“Why is it so Difficult to Talk about Death and Dying?” is the topic for this month’s “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace” Brown Bag Lunch Series talk Thursday (Feb. 16) at the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, 655 Kilauea Ave. in Hilo. The series is presented by Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center.
“Why is it so Difficult to Talk about Death and Dying?” is the topic for this month’s “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace” Brown Bag Lunch Series talk Thursday (Feb. 16) at the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, 655 Kilauea Ave. in Hilo. The series is presented by Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center.
This month’s speaker is Cathy Hough, who will present “The Conversation: Why is it so Difficult to Talk about Death and Dying?”
Hough advocates facing death as a natural part of life rather than being fearful or avoiding it.
“Preparing oneself and one’s loved ones for the inevitability of death frees people to live life mindfully, gratefully, and to the fullest extent,” Hough said.
During this talk, explore the reasons facing death has changed in our society, what people fear most and ways to approach the topic of death and dying in a healthy and proactive manner.
Hough is the community bereavement counselor for Hospice of Hilo and senior minister at the Center for Spiritual Living in Keaau. Prior to her ordination as a minister and certification for bereavement counseling, Hough spent 30 years as an early childhood educator, serving in the roles of teacher, program administrator and national training consultant.
Ku‘ikahi’s Brown Bag Lunch Series is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch, enjoy an informal and educational talk-story session and meet others interested in “Finding Solutions, Growing Peace.”
This lunch-and-learn series is made possible thanks in part to funding from the Atherton Family Foundation.
For more information, call Ku‘ikahi Administrative and Program Assistant Jenifer Aveiro at 935-7844, extension 1, or email jenifer@hawaiimediation.org. You also can visit www.hawaiimediaiton.org.