Event: From Grief to Grace: A Transformational Workshop on Loss, Healing, and Compassionate Living | On-Site Event |
Speaker: Dr. Katie Eastman
Date & Time: 27 JAN Tue | 9:30am to 3:00pm |
Venue: River Glory Church #08-15 Mapex, 37 Jln Pemimpin, Singapore 577177 (Marymount MRT)
Fee: $50 | limited capacity
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From Grief to Grace is a deeply reflective and practical workshop designed to help individuals, leaders, and caregivers understand how experiences of loss—both visible and invisible—can become pathways to spiritual growth, resilience, and compassionate living.
Grounded in Christian theology, pastoral wisdom, and decades of clinical and leadership experience, Dr. Katie Eastman gently guides participants through the sacred terrain of grief as a universal human experience and grace as God’s sustaining presence within it. Rather than viewing grief as something to be avoided or rushed through, this workshop invites participants to honor grief as a holy process—one that, when met with compassion, faith, and community, can deepen trust in God and strengthen our capacity to love and serve others.
Participants will explore the many forms of grief present in personal life, ministry, healthcare, leadership, and community—such as loss through illness, change, uncertainty, unmet expectations, role transitions, and collective suffering. Drawing from Scripture, Christian tradition, and contemporary insights on grief and change, the workshop reframes grief not as a sign of weak faith, but as a natural expression of love and faithfulness.
Through teaching, guided reflection, small-group dialogue, prayerful pauses, and practical tools, participants will learn how to move from grief to grace—from pain that isolates to grace that restores connection, meaning, and hope. Special attention is given to cultivating compassionate presence, emotional and spiritual awareness, and the ability to accompany others without trying to “fix” their pain.
By the end of the workshop, participants will:
-Understand grief as a normal, sacred response to loss rather than a spiritual failure
-Recognize both tangible and intangible losses common in personal, organizational, and ministry contexts
-Explore how grace operates within suffering, uncertainty, and liminal seasons of life
-Learn practical, faith-aligned tools for self-compassion, reflection, and emotional regulation
-Strengthen their capacity to accompany others with empathy, humility, and hope
-Integrate Christian values of love, mercy, and presence into daily leadership and caregiving roles
Who This Workshop Is For:
-Individuals seeking healing, renewal, and deeper spiritual resilience
-Christian leaders, pastors, ministry staff, and volunteers
-Healthcare and caregiving professionals
-Organizational leaders navigating change
About the speaker
Dr. Katie Eastman, Psy.D., LICSW, is a psychotherapist, master grief coach, and compassionate change consultant with more than 40 years of experience guiding individuals, families, and communities through loss, transition, and spiritual renewal.
Her work is deeply shaped by her early training in pastoral psychology at Boston University School of Theology, where she explored the intersection of Christian theology, spiritual formation, and emotional healing. This foundation continues to anchor her approach today—integrating faith, psychology, and compassionate presence. During seminary, she studied how grief, suffering, and human vulnerability open pathways to grace and transformation, shaping the spiritual roots of her lifelong mission.
Dr. Katie later earned her Doctorate in Clinical Child Psychology, blending pastoral care with evidence-based approaches to grief, trauma, and life transitions. Throughout her career as a clinician, hospice counselor, medical social worker, chaplain, coach, and global educator, she has drawn upon her spiritual training to help others experience God’s comfort, clarity, and renewal during seasons of loss.
Mentored by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Dr. Katie developed her RE-CREATE model, a spiritually grounded and practical framework for transforming grief into purpose, compassion, and growth. Her teaching emphasizes that grief is not a sign of weak faith, but faith in the act of transformation—a belief she has carried from her early pastoral studies into every setting she serves.
Dr. Katie is the author of Uplifting: Inspiring Stories of Loss, Change, and Growth, the co-author of the bestselling Percolate: Let Your Best Self Filter Through, and the co-author of The Peace Guidebook: How to Cultivate Hope, Healing, and Harmony for All Humanity. She presents internationally on spirituality, grief, compassionate leadership, and healing, helping people discover that even in sorrow, God is creating something new.