Speaking

Do you need a speaker for your next conference or in-service training event?  I speak on a variety of topics related to loss and leadership, and would be pleased to support your next event.  Please call or email to find out more.  All inquiries are welcome!

Due to COVID protocols I am only doing virtual events.

Recent and Upcoming!

May 4, 2023. When a student dies: Respecting, Responding & Reflecting, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Focus on Teaching Conference, Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario.

April 25, 2023. When a student dies: Respecting, Responding & Reflecting, Dr. Brenda Marshall, CICAN World Congress, Montreal, Quebec

November 17, 2021. Let’s Talk About Grief. Dr. Brenda Marshall, Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario

May 27, 2021. Grief in the Workplace: Conversation Starters. Dr. Brenda Marshall, Centre for Research & Innovation, Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario.

October 19, 2019. Grief in the Workplace: Strategies that Work. Dr. Brenda Marshall, Bereavement Ontario Network Conference, Orillia, Ontario.

October 18 - 19, 2019.  "Conversation Starters"  Arts Based Poster Installation. Dr. Brenda Marshall, Bereavement Ontario Network Conference, Orillia, Ontario.

October 20, 2016. Grief in the Workplace: Normalizing "Normal", Dr. Brenda Marshall, York Region HR Association, Richmond Hill, Ontario. 

June 13, 2016. Grief in the Workplace, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Conference Board of Canada, Toronto, Ontario. 

June 3, 2015. Taming Your Inner Reptile, Dr. Brenda Marshall, CICMA Conference, Toronto, Ontario. 

March 28, 2015. Grief at Work: Supporting Employees, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Webinar for HRPA Toronto. 

2014

February 8, 2014.  Adult Sibling Loss: Arts Based Expressions, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Toronto Military Family Resource Centre, Toronto, Ontario. 

March 29, 2014.  Grief in the Family Context: Individual Expressions....Group Experiences, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Toronto Military Family Resource Centre, Toronto, Ontario. 

September 10, 2014. Grief in the Workplace: New Ways to Support Your TeamDr. Brenda Marshall, CICMA Education day, Toronto, Ontario.

2013

January 29, 2013.  Grief at Work - Stress in the Workplace.  Panel Discussion, Dr. Brenda Marshall, HRIA Edmonton Conference, Edmonton, Alberta. 

March 22, 2013.  Grief in the Workplace - 1/2 Day Workshop, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Kawartha Lakes Hospice, Lindsay, Ontario. 

March 23, 2013.  Adult Sibling Loss.  Dr. Brenda Marshall & Culturally Conscientious Thanatology, Dr. Tashel Bordere, Hospice Durham Education Day, Ajax, Ontario. 

April 11, 2013.  Grief in the Workplace, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Walpole Island First Nation Health Centre, Employee/Community Workshop, Wallaceburg, Ontario. 

April 30, 2013.  Adult Sibling Loss, Dr. Brenda Marshall, 2013 Annual Hospice & Palliative Care Conference, Richmond Hill, Ontario. 

May 15, 2013.  Grief at Work: Managing Yourself - Leading Others, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Toronto Military Family Resource Centre, Toronto, Ontario. 

September 20, 2013. , Grief & Bereavement: Current Theories & Practices, Dr. Brenda Marshall, OACCPP 35th Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario. 

November 1, 2013. Adult Sibling Loss, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Conference, Ottawa, Ontario. 

November 13, 2013. Grief & Bereavement Theories, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Central West Palliative Care Conference, Brampton, Ontario. 

November 19, 2013. Grief at Work, Dr. Brenda Marshall, York University, Toronto, Ontario. 

November 20, 2013.  Grief in the Workplace, Dr. Brenda Marshall, PVNC Catholic School Board, Peterborough, Ontario. 

2012 

 Feb.1, 2012.  Grief in the Workplace:  Three Ways to Make a Difference, Dr. Brenda Marshall, HRPA Annual Conference, Toronto Ontario. 

Feb. 27, 2012.  Learning to Live with Loss.  Dr. Brenda Marshall, Toronto Military Family Resource Centre, Toronto, Ontario.  

March 20, 2012.  Grief in Workplace.  Dr. Brenda Marshall, Cambrian College Human Resources Graduate Program, Sudbury, Ontario. 

March 20, 2012.  Grief in the Workplace.  Dr. Brenda Marshall, North Bay Human Resources Association, North Bay, Ontario. 

March 28, 2012.  Adult Sibling Loss:  Stories Revisited through Art, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Association of Death Education and Counseling Annual Conference, Atlanta, U.S.A. 

March 31, 2012.  Grief in the Workplace:  Improving Support, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Association of Death Education and Counseling Annual Conference, Atlanta, U.S.A. 

April 24, 2012.  Grief in the Workplace:  New Ways to Support Employees, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Alberta HRIA Conference, Calgary, Alberta.  (morning and afternoon sessions) 

May 2, 2012.  Silent Grief: Adult Sibling Loss, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Toronto Distress Center Volunteer Training, Toronto, Ontario. 

June 10, 2012.  Adult Sibling Loss, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Bereaved Families of Ontario, Kingston Branch, Kingston, Ontario. 

October 9, 2012.  The Changing Trajectory of Loss, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Pre-Conference Workshop, Bereavement Ontario Network Annual Conference, Orillia, Ontario. 

October 10, 2012.  Adult Sibling Loss:  Forgotten Grievers, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Bereavement Ontario Network Annual Conference, Orillia, Ontario. 

October 26, 2012.  When an Employee is Grieving, Dr. Brenda Marshall, The Executive Roundtable, Webinar.

2011 

May 27, 2011.  When Grief & Workplace Collide, Dr. Brenda Marshall, The Executive Roundtable, Webinar. 

Oct. 13, 2011.  Grieving in the Public Eye:  Living Through Loss When the World is Watching, Dr. Brenda Marshall & Jacquelyn Parker, Bereavement Ontario Network Annual Conference, Orillia, Ontario. 

Oct. 19, 2011.  Grief in the Workplace, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Human Resources Professional Association Monthly Meeting, Sudbury, Ontario. 

Oct. 28, 2011.  Adult Sibling Loss, Canadian Grief and Bereavement Conference, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Toronto, Ontario. 

Oct. 27, 2011.  Grief in the Workplace, Benefit in Support of Hospice Thornhill, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Richmond Hill, Ontario.

2010 

March 25 2010. Silent Grief: A narrative Inquiry into Adult Sibling Loss, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Centre for Arts Informed Research (CAIR) - OISE/UToronto

April 07 2010. Leading Through Loss, Dr. Brenda Marshall, ADEC 32nd Annual Conference, Kansas City, USA

May 20 2010. Adult Sibling Loss: Narrative Inquiry as a Process for Community Building amongst Grieving Siblings, Dr. Brenda Marshall, Narrative Matters Conference - St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, Canada

May 20 2010. Narrative Inquiry: Learning to look inward as a pathway to healing. Dr. Brenda Marshall Narrative Matters Conference - St. Thomas University, Fredriction, NB, Canada

September 30 2010. Silent Grief: Narratives of Bereaved Adult Siblings. Dr. Brenda Marshall Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada