SPEAKING

Keynote Speaker, Professional Trainer & Workshop Facilitator


Maureen is a dynamic, experienced speaker who develops and delivers custom, evidence-based keynote presentations, training, and workshops for professionals and organizations.

Presentation topics include:

  • grief and bereavement
  • suicide prevention
  • intervention and postvention
  • how to help when the baby dies
  • family dynamics at end of life
  • unique factors of loss, grief and trauma for children in foster, adoption, kinship, and customary care
  • expressive arts strategies for healing grief and trauma
  • the healing power of story and song
  • compassion fatigue, trauma and burnout
  • moral injury and sanctuary trauma
  • conflict resolution and problem-solving
  • self-preservation strategies and resilience recovery
  • effective support for PTSD/PTSI

Maureen developed and delivers Write to Heal, a therapeutic writing and songwriting program for healing trauma and grief for individuals and groups who are gently guided through writing activities in a supportive environment. In addition to Write to Heal therapeutic writing and songwriting workshops, Maureen offers experiential expressive arts workshops including:

  • Paint the Garden of Your Life
  • Weave Your Story
  • Envision with Collage
  • Haiku as Legacy
  • Art Journaling

If you're interested in a topic you don't see listed here, Maureen welcomes the opportunity to develop and deliver custom programs.