SPEAKING: A conversation about grief: Drug addiction and loss

When

Thu, 03/16/2017    
6:00 pm-7:30 pm

Where

Steward School
11600 Gayton Road, Richmond, VA, 23238

Event Type

In partnership with Full Circle Grief Center of Richmond VA, Anne Moss Rogers, President of Beacon Tree, will tell her story, speak about how to cope with a stigmatized loss and present strategies of finding yourself again after a devastating loss. We will discuss the shame associated with the disease of addiction as well as the aftermath.

Anne Moss lost her son Charles, 20, to suicide while he was experiencing withdrawal from heroin. He died June 5, 2015 and suffered from depression and anxiety for many years, and addiction the last 5 months of his life.

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grief from a loss from addiction

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AnneMoss Rogers

AnneMoss Rogers is a mental health speaker and suicide education trainer and consultant. She is author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW. She raised two boys, and lost her younger son, Charles, to addiction and suicide on June 5, 2015. She combines lessons learned from her experience with proven strategies to help organizations build a wellness culture that drives results and saves lives. She speaks at conferences as a keynote, at workplaces,and at K-12 schools and universities.

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