The Holding Place: A slow reading and grief circle

with Ames Meeks
July 17, August 21, September 18, October 16, November 20, December 18
From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
$35 per session, Sol member discount applicable

The Holding Place is a monthly gathering for those navigating grief, death, and loss of any kind. Each session will center on a single chapter from a text that invites us to explore the landscape of these topics at a gentle pace, making space for reflection, connection, storytelling, and quiet witnessing. This format allows for folks to drop in and out of the space, whether you have read the current chapter or not. Reading along is encouraged, but not required.

We’ll begin with The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller, moving through the book together over several months in conversation and community.

Ames Meeks is a death doula, teaching librarian, and interdisciplinary artist committed to building compassionate, creative spaces for exploring death, dying, and grief. In addition to offering individual and community-based doula support, their own creative work centers around themes of love, grief, and feminist care through zines, book arts, and participatory experiences that invite reflection. Their values-based practice is shaped by their training with Going with Grace and certification through the National End-of-Life Doula Association.