Overview

Speaking & Facilitation

Through keynote presentations, facilitated dialogue, workshops, and community conversations, Laurel creates spaces for meaningful exploration of loss, identity, change, and becoming.

Drawing on more than two decades of experience as a lawyer, advocate, nonprofit leader, and grief educator, she brings a unique perspective to conversations about transformation—both personal and collective.

Whether speaking to professional audiences, community groups, nonprofits, or conference attendees, Laurel invites participants into thoughtful reflection, authentic dialogue, and deeper engagement with the questions that emerge during times of transition.

Areas of conversation

Grief, Loss and Becoming

• How life's disruptions reshape our sense of self and invite us into new ways of being.

• Exploring grief not a as an experience that can deepen our understanding of ourselves, our relationships, and what matters most.

Navigating CHANGE & UNCERTAINTY the Unknown

• Trusting the Path: Finding purpose and possibility when the future feels unclear and you find yourself lost in fear.

• Roadmap for Resilience: Practical strategies for staying grounded in times of transition and loss.

The Personal is Collective: How Our Individual Healing Shapes the World

• Healing as a Ripple Effect: How personal transformation contributes to collective healing and societal change.

• Beyond Isolation: Recognizing our interconnectedness and the role of community in navigating grief.

Organizations in Transition

Facilitating conversations that help organizations and communities explore questions of identity, purpose, growth, and change.

Formats

• Keynote Presentations

• Workshops

• Facilitated Dialogue

• Interview Conversations

• Panel Moderation

• Community Gatherings

To inquire about having Laurel speak at one of your events or gatherings please visit the contact page.