Course Description

Grief is similar to a foreign language. It is easy to understand if you know the language, but frightening, confusing and frustrating if you are grieving or working with someone in grief. As a response to a hurting community in Central Florida after the 6/12/2016 Pulse shooting in Orlando, Archdeacon Kristi Alday offered this workshop at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke for anyone who wanted to attend.

The Reverend

Kristi Alday, Archdeacon

Kristi Alday, Archdeacon, has spent 20 years working with people in grief and teaching others to reach out to those who are grieving. She was the Chief Operating Officer for Walking the Mourners path, an international grief ministry. During that time she traveled the country training clergy and laity in grief ministry. Ordained to the Diaconate, she serves as Archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. She has earned a MA in Counseling at Asbury Theological Seminary and spent 2 years as a Licensed Mental Health Intern in the State of Florida, specializing in issues surrounding grief and loss, anxiety and fear, and trauma that accompanies emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. Along with the Reverend Danielle Morris, Kristi has co-authored a workbook called "Thirty Days to Healing Your Grief" which will be available for purchase through Amazon starting early 2017.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Grief - Part 1

    • Grief - Part 1 of 3

    • Powerpoint Presentation
  • 2

    Grief - Part 2

    • Grief - Part 2
  • 3

    Grief - Part 3

    • Grief - Part 3