Beyond Boundaries: Grief education in the reproductive spectrum and circle of support for clinicians
Date: November 3, 2023 1000 -1200
Location: UNM College of Nursing Room 257
(No cost for registration)
For Nurse Midwifery Students, OBGYN & Family Practice Residents, Interns and Fellows
& Birth Companion Volunteers interested in Reproductive Justice.
Sponsored by the UNM College of Nursing
Grief is universal, crossing boundaries between the personal and professional. As clinicians, our
grief often becomes cumulative as we bear witness to the loss inherent in working with patients
in the reproductive spectrum. Clinicians are invited to a participatory, immersive exploration of
how to tend to our own grief and offer empathetic care in a sustainable manner to our patients.
Join us for a live poetry reading with Manuel González, Albuquerque Poet Laureate Emeritus,
followed by a short lecture on grief support for clinicians with grief experts Roshni Kavate &
Rebecca Servoss of Marigolde. In a warm, small group setting, we will read and reflect on
selected poems from Wildling and Sprout, a poetry anthology exploring the themes of
postpartum, pregnancy loss, and abortion related grief.
As a group we will expand our understanding and beliefs about grief, and imagine new
approaches to grief care in the clinical setting which center the humanity of the work we do and
positively impact our patient care.
Key Objectives:
● Expand understanding of grief related to the reproductive spectrum through the elements of art
and storytelling
● Create a much needed facilitated safe space for clinicians to explore their untold grief
● Integrate resiliency rooted practice models for clinicians navigating populations
with complicated grief
Optional: Pre Order your copy of the Poetry Anthology Wildling and Sprout, printed and digital copies available.
26 Inspiring poems that are raw, visceral and honest; a glimpse into deeply personal views of these transformative moments along the reproductive spectrum.
All proceeds will be donated to Indigenous Women Rising, The Afiya Center, National Network of Abortion Funds, & SisterSong
Speakers and Performers
Roshni Kavate, RN
Roshni Kavate is an Artist, Grief Coach and Educator. Roshni Kavate is the Co-Founder, CEO and Creative Director of Marigolde. She believes grief is a portal to wholeness. Through rituals and storytelling, we can reconnect to our origins and be our wild selves. She sees the path to being whole as a radical art and political practice. The question that guides her is, What is our grief craving? and how can we nourish and feed it?
Rebecca Servoss, NC-BC, RNC-NIC
Rebecca Servoss is the Co-Founder and COO of Marigolde. She is a Nurse, writer, and mother. As a two time NICU parent and neonatal nurse, Rebecca has dedicated her professional career to supporting birthing families and is the author of Navigating the NICU: A Guide to Self Care for NICU Parents. She is currently Co-Chair of the Neonatal Bereavement Team at UNM Hospital.
Rebecca is a Board Certified Holistic Nurse Coach and Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor and offers clients an intuitive and holistic approach to vitality and resilience while creating structure to safely explore and express their grief.
Manuel González
Manuel González, City of Albuquerque Poet Laureate (2016-2018), began his career in the poetry slam and has represented Albuquerque four times as a member of the Albuquerque poetry slam team. After working in Albuquerque’s poetry community for 6 yrs, Manuel began to use slam poetry to help local youth find positive and constructive ways to deal with life's pressures. Manuel began teaching workshops on self-expression through poetry in high schools, youth detention centers and also started facilitating art therapy programs to help at-risk and incarcerated youth. Get to Know Manuel.