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Upcoming Events

Langley, WA: Every Thursday 11-12:30. Continuing through 2019
  • Healing Circles Langley, ongoing study circle on "A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as if it Were Your Last."


Additional readings are being planned in Seattle, Tucson, Minneapolis, San Francisco, New York and Boston.

Past Events

Freeland, WA: October 21 & November 4, 2018
  • Reading, Study Group and Adult Education at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Darrington, WA: June 24th, 2017 6:00-8:00 pm
  • Book reading and discussion at Mountain Loop Books and Coffee, sponsored by the Sno-Isle Libraries Darrington branch.

Leavenworth, WA: September 11, 2016 2:00-4:00 pm
  • Presenter at the Elder Speak event, sponsored by The Ripple Foundation.

Leavenworth, WA: September 10, 2016 1:00-3:00 pm
  • Book signing at  A Book for All Seasons.

Leavenworth, WA: September 9, 2016 6:30-7:30 pm
  • Book reading and discussion at the Meet the Author event at the Leavenworth Public Library.

Langley, WA
: June 14, 2016 6:30 pm
  • Book reading and discussion at the Meet the Author event at the Sno-Isle Libraries Langley branch.

La Manzanilla, Mexico: February 1, 2016
  • Story Slam presenter and prize winner, Casa Luz

Poulsbo, WA: November 5, 2015 
  • Speaker at Women and Cancer Support Group, Harrison Health Partners Poulsbo Hematology & Oncology.

Minneapolis, MN: September 23, 2015
  • Book reading and discussion at private home.

Tucson, AZ: September 11-13, 2015 
  • Plenary presenter at the Inaugural International Conference, "The Final Transition: Science, Death and Consciousness."

Langley, WA: April 18, 2015 
  • Healing Circles speaker at the In Community Conversation, Workshop, "While we know your busy, we also know your mortal."

Bremerton, WA: April 16, 2015
  • Keynote presentation at volunteer appreciation event, Harrison Medical Center.

Langley, WA: April 7, 2015 
  • Healing Circles presentation on "Reflecting on Death and Dying: The Final Days and the Opportunities They Offer Us."

La Manzanilla (Jalisco), Mexico: February 17, 2015 at 7:30PM
  • Book reading and conversation at Casa Luz

Manzanillo (Colima), Mexico: February 4, 2015
  •  Book reading and discussion about coming to the end of life at Club Santiago.

Tucson, AZ: January 14, 2015
  • Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona, salon and book signing.

Tucson, AZ: January 16, 2015
  • Presentation and reading at the Integrative Healthcare Grand Rounds, University of Arizona.

San Francisco, CA: October 10, 2014
  • Interview and reading for The New School at Commonweal with Michael Lerner, president and founder.

Boston, MA: October 2, 2014
  • Presentation and reading at Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Danvers, MA: September 25, 2014
  • Presentation to Hospice of the North Shore.

Boston,MA: September 24, 2014 at 8:00AM
  • Presentation and reading at Palliative Care Grand Rounds, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Bainbridge Island, WA: August 14, 2014
  • Book reading, Eagle Harbor Books.

Vancouver, British Columbia: May 14, 2014

  • Book reading and discussion, Humanitarian Lecture, Provincial Wide Grand Rounds, GF Strong Rehabilitation Center.

Seattle, WA: May 8, 2014
  • Book reading and discussion, East-West Bookstore.

Olympia, WA: March 27, 2014
  • Talk and reading, Providence St. Peter Hospital and Providence St. Peter Family Residency Program.

Seattle, WA: March 19, 2014
  • Book reading and discussion, University of Washington Bookstore.

Langley, WA: March 12, 2014
  • Book reading and conversation, Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, WICA Literary Series, with authors Peggy Taylor (Catch the Fire) and Vicki Robbin (Blessing the Hands that Feed Us).

La Manzanilla, Mexico: February 19, 2014
  • Book reading and conversation, Casa Luz.

La Manzanilla, Mexico: February 12, 2014
  • Book reading and panel discussion, Casa Luz.

Seattle, WA: January 5, 2014
  • Book reading and panel discussion, Wellesley Club of Washington State.

New York City, NY: November 11, 2013
  • Book reading and discussion at New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.

Vancouver, British Columbia: October 10, 2013
  • Book reading and discussion at Banyen Books.
  • Book reading and discussion at BC Women's Hospital.

Vancouver, British Columbia: October 9, 2013
  • Book reading and discussion at private home.

Mt. Vernon, WA: September 29 - October 4, 2013
  • Presentation, Death as Spiritual Teacher: Awakening to the Mystery of Life, at the International Conference on Interspirituality at the Cascadia Center.

Freeland, WA: August 22, 2013
  • Book readings and discussion at Enso House by Betsy and David Daiku Trowbridge, author of Enso House: Caring for Each Other at the End of Life.

Freeland, WA: August 10, 2013
  • Book reading and discussion at Enso House, a hospice home..

Cragsmoor, NY: June 22, 2013
  • Book reading and discussion. Cragsmoor Library.

Whidbey Island, WA: June 9, 2013
  • Book launch celebration and reading. Whidbey Institute.

Scottsdale, AZ: April 29, 2013
  • Book reading and discussion. Hospice of the Valley staff and Eleventh Hour Companion Volunteers.

Scottsdale, AZ: April 26-28, 2013
  • Plenary presentation: Listening to Patients at the End of Life, "Integrative Cancer Medicine Conference: Clinical Applications of Cancer Strategies."
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Video & Audio Readings


June, 2013
Book launch and telling the story of her first experience of the operating room. More...
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