Kriss A. Kevorkian – Environmental Griefworker

Kriss A. Kevorkian, PhD, MSW, holds a doctoral degree in thanatology, the study/science of death, dying and bereavement. She combined her passion for thanatology with her love of whales and the environment through her research on environmental grief® and ecological grief®. She is a Contributing Faculty Member in the MSW program at Walden University where she teaches classes on trauma, crisis and disasters to name a few. She hosts/facilitates a Death Café monthly at the Gig Harbor Library, is a trained Climate Leader through the Climate Reality Project, a member of the Steering Committee of the Meaningful Movies Gig Harbor, and is a member of the Gig Harbor Sustainability Coalition. She is founder of the Legal Rights for the Salish Sea, an organization educating communities and stakeholders about getting the rights of nature to save the Southern Resident Killer Whales and the Salish Sea herself.

Gig Harbor, WA
USA

Website: http://drkkevorkian.com/

Social Media: https://twitter.com/drkkevorkian

Workshop(s)

Workshop 1: Environmental Grief: Healing our planet and ourselves

Many of us are reacting to environmental grief, the grief reaction stemming from the environmental loss of ecosystems caused by natural or man-made events. This workshop will educate people about how to keep moving forward despite the continued destruction we’re facing, as well as sharing a solution to our environmental issues. Discussions will include how to cope with environmental grief, compassion fatigue and burnout, while maintaining hope!