WORKSHOPS DEALING WITH

LOSS AND LIFE TRANSITIONS

About the Presenters

Sara Alemán, Ph.D., MSW, received her doctorate from Brandeis University and has taught at both Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University where her area of research is the aging population. She has also been a patient volunteer with Northland Hospice. Her loss experiences include death of siblings, death of parents, feelings of safety, divorce, and jobs.  Her publications include two books and numerous articles. Spiritual health is also an important aspect of her work. 

Rebecca Durrenberger, B.Ed., teacher, photographer and writer, brings a variety of loss experiences to this seminar.  These include divorce, loss of job, deaths of parents and friends, and the murder of a son.  She has found love and compassion not only in friends and family, but also in nature.  By using nature photography to help in her own healing process, she has set her photographs to text and music.  She hopes that her video creation And The World Stood Still will provide healing as well as reflection.