Sacred Womb
A four-week journey for parents of pregnancy loss. Come back into relationship with your body and create reverence with your sorrow.
Join us in this intimate, 4-week circle to tend to the womb grief of your mind, body, and spirit. Together, we'll honor the landscape of your sorrow, honor your body as both vessel and tomb, and deepen your relationship with the soul you carried. Then, we'll gather in ceremony to witness each other in our varied shades of loss. Through live gatherings, somatic practices, letter writing, altar creation, and ceremony, we'll weave together the life and loss of our own bodies with compassion and reverence.
Tuesdays, January 20 - February 10
10am - 12pm MT
Co-led by:
LoLo Paz (of A Soulful Sorrow) & Lauren Carroll
Queer and Trans people face some of the most profound marginalization in life - and in death.
Their grief, end-of-life experiences, and cultural needs are often overlooked or erased entirely from traditional deathcare and grief support systems.
Through a combination of historical context, personal reflection, legal education, and skill-building, Grieving Queer will equip you to be an informed ally and advocate. Whether you’re a death worker, activist, caregiver, or simply someone who believes in dignified deathcare for all, this space offers the tools and insight to help close the gap in inclusive, affirming end-of-life support.
"And so I've found, both in my own personal experience and in working with other people in my community, that it's not just that some of our grief experiences are different, but our ability to access resources and to get accurate and inclusive support is something that's a huge barrier for queer folks."
-Jamie Thrower
The Classes
01
Unlearning Bias & Understanding Queer Grief
class one
02
The Unique Grief of Queer and Trans Lives
class two
03
End-of-Life Planning for Queer and Trans People
class three
04
Inclusive Deathcare Practices & Community Rituals
class four
And 5-10 hours of self study work each week
This course is for death workers, grief supporters, caregivers, advocates, students, and anyone committed to equity in death and grief work.
It's especially for those who want to deepen their understanding of the unique needs of Queer and Trans people and take active steps toward inclusive, affirming care.
Join the waitlist to be notified when our next session opens.
Your teachers
LoLo Paz
A Soulful Sorrow, founded by Lauren (Lolo) Paz, offers compassionate support for women navigating the journey of pregnancy loss. With deep empathy and spiritual insight, Lolo guides women to honor their grief, nurture healing, and rediscover purpose after loss. By encouraging women to deal with their loss soulfully rather than silently, A Soulful Sorrow provides a safe space for women to navigate their unique journey with grace and resilience.
What sets Lolo’s approach apart is her emphasis on embracing grief as a transformative journey and reclaiming one's spiritual connection amidst loss. Unlike old-paradigm approaches that may use cold & clinicalized methods, minimization, rushed recovery, and lack of spiritual support, Lolo’s approach integrates therapeutic practices, spiritual guidance, and self-care rituals to guide women toward healing and empowerment. Rooted in wisdom and grounded spirituality, A Soulful Sorrow is a beacon of hope and healing for those seeking peace, meaning, and renewal after loss.
Lauren Carroll
Lauren Carroll, co-founder of La Mort, is a Death Educator & Holistic Funeral Director who is passionate about weaving community and family back into the death space. Her work centers around re-aligning our culture with Mother Earth and helping humans remember how to love one another. She is a former board member for the National Home Funeral Alliance and co-founded The Deathwives. She lives on an urban farm at the base of a mountain where she tends to her animals, raises her two children, and dances around bonfires on the full moon with friends while listening to Nick Cave.
Our Teaching / Learning / Creating Style at La Mort
We leave behind the polished, gate-keepy approach to education. We teach in ways that carry story and experience. We listen. We laugh (a lot). We go off-script sometimes. We cry (with you)(for those you’ve loved)(for those we’ve loved). We like science and studies and logical frameworks, but also mysticism and poetry and all that stuff. We really love to honor history and those who came before. We move through some serious curricula, but don’t take anything too seriously. We dedicate ourselves to seeing you, and want you to feel seen. We deeply honor our intuition and yours. We lead with integrity (always). And we welcome the odd-balls and misfits, because it takes one to know one.