Hearts 2 Heal

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Join Hearts2Heal for the 2025 Grief Experience Summit—a full-day, immersive gathering for individuals and communities navigating grief and loss.  This summit centers real stories, creative healing, and collective support across three key themes: Creative Healing, Unspoken Loss, and Grief in Everyday Spaces. The day includes powerful breakout sessions, a multimedia keynote, wellness activations, and a resource fair designed to equip you with tools for your grief journey.  This is a space to engage grief with honesty, creativity, and the support of a community that sees you. Whether you're grieving a personal loss, holding space for others, or working in healing-centered fields, this event invites you to process grief on your terms—with people who get it. GES 2025 PROGRAM / AGENDA:Emcee/Host: Naomi Onyebuchi 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Arrival, Light Breakfast & Resource Fair Opens<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Light bites and tea bar available</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Music and welcome experience</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Open spaces: Memory Wall, Legacy Station, Creative Lounge, and Grief Spa</li></ul> 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM Opening Keynote: Marissa Rivera  A creative keynote experience blending storytelling, music, and visuals to set the tone for a day of healing and connection. 11:00 AM – 11:45 AMBreakout Session 1 – Choose One Theme Focus: Grief in Everyday Spaces  <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Option 1:Navigating Legal Complexities in Grief: Immigration, Family Law, and Beyond <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Panelist: <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Kourtney Benton, ESQ</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Ron Perry</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Sean Oliver</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> 11:50 AM – 12:35 PMBreakout Session 2 – Choose One Theme Focus: Unspoken Loss or Creative Healing<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Option 1: Who Am I Now? Identity, Change, and Emotional Loss </li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Moderator: Gregory Rutledge <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Panelists: <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Jason Barefield</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Joseph DJ Bling</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Dr. Shauna Sobers, The University of Texas at Austin</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> 12:40 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch + Legacy Lounge Activation<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">20 min fireside with Hearts2Heal Founder, Maria Brown-Spence </li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Creative journaling stations, grief letters, and reflective prompts </li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Black Men’s Health Clinic</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Soft music and mindful ambiance</li></ul> 1:35 PM – 2:20 PM Breakout Session 3 – Choose One Theme Focus: Grief in Everyday Spaces or Cultural Healing<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Option 1:Grief & Burnout at Work: Navigating Professional Grief<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Moderator: Blanca Nereida Valencia</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Panelists: <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Chela White</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Keshana Odom</li></ul></li></ul></li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Option 2:The Healing Garden: Ancestral Herbs & Grief Care <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Facilitator: <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Jesus Garcia, The Herbal Action Project</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> 2:30 PM – 3:10 PM Closing Keynote: LaTronda Artis The Grief No One Talks About: When Relationships End 3:10 PM – 3:30 PMSummit Concludes

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Join Hearts2Heal for the 2025 Grief Experience Summit—a full-day, immersive gathering for individuals and communities navigating grief and loss.  This summit centers real stories, creative healing, and collective support across three key themes: Creative Healing, Unspoken Loss, and Grief in Everyday Spaces. The day includes powerful breakout sessions, a multimedia keynote, wellness activations, and a resource fair designed to equip you with tools for your grief journey.  This is a space to engage grief with honesty, creativity, and the support of a community that sees you. Whether you're grieving a personal loss, holding space for others, or working in healing-centered fields, this event invites you to process grief on your terms—with people who get it. GES 2025 PROGRAM / AGENDA:Emcee/Host: Naomi Onyebuchi 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Arrival, Light Breakfast &amp; Resource Fair Opens<ul><li>Light bites and tea bar available</li><li>Music and welcome experience</li><li>Open spaces: Memory Wall, Legacy Station, Creative Lounge, and Grief Spa</li></ul> 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM Opening Keynote: Marissa Rivera  A creative keynote experience blending storytelling, music, and visuals to set the tone for a day of healing and connection. 11:00 AM – 11:45 AMBreakout Session 1 – Choose One Theme Focus: Grief in Everyday Spaces  <ul><li>Option 1:Navigating Legal Complexities in Grief: Immigration, Family Law, and Beyond <ul><li>Panelist: <ul><li>Kourtney Benton, ESQ</li><li>Ron Perry</li><li>Sean Oliver</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> 11:50 AM – 12:35 PMBreakout Session 2 – Choose One Theme Focus: Unspoken Loss or Creative Healing<ul><li>Option 1: Who Am I Now? Identity, Change, and Emotional Loss </li><li>Moderator: Gregory Rutledge <ul><li>Panelists: <ul><li>Jason Barefield</li><li>Joseph DJ Bling</li><li>Dr. Shauna Sobers, The University of Texas at Austin</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> 12:40 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch + Legacy Lounge Activation<ul><li>20 min fireside with Hearts2Heal Founder, Maria Brown-Spence </li><li>Creative journaling stations, grief letters, and reflective prompts </li><li>Black Men’s Health Clinic</li><li>Soft music and mindful ambiance</li></ul> 1:35 PM – 2:20 PM Breakout Session 3 – Choose One Theme Focus: Grief in Everyday Spaces or Cultural Healing<ul><li>Option 1:Grief &amp; Burnout at Work: Navigating Professional Grief<ul><li>Moderator: Blanca Nereida Valencia</li><li>Panelists: <ul><li>Chela White</li><li>Keshana Odom</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Option 2:The Healing Garden: Ancestral Herbs &amp; Grief Care <ul><li>Facilitator: <ul><li>Jesus Garcia, The Herbal Action Project</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> 2:30 PM – 3:10 PM Closing Keynote: LaTronda Artis The Grief No One Talks About: When Relationships End 3:10 PM – 3:30 PMSummit Concludes

Hearts 2 Heal

Grief Experience Summit 2025

6101 Highland Campus Dr

General Admission

$25

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$15

Early Bird

$20

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