Death Anxiety & Nature Workshop
Workshop Overview
This one-day outdoor workshop serves as a compassionate and curious space to share our beliefs and anxieties about the universal experience of mortality. Group discussion and activities will explore a range of perspectives about how to understand death in a way that strengthens our gratitude, aligns us with our values, and increases the meaning we find in our lives. Participants can expect to learn, discuss, and build skills related to death anxiety, including the use of the natural world as a source of mirroring and metaphor for the role of death in life. Group will be used to cultivate insight, curiosity, and wonder but will not be used as a space to process grief.
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Program Schedule and Locations
* Sunday, April 19, 2026 from 1:00 - 4:30 pm.
* Rose Hill Manor, 1611 N Market Street, Frederick, MD 21701
(meet at the park benches just off the parking lot in front of the outdoor restrooms)
Your Facilitator
Joseph Haddad is completing his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling as a Graduate Intern with Outdoor Therapeutics. He approaches mental health through an anti-oppressive framework, applying evidence-based practices and indigenous wisdom to meet the needs of diverse populations. Joseph holds reverence, cultural humility, and an intimate knowledge of death and dying through extensive personal and professional experiences with grief and loss. Joseph is honored to support participants in becoming more comfortable and connected with the universal topic of death, helping them find their own perspectives that promote curiosity over fear, reduce anxiety, and increase meaning in daily life.
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Eligibility & Preparation
This workshop is open to participants ages 18 or older.
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Workshop Costs
Participation in this 3.5-hour psychoeducational workshop is $30. Costs cannot be covered by insurance.
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Questions before applying? Please contact joseph@outdoortherapeutics.com if you have questions.