The way people grieve is being profoundly altered by technology, from social media to the boom in "death tech.” These tools can bring us together or heighten isolation at a time when we need connection most. This thought-provoking session will explore controversial practices, changing rituals, and the emerging trends shaping how millions are grieving now. Listen to bold tech innovators, a grief therapist, and grieving teens on what has changed, what hasn’t, and what might impact the way you deal with one of the hardest issues of all.
Chief Clinical Officer at Experience Camps. Doctoral candidate at the University of Missouri – St. Louis in the Department of Counseling and Family Therapy. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and specializes in anticipatory loss, grief and bereavement. She is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling.
Brad Wolfe is the founder of Reimagine, a nonprofit that brings diverse communities together—online and off—to channel our losses and mortality into growth and action. Their festivals and experiences are the largest end-of-life events in the U.S. Brad has an MA in Sociology from Stanford and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
Experience Camps is a national nonprofit working to foster a more grief-smart culture and raise awareness of childhood grief as an invisible public health issue impacting 1 in 5 children. Experience Camps has provided nearly 450,000 hours of no-fee, camp and other programs for kids who have had a parent, sibling or primary caregiver that died, along with resources and advocacy to benefit many more.
Since 2009, Experience Camps has empowered thousands of children with the confidence, skills and support to help childhood carry on.