The Hope & Healing Grief Support Workshop registration will begin August 7, 2023. 

Past participates share their experiences with Hope & Healing
For more information and to set a registration reminder visit Eventbrite
Join us for a secluded retreat in nature to gain spiritual freedom from the loss you have
been carrying. The Hope & Healing Grief Workshop is for those who have lost a loved
one to addiction. It is an action program for moving beyond losses and learning new
coping strategies to integrate our losses into our everyday lives.
  • ​Where: The Lodge at The Vision Ministry in South Huntsville
  • When: Friday Oct 13, 2023 at 2 PM - Sunday Oct 15, 2023 at 12 PM
  • Cost: $80 per person. This includes all materials, facilitation by experienced counselors, and meals
  • Registration: Taking Place online beginning Aug 7  On Eventbrite  https://Hopeandhealingworkshop2023.eventbrite.com

Lodging will be available on a limited basis ranging from $80/room to $140/room. Families can share rooms that will
sleep from 1-6 people. Financial assistance is available if needed. To discuss this possibility, please email NOMA at
Mail@NotOneMoreAlabama.org. Each person must complete an application prior to registration being finalized.

The workshop is specifically for individuals and families who have lost a loved one to the disease of addiction. The
workshop will be led by Maggie Banger, LPC-S, NCC,  Jack Sykstus, LMFT, CSA from Washington, D.C., and Matt Amick from St. Louis, MO.  

Maggie is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist through the Grief Recovery Institute. She has also worked in the field
of addiction treatment, serving in multiple roles with Bradford Health Services Warrior Lodge location, including
being the Clinical Coordinator of the Extended Care Program and facilitating their grief group track for a few years.
She has been a clinician for 15 years, the past four being in private practice, and has been invested in aiding people
with the disease of addiction and moving through loss for the entirety of her counseling career.

Jack is a native of Huntsville and has spent the past 8 years working in the addiction field in various capacities.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and Certified Grief Recovery
Specialist through the Grief Recovery Institute, Jack works with individuals and families struggling with the effects
of addiction, grief, and loss.

Matt is a doctoral candidate in Medical Family Therapy at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. His professional roles have traversed the range of addiction treatment, from early intervention to family therapy. His current research and clinical practice addresses ambiguous loss associated with various physical and mental health conditions.

​

Contact us at Mail@NotOneMoreAlabama.org for further information

Facilitators