4th Trimester with Mary

A Retreat House Wisdom Circle

with Alli Gannett 

Wednesdays 6-7pm EST

on Zoom 

March 1 – 22, 2023

Pregnancy and birth are life-changing experiences for the person who physically endures it and those who are supportive loved ones. Bringing forth new life changes the way we see ourselves and our role in our family and community, and it can stir up a miscellany of emotions, expectations, and anticipations. And for those who witness a birth – especially for the first time – it changes you as well. 

Gather with other mothers to explore together this tender time of transformation. We will focus on themes common to one’s postpartum experience: grieving the past, embracing a new identity, struggling with societal expectations, and connecting with the new. And we will be turning to Mary as a companion along this journey. While this course will be organized around postpartum themes, you do not need to be in a postpartum period or have given birth recently or ever. “Birth” and “postpartum” can be fluid terms – and I invite you to see them as such. Significant change and how we receive it and work with it is the center point of this conversation.

REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/4thTrimesterWithMary A suggested donation of $75 will be gratefully accepted. Please don’t let finances keep you from attending! For more information, please email heather@retreathousehillsboro.org

ABOUT THE RETREAT LEADER:

Alli Gannett is a creator, wife, mother, hiker, potter, runner, and lover of deep conversations. She is a proud laywoman who has had a lifelong (and at times complicated) relationship with The Episcopal Church. She holds an M.Div. from Yale University, a certificate in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Divinity School, and a B.A. in Religion from the University of Pittsburgh. Professionally, she is the director of communications for the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her partner, son, and two cats.