About mourning with tenderness. Evening with the Good Death Institute

Life is full of goodbyes. Sooner or later, we lose someone we love. At other times, we lose a relationship, a place, a health, a job, a dream, or an idea of the future. Some losses come suddenly, others ripen in us slowly. Each can bring profound changes.

Death and loss are part of the human experience. And yet we often do not know what to do when they appear. How to talk about it? How to be with a person who is grieving? How to support without forcibly comforting? How to be mindful of your own pain instead of trying to “get back to normal” as soon as possible?

The Good Death Institute and ARTE invite you to an evening dedicated to mourning and a tender approach to the experience of loss.

Together, we will watch three inspiring stories that show different faces of grief and different ways of experiencing loss. We will listen to expert perspectives and then invite you to talk.

We will look at what grief is, what we need when we lose, and how we can accompany each other through these difficult experiences. With tenderness, mindfulness and agreement that each and every one of us can experience loss differently.

dir. Claudia Euen, Isabel Hahn - 26'

Grief is a reaction to the experience of loss, but not only when someone close to us dies. Three people tell us about the many faces of grief: a widow, a refugee and a woman who lost her brother. Experts from the world of psychology and science also share their different perspectives on the grieving process.

dir. Simone Dettelbacher - 30'

Guys don't cry,” T.Love sang more than 20 years ago. The “strong sex” is still ashamed of their emotions, does not show after themselves either sadness or pain. This has serious effects on physical and mental health. Experts say this needs to change and they try sometimes surprising methods to teach men how to grieve.

After the reports, there will be a panel discussion with experts from the Collective of the Good Death Institute. The discussion is in the nature of an open dialogue, encouraging questions and joint reflection.

Author of the podcast “On This Side”, founder of a support group for widows and women who have lost a partner. She is a Polish and film theorist by education, a long-time journalist, owner of the company Fabryka Słowa. President of the Association “On this side”. She educates about widowhood, bereavement, depression and other mental illnesses. With the support of the “Life Worth Talking” Foundation, she also deals with the prevention and prevention of suicides.

Psychologist, psychotherapist, academic teacher. For more than a dozen years focused on working with people experiencing perinatal crises. She gained experience, among others, in a crisis intervention center, maternity ward, psychiatric ward, in a psychological and psychiatric clinic, as part of a psychological perinatal ambulance. He teaches at the University of Wrocław, conducts classes at the Laboratory of Psychoeducation, cooperates with foundations operating in perinatal and loss-related areas, works scientifically. Author of the ebook “With Hope. About pregnancy after experiencing loss”.

Sociologist. Student of Kurpia singers and funeral singers. She sings traditional village mourning songs during vigils for the deceased and during funerals. He seeks ways to reinterpret elements of rural funeral and asphyxiation rites in urban settings. As part of the Przemiany initiative, she designs and conducts humanistic rites of passage, including funerals, accompanying people in important moments of life change.

Founder of the Good Death Institute and author of the book “Frog. A little story of mourning.” Masters of secular farewell ceremonies. She trained in Heidelberg at the Institut für Klinische Seelsorgeausbildung (Institut für Klinische Seelsorgeausbildung) and is a professional bereavement companion certified by the Federal Association of Bereavement Association in Germany (Bundesverband Trauerbegleitung e.V.). As a dying doula, she educates about the dying process and supports families who care for a loved one in the final stage of life.

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The next day we invite you to the workshop “On Grief with Tenderness”.

November 13 10:00-13:00 at Archon Cafe.

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The Good Death Institute Foundation is a pioneering social initiative dedicated to education about dying, farewell and mourning. We help families and organizations tame loss and transience. Professionally and humanly, with calm, courage and tenderness.

The Interdisciplinary Collective IDŚ brings together people who, in their professional, scientific and/or artistic work, have contact with the theme of death. Co-creating IDŚ professionals of the funeral industry, experts from the world of medicine and palliative care, psychologists, journalists, scientists and artists are united by the desire to cooperate, exchange knowledge and create synergies.

www.instytutdobrejsmierci.pl

ARTE TV is an international television channel with a cultural and European profile. A public station founded on the initiative of France and Germany, since 1992 it has been broadcasting programmes promoting art, history, science, film, music, documentaries and reports.

www.arte.tv/en

Archon Funeral Home provides funeral services at the highest level, combining professionalism with empathy and an individual approach. With care and respect, she supports families in the difficult time of saying goodbye to a loved one, taking care of the dignified character of each ceremony.

www.zaklad-pogrzebowy.com.pl

Kino Nowe Horyzonty in Wrocław is one of the most important studio cinemas in Poland, presenting ambitious author, artistic and independent cinema. It is a meeting place for viewers and creators and an important center of film and cultural life.

www.kinonh.pl

The Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation is an organization supporting dialogue, cooperation and building good relations between Poland and Germany. It engages in social, cultural, educational and civic projects, creating a space for the exchange of experiences and mutual knowledge of both countries.

www.fwpn.org.pl