What is a Remembering Conversation?
When a person dies, the bereaved are often tragically encouraged to say “goodbye” and complete unfinished business. Remembering Conversations keep those relationships alive after the passing of a loved one by creating a record of who they were and what they valued.
Dr. Lorraine Hedtke has pioneered work in the grief field with her remarkable practice of Remembering Conversations, an in-depth discussion between Dr. Hedtke and the loved one whose values and memories you and your loved ones want to explore, discover and carry on.
How is a Remembering Conversation different?
What makes a Remembering Conversation different are 2 things. First, Dr. Hedtke brings decades of clinical and emotional experience to the process that helps her manage and navigate the Remembering Conversation in the most fruitful way for you and your loved ones. Second, Lorraine brings the professional ability to hold space for everyone, space that family and friends may have difficulty maintaining because of their deep intimacy with the dying person.
What’s a typical Remembering Conversation like?
A typical remembering conversation is like the best conversation you can have with your loved one or ones. Lorraine uses her decades of experience with the dying and bereaved to patiently and intentionally guide the conversation through both joyful and difficult subjects, while holding space for all involved. Most walk away with a renewed sense of connection to the loved on in their lives, and a sense of hope and possibility about the ways in which that relationship can continue to live in their lives.
What if my loved one passes before the conversation can be held?
If your loved one passes before your Remembering Conversation can be held, you have the option of holding a Remembering Conversation with their community and loved ones. Dr. Hedtke is incredibly skilled at drawing out the essence of the loved one that has passed through conversations with those they loved and who loved them. It is a healing and uniting experience to share with a community and help keep the legacy and memory of those you loved alive.
Sign up for a Remembering Conversation today!
If you or a loved one want to help enshrine memories, values and legacy to pass down through generations with the guidance and decades of expertise Dr. Hedtke sign up using our form below. Payment is due at time of registration.