A Remembrance of Mothers
2022 ONLINEJoin us on Saturday, May 7th, 2022 at 4PM PDT (1PM Hawai'i Time, 7PM EDT), on the Saturday before Mother's Day, for an ONLINE "Motherless Mother's Day Ceremony." Bring a photo of your mother or loved one, a story about her, and something to eat or drink that she would have liked. We will tell stories, light candles, cry and laugh. We will remember our Mothers.
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Why "Motherless Mother's Day"?
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Mother’s Day is all about “Celebrating Mom.” The assumption on Mother’s Day is that our mothers are alive and well and this is a special day to thank them for being our mothers. So everything on this day is geared to showing mom how much we care by giving her flowers, cards, candy and gifts. Now, imagine how painful this can be if our mother has already died.
Grief is not a linear process: it is circular and seasonal; returning our pain to us on birthdays, holidays, anniversaries of death and other special occasions… There is healing that comes with tears, especially if we gather together in groups and can comfort each other. There is healing that comes in remembering, in sharing our stories with others who have also suffered loss. I host this celebration because for those who have lost their mothers, Mother’s Day can be tremendously sad… it is a holiday that compounds the pain of our grief by reminding us of all that we have lost. These past several years have been hard in that we have lost so many of our mothers. Come share your Mother's and your story. We are stronger for being in this all together. -Shae Uisna |
To make this event accessible for everyone, we are offering it for free.
If you can afford to donate $3-$5, your help will be most gratefully appreciated. Thank you!
If you can afford to donate $3-$5, your help will be most gratefully appreciated. Thank you!
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"Tears, but also Laughter..."
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My own mother, Phyllis T. Zeff, died on Christmas Eve in 1994. In 2008, I came up with the idea of honoring my mother and other mothers, in a "Motherless Mother's Day Ceremony." This was right after I had completed my training as a certified Life-Cycle Celebrant® through the Celebrant Foundation & Institute.
One of the things that people comment upon at a Motherless Mother's Day Gathering is that, while they were expecting tears, what surprised them was the laughter... by telling stories about our mothers, we keep their memories alive. By bringing a potluck dish to share that she would have enjoyed, we remember moments from our mothers' lives, things they shared with us. And in these ways, our mothers live on. Click here to read an outline of the Ceremony. |
"Wisdom hard-earned must be shared, especially with other women."
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To make this event accessible for everyone, we are offering it for free.
If you can afford to donate $3-$5, your help will be most gratefully appreciated. Thank you!
If you can afford to donate $3-$5, your help will be most gratefully appreciated. Thank you!
Join us.
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Saturday, May 7th, 2022 4pm PDT Motherless Mother's Day is always the SATURDAY right BEFORE Mother's Day. Where:
ONLINE (and possibly in person.) To make this event accessible for everyone, we offer it for free. If you can afford to donate $3-$5, your help will be most gratefully appreciated. Thank you!
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Shae Uisna, M.A., Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant® and founder of Motherless Mother's Day Celebration.
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