Over the last five years, thousands of people have participated in our monthly virtual education offerings.
Our monthly offerings this year aim to enhance comfort with mortality and provide participants with knowledge and skills to engage in meaningful discussions about end-of-life issues with their loved ones and healthcare professionals.
All sessions are free of charge. Join us now!
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Prioritizing Aliveness with Metastatic Disease: An Unfiltered Conversation with Tamatha Thomas-Haase September 17, 2026 | 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (Arizona Time)
Join us for a candid conversation with Tamatha Thomas-Haase about what it means for her to be living—truly living—with metastatic breast cancer. From appointing her own "Chiefs of Staff" to the radical act of taking "chemo holidays," this conversation will explore how Tamatha celebrates the wins, mourns the losses and reclaims agency bit by bit in the face of a chronic, terminal diagnosis. We will dive into the tension between preparing for the future and staying fiercely present, what it means to be “cared for” when a disease becomes a lifelong companion, and how prioritizing feeling aliveness over joy is the north star that guides her toward her legacy. Questions from the audience are welcomed and encouraged!
"Palliative Care: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and How It May Help" October 15, 2026 | 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (Arizona Time)
Palliative Care is often misunderstood, yet it plays a vital role in supporting people living with serious illness. What exactly is palliative care—and what is it not? In this interview-style conversation, Dr. Amy Klein, a Palliative Medicine physician, will explore how palliative care helps patients and families navigate complex medical decisions, manage symptoms, and focus on quality of life. Together, we will discuss how to communicate with doctors about diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment options; how to talk with loved ones; and how to think about choices when the future feels uncertain. The session will also clarify how palliative care differs from and connects to hospice care, and what to expect as care needs evolve over time.
Previous 2026 Presentations
Reimagining Grief Support Through a Sociocultural Lens June 18, 2026 | 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (Arizona Time)
Grief does not live in a vacuum. It’s shaped by culture, community, history, faith, family roles, and the realities of caregiving, especially when people carry layered losses and navigate systems that don’t always make room for their truth. In this interactive session, Dr. Siobhan Aaron and Dr. Laura Bradbury will explore how grief manifests across sociocultural contexts, what often gets missed when support is “one-size-fits-all,” and why culturally responsive approaches can increase relevance, safety, and trust.
Participants will leave with a plain-language understanding of prolonged grief, a brief lens for differentiating grief from depression/anxiety/trauma, and practical ways to support individuals and families. We’ll cover what helps (and what can unintentionally harm), including language to use and avoid, connection and meaning-making, rituals, and community-based support pathways, with time for audience Q&A.
Preparing for the Unexpected: Estate Planning Basics May 14, 2026 | 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (Arizona Time)
“Preparing for the Unexpected – Estate Planning Basics” will guide you through the essential steps to safeguard your future and ease the burden on your loved ones. We’ll cover how to organize and protect your property, designate trusted individuals to make financial and medical decisions if you’re unable to, and ensure your wishes are documented clearly. You’ll gain an understanding of the foundational documents for incapacity and end-of-life planning and learn how taking action now can provide peace of mind and reduce stress during life’s most challenging moments.
From the Ground Up: Raising Death Literate Children April 16, 2026 | 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (Arizona Time)
Join us as cultural anthropologist and writer, Anita Hannig, challenges the assumption that sheltering children from death protects them. While we have sanitized death into something that happens elsewhere—in hospitals, nursing homes, funeral parlors—we have inadvertently left children unprepared for one of life’s most universal experiences. As a parent to a death-curious four-year-old who loves visiting cemeteries, Anita argues that speaking thoughtfully with kids about our shared mortality may equip them with the tools and frameworks to navigate life’s unavoidable losses.
Life Lessons Gleaned from Grief and Loss: An Islamic Perspective March 19, 2026 | 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (Arizona Time)
Within the pain of the death of a loved one lies a quiet invitation to open our heart and mind to a deeper understanding of our bewildering and mysterious life journey. For centuries, sacred texts and sages have told us that the ways in which we heal and reframe our suffering shapes our being and sculpts the destiny of our life.
Join us as we hear from author Jamal Rahman who will draw upon teachings of the Qur’an, sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, and insights of Islamic mystics like Rumi, Hafez and Rabia, to find meaning, inner peace and growth in midst of mourning.
On Dignity and Suffering in Life's Eleventh Hour February 19, 2026 | 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (Arizona Time)
In this dynamic, engaging conversation, acclaimed writer and palliative care physician Dr. Puri, the author of That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour , will be in conversation about the ways that spiritual dimensions of life and death shape how people think about what matters most—and what doesn't—as they face their mortality. Concepts of dignity, suffering, and mercy are largely absent from conversations with people who are seriously ill, yet they are the heartbeat of decisions about living and dying well. Drawing on her experiences as a palliative care physician and her writing about life and medicine in the eleventh hour, Dr. Puri will invite participants to consider how these ideas influence their lives and how they might shape their wishes for life's end.
“Palliative” - Perspectives from Pediatrics January 15, 2026 | 6:00 pm -7:30 pm (Arizona Time)
Join us for a private screening of the award winning documentary, "Palliative" with a robust question and answer period afterwards with the featured Hospice and Palliative Medicine Pediatrician, Nadia Tremonti. "Palliative" follows Dr. Nadia Tremonti through her work in Detroit, MI as she both helps families to ease the passing of their terminally ill children and find joy and meaning in living with chronic illness. The film was also the inspiration for the Emmy Award Nominated New York Times Op-Doc Short Documentary, "Dying in Your Mother's Arms."
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