Speaking & Facilitation
Bringing Depth to the Conversation on Grief
Plenaries, keynotes, workshops, and retreats.
Dr. Jamie Eaddy is a sought-after speaker and facilitator whose work has been featured in national publications and presented at conferences, academic institutions, faith gatherings, and organizational convenings across the country.
Her speaking engages audiences with intellectual rigor, pastoral warmth, and prophetic clarity — inviting organizations, communities, and practitioners to reckon honestly with grief, loss, and the work of transformation.
Topics
Speaking Topics
Organizational Grief & Institutional Change
How organizations grieve — and what leaders must understand about loss, transition, and the human cost of change.
Grief at the Intersections
The intersections of trauma, race, and grief — with particular attention to Black grief, communal loss, and the impact of systemic harm on how communities mourn.
Decolonizing Grief Care
Challenging white-centered frameworks in death care, grief support, and pastoral practice — and building more culturally grounded, liberatory approaches.
Trauma-Informed Leadership
What it means to lead with trauma awareness — building organizational cultures that recognize and respond to the grief and trauma carried by the people within them.
Womanist Frameworks for Grief & Healing
Drawing on womanist theology and pastoral practice to offer a liberatory, culturally grounded framework for grief, healing, and communal transformation.
Engagement Types
Formats
Keynote Address
45–90 minutes
Plenary Session
60–90 minutes
Workshop
Half-day or full-day
Retreat Facilitation
Multi-day
Panel Participation
As available
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