Presentations & Workshops

Participant feedback

My first thought as I heard Mary speak was how helpful this information is in understanding some of the people that I have interacted with in the past year or so. Then I came to see myself in what she was describing, and that gave me pause. While I have done a lot of interior work, I now realize that I've got another layer or two to work through.

- Catholic Deacon

I was privileged to witness that much of what Mary taught about trauma, along with the skills of a facilitator she employed, were indicative of her life and personal growth over many years of support from various people, experiences and her inner work. She was knowledgeable and true to theories and the dynamics of her life. Her comments were marked by compassion, her skills of listening, and her openness to questions and feelings expressed by the participants.

- Spiritual Director

I found Mary's presentation about trauma so helpful and enlightening. I had sensed that my directee was dealing with more than grief but didn't understand that they had been traumatized. I now move forward with tools and knowledge of how best to accompany them.

- Spiritual Director

In-service participants were extremely positive about both the content and how Mary led the Zoom session. Not only did she effectively present very helpful material. She also modeled a very grounded humility and hospitality in how she responded to participant questions and responses.

- Ministry Supervisor

I appreciated Mary's calm pace of teaching. I never felt overwhelmed with information, nor scrambling to furiously write notes, as in some classes. I felt I could easily keep up with her presentation. It was a comfortable pace. And the breaks were nice to get up, breathe, and to move around.

- Spiritual Director