by Bailey Dunyo | Feb 29, 2024 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
This past summer, Threads of Life invited Dr. Eunice Gorman, Associate Professor and Chair at King’s University College, to lead a FamiliesConnect workshop titled “Loss, Coping and Moving Forward”. In it, she discussed practical strategies for building...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Feb 8, 2024 | How We Help
Have you been thinking about attending a Threads of Life Family Forum for the first time, but can’t quite decide? We know, the idea can be a bit intimidating. But you can take comfort in the fact that we design the whole weekend to make you feel at home as much as...
by Susan Haldane | Feb 1, 2024 | How We Help
Compassion can change lives. With registration open now for Steps for Life 2024, it’s compassion for Canadian families that is driving walkers, fundraisers, sponsors and donors to get involved. For all the reasons so many people participate in Steps for Life (fun,...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 4, 2024 | How We Help
My name is Heidi Hunter. As I sit down to write this, I feel so grateful to have been invited to offer a Threads of Life workshop, January 24, 2024. For the past 30 years, I’ve been on a profound journey of self-reflection through the art of journaling. In the early...
by adminThreadsofLife | Dec 14, 2023 | How We Help
by Threads of Life founders Shirley Hickman, Executive Director and Sharon Freeman, CoordinatorWhen Tim Hickman died in 1996 and Amanda Peat in 2000, there was no support system for our families. Sharon and Shirley were connected to each other through the common need...
by Susan Haldane | Nov 30, 2023 | How We Help, Your Gifts at Work
“Look for the helpers.” Have you ever heard that advice? When conflict after crisis after natural disaster threaten to blot out all the light in the world, look for the helpers. There will always be those who step up to fill sandbags, make sandwiches, take in...