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Gérald Fournier

Belonging to the homeland of the Red River Métis, Gérald Fournier, BSW, CEOLC, is a cultural worker, off grid farmer, artist, and educator. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of Manitoba and a Certificate in Contemplative End Of Life Care (CEOLC) from the Institute of Traditional Medicine in Toronto. He is a graduate student of the Orphan Wisdom School studying the cultural and historical context of grief. limits, and endings under the tutelage of Stephen Jenkinson, MTS, MSW. Formerly a mental health worker and spiritual care coordinator, Fournier is now a Death Care Practitioner, group facilitator, and speaker. 

Gérald Fournier appartient à la patrie des Métis de la rivière Rouge. Il est un éducateur, fermier en circuit fermé, et activiste de “culture”. Il détient un baccalauréat en service social de l’Université du Manitoba et un certificat du programme Contemplative End Of Life Care (CEOLC) de The Institute of Traditional Medicine à Toronto. Il poursuit des études avancées au Orphan Wisdom School étudiant le context histoirique du dueil et des fins sous la tutelle Stephen Jenkinson, M. Th., M.Serv.Soc. Précédemment un travailleur dans le domaine de la de santé mentale, ainsi que coordinateur et animateur des soins spirituels, Fournier est maintenant un Praticien des Soins de la Mort), chef d’atelier et un conférencier. 

 

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What if grief was a skill that could be learned and carried well rather than something to get over or medicate? In a time and place that prioritizes youth, potential, and the upside of everything, in a time when Life has gone from an expectation, to a demand, to a personal possession to be controlled according to our personal preferences, Gérald Fournier takes the less travelled road and honours Death, dying and endings. In doing so, he does the hard work of reminding us what it means to be human, while pleading with us to lend a hand.  -- Naomi Guilbert

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