January 30, 2007 Westside Council of Bereavement Facilitators 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Susan Whitmore presented and showed Portraits of Hope. For more information, please contact Susan Whitmore at swhitmore@griefHaven.org. April 26, 2007 Association of Professional Chaplains 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 2007 Conference Burlingame, California Susan Whitmore will be co-presenting at this special and unique four-hour workshop for chaplains and hospice caregivers from all over the world. Her co-presenter, Reverend Pamela Washburn, is the Director of Spiritual Care at Cottage Health Systems in Santa Barbara, California. For more information regarding this event, please contact the Association of Professional Chaplains, 1701 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 400, Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 240-1014. Their web site is www.professionalchaplains.org. April 29, 2007 Association of Professional Chaplains 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 2007 Conference Burlingame, California Susan Whitmore will be co-presenting at this 1.5-hour presentation for chaplains and hospice caregivers from all over the world. Her […]

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Susan Whitmore – Educational Event Companion Hospice Center – Pasadena, CA – August 2012

griefHaven Annual Fundraising Luncheon Luxe Hotel – Los Angeles, California October 8, 2013 2013 Friends of griefHaven “Live Your Best Life Luncheon.” It was truly beautiful, and that room was filled with so much love it was palpable. There were 180 people in attendance. The Friends of griefHaven Council members (meet them all on our website) worked for months and months to make this event flawless. Our former Mayor, Richard Riordan, introduced Susan in such a lovely way. Then several families stood up and shared how griefHaven has helped them on their journeys. Michael Davis sang a beautiful song he wrote entitled “I Will Friend You,” and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. But then…ta dah!!! Along came John Gray, best-selling author and sought-after speaker (ever heard of “Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus?”) , and he spoke and had us all in stitches!

Susan and Wendell Whitmore, griefHaven Board Members, and Rev. Pam Washburn, Advisory Board Member Workshop with the International Association of Professional Chaplains –San Francisco, CA griefHaven Booth Spreading the Word About griefHaven Wendell & Susan Spreading the Word About griefHaven San Francisco, CA – Susan Speaking Las Vegas, Nevada

Susan Whitmore, CEO, Meets With Fire Fighters A Day That Changed My Life (Yet Once Again) I was asked by Captain Bob Bates to come to the fire station and talk about griefHaven. He said, “We need you…we need to know about your organization and what you do.” So I went armed with documents, grief pins, and other bits of information to share with them. But what started out as a sharing about griefHaven turned into a grief sharing from the firefighters about their own PTSD, their own trauma and grief over all that they have experienced over the many years they have fought fires, tried to save lives, walked into homes where people have died–where children have died, tried to console families, worked untold hours for the betterment of our communities, and so much more… Most of us have no idea what firefighters do for us. We think they […]

19th Circuit Court of Appeals Judges Yearly Conference, by Susan Whitmore First, thank you Judge Bridges to inviting me to spend the spectacular day with you and your colleagues. I had the honor and privilege of speaking before the 19th Circuit Court of Judges for the Chicago District in October 2015. In attendance were over 50 judges from the various counties that the 19th Circuit Court covers. The topic was grief and included the science of grief. It was a very special experience for me to be with so many high-powered men and women whose hearts were also broken by the deaths of someone they love. As we know, grief does not care what our status is in life, what we have or have not accomplished, where we live, how we look, or what we have or don’t have. The playing field is equal when anyone loses someone they dearly […]