Guest Speakers

Saint Paul, Minnesota Chapter

"We Need Not Walk Alone"

Mitch Carmody will be returning on 2009 as a guest speaker at our "Day with Mitch and Alan Workshop". Mitch is a bereaved parent and a bereaved Sibling. He is also the Author of the book Letters to my son: A Journey Through Grief.

Mitch is a trained hospice volunteer, a trained massage therapist and Aids Massage volunteer. He has facilitated many grief, cancer, massage and stress relief groups and has taught classes at community education in these areas. Personally assisting people and their families struggling with terminal illness and grief is an important part of his ministry.

For more information about Mitch you can visit his website at Heartlightstudios.net

Alan Pederson will be speaking and performing at our "Day with Mitch and Alan Workshop" in 2009. See the events page or click back for more information.

Alan is a bereaved parent and accomplished singer / songwriter performing for almost 25 years. His daughter Ashley was killed in 2001 in an auto accident. Alan began attending TCF meeting in Denver trying to find new meaning in life. In 2003 her release a CD titled Ashley's song book. The music enabled Alan to honor his daughter Ashley and also express his grief journey.

Link to EverAshley Music Website

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