Ed Tick, Kate Dahlstedt, and Charlie Pacello: Restoring the Soul After War: A Virtual Memorial Day Retreat

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Since the earliest days of decorating the graves of fallen Civil War soldiers with flowers, we have come together as a nation to remember our fallen. On Memorial Day, we honor and grieve for those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.  Memorial Day is more than laying wreaths down or placing flags. It is a sacred day of solemnity as we reflect on the sacrifices made by those whose voices we never heard but who paid with their life for our freedoms. We pause for communal mourning, remembrance, song, honor and making meaning. Our Memorial Day ceremony is designed to ensoul the community with the true intent behind the holiday, which, in truth, is a very holy day. Please join Dr. Edward Tick, Kate Dahlstedt, and Charlie Pacello for the 7th Annual Memorial Day retreat sponsored by Rowe Conference Center on Monday May 31st, from 11-2 PM EST.  We hope you will find hope, healing, and meaning with us this coming Memorial Day.

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Frederick Marx (Hoop Dreams, etc) will join us, premiere a short trailer on war healing and join us in discussion and action toward memorializing our losses and healing from violence.

As with all our paid programs, access to the recording is included with your registration confirmation email. Check your email carefully once you register!

We don’t wish to turn anyone away due to financial need. If you cannot afford this program, you may apply for financial aid here. We have limited funds available, but we will help as much as we can.

Ed Tick is an internationally recognized educator, author and expert on the military, veterans, PTSD, Vietnam, and the psychology, spirituality and history of global trauma, warrior traditions, and military-related issues. For four decades he has conducted trainings, retreats and workshops across the country and overseas at major Department of Defense and Veteran Administration facilities and at colleges, universities, hospitals, health care and community centers across the country, and overseas. Ed co-founded the nonprofit Soldier’s Heart, Inc. with his partner Kate Dahlstedt and for 13 years served as its director. He now consults internationally on these issues. In addition to War and the Soul, Ed is the author of the books Sacred Mountain, The Practice of Dream Healing, Wild Beasts and Wandering Souls, and Warrior’s Return, as well as the poetry collections The Bull Awakening and The Golden Tortoise.

Kate Dahlstedt, M.A, has worked with veterans and their families for over 27 years. She founded Soldier’s Heart with her husband and partner Dr. Edward Tick, and she directed the Soldier’s Heart Military Families Project and Athena’s Shield for Women Project, connecting women from around the country through teleconferencing for support and to share the impact of war on their lives. She provides consultation, training, supervision and advanced education to other professionals and clergy, organizations, communities and colleges on veterans’ emotional and spiritual concerns. Kate holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology as well as post-graduate certification from the Hartford Family Institute. She has maintained a private practice for nearly three decades, is an experienced group leader, and has additional clinical experience in sexual assault, Hospice and college counseling. She is a published writer of journal articles, poetry and anthology chapters and has also been an adjunct professor at Russell Sage College in Troy, NY.

Charlie Pacello is a self-help teacher, life coach, actor, and humanitarian. An Air Force veteran and graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Charles provides individuals and groups the tools they need to heal, renew, and transform. He lives in Denver and currently hosts the popular radio/TV show ‘The Council’ which broadcasts live on www.KUHSdenver.com to listeners all around the globe.