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As a young father when his second child was unexpectedly stillborn, Tim wrote an article as part of his grieving process that was later published as a booklet entitled, A Father's Story. He also became active with the non-profit Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center, eventually serving as president of the board of directors. In the years following, the publishing company he co-owns created a division called, A Place To Remember, which publishes and distributes books and other products for grieving families and their caregivers. He has spoken at numerous conferences and training sessions throughout the United States and recently published his second book entitled, A Guide For Fathers: When a Baby Dies. Tim and his wife, Monica have four living children and reside in Woodbury, Minnesota.
www.aplacetoremember.com
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Session Descriptions:
A1
The Colors of Love and Shades of Grief: Keeping your Marriage Strong After Loss: Maintaining, and strengthening marriage after child loss requires hard work. Learn to appreciate the different coping methods of men and women in grief. Learn to work together to discover, or rediscover, your depth of love for each other and for the child you have lost. Sherokee Ilse and Tim Nelson each had stillborn babies and worked hard to keep their respective marriages strong. They each have authored multiple books and articles on pregnancy, infant loss, and grief.
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Loss, Grief and Healing: Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss, and includes not only the death of a loved one, but divorce, job loss, financial loss, loss of trust and loss of health, among others. In this session, we will examine different losses in our lives, the myths we often use to cope with grief, and how we can prevent grief from controlling our lives. Speaker: Tim Nelson, author and certified Grief Recovery Specialist who offers a program that is affiliated and endorsed by the Grief Recovery Institute.