need more attention tod ay\, bringing more clarity and wellbeing as one nears the end of life. \nP articipants will gain exposure to a variety of different end of life plann ing and contemplative resources\, including practice with core elements of The Peaceful Presence Project�s evidence-based\, holistic guidebook\, & lt\;em>\;endnotes<\;/em>\;. Participants are encouraged to bring a p en and notebook. \nFacilitated by Elizabeth Johnson\, MA and Erin Collins\ , RN CHPN\nElizabeth is the Executive Director of The Peaceful Presence Pr oject\, a community-based organization here in Central Oregon. She is a tr ained end-of-life doula\, as well as a graduate of the 2-year "\;Anamc ara Project"\; apprenticeship program\, with a focus on the spirituali ty of grief and loss. She is a certified advance care planning educator fo r the Institute on HealthCare Directives\, a certified pregnancy loss grou p facilitator\, and a member of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Illnes s Care. With a master'\;s degree in Community Planning and Not-for-Prof it Management\, Elizabeth'\;s travels have taken her around the globe\, awakening fascination with the cultural and social contexts which shape h uman understanding of the mysteries of life and death. \nErin is the Progr am Director of The Peaceful Presence Project. She is a certified Hospice a nd Palliative Care Nurse with 16 years of experience in hospice and adult and pediatric oncology and a trained end-of-life doula. She co-founded Th e Peaceful Presence Project after seeing that many patients came to hospic e afraid of death and largely unprepared for it. Erin is the Vice-Chair o f the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization�s End-of-Life Do ula Advisory Council\, and is an ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education Cons ortium) trainer. She was recently selected as a 2022 Cambia Health Foundat ion Sojourns Scholar\, exploring the use of Community Health Workers to in crease rural access to palliative care.\nVisit The Peaceful Presence Proje ct website at: https://thepeacefulpresenceproject.org/\n*ani* *cr*.\nhttps ://dpl.libnet.info/event/11608722 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\nhttps://dpl.libnet.info/event/11608722 URL;VALUE=URI:https://dpl.libnet.info/event/11608722 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR