Virtual Lecture | Health & Wellness “A Healthy Perspective on Grief and Resilience” Presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center
Yayoi Kusama, Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity, 2009, wood, metal, glass, mirrors, plastic, acrylic paint, LED lighting system, and water, edition 3/3, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, © Yayoi Kusama
Dutch, Armorial and Allegorical Mirror Frame, 17th century, walnut, the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston.
Amalia Mesa-Bains, Transparent Migrations, 2001, mirrored armoire, 16 glass leaves, wire armatures, small gauze dress, lace mantilla, assorted crystal miniatures, and shattered safety glass, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum purchase funded by the Latin Maecenas. © 2001 Amalia Mesa-Bains
Mark Berg, director of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Grief is an inescapable reality of life. In partnership with MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Museum presents an online conversation about healthy perspectives on grief and resilience. Admission is free.
Via Zoom & Facebook Live / July 10, 2021
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Loss affects everyone differently—it surprises; it transforms; it can isolate people or bring them together. This presentation looks at how medical professionals cope with their own emotional reactions to loss, untangling the complexities of grief and offering a hopeful view toward resilience. Also featured are works of art that capture the paradoxical emotions of grief, including Yayoi Kusama’s Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity, a Dutch Armorial and Allegorical Mirror Frame, and Transparent Migrations by Amalia Mesa-Bains (pictured in the slideshow).
About the Speaker
Mark Berg, director of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for MD Anderson Cancer Center, is an expert on helping people healthily process grief. His experience includes assisting organizations and their employees after critical incidents and disasters.
Wellness Programs at the MFAH are presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center and include MFAH on the Move, Yoga at Rienzi, and a multi-part Health & Wellness lecture series.
Wellness Programs at the MFAH are presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center.