EVENTS with Sheri McGregor
Upcoming:
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 10:30 a.m Pacific
Title: Inhabiting your “shore.” A creative look at resilience, personal resources, and what helps you move forward in your own way.
This event leans on a reader favorite that’s expanded upon in the book, Beyond Done With The Crying. There’s a version here at the site as well: The Boat. You may want to click through and read that one before we meet. Bring paper and pen for personal work and brainstorming. You’ll have the opportunity to share or can simply listen and hold space for others. In- Membership event. RSVP required to attend.
Past events (not a complete list)
Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 10:30 a.m Pacific
Title: Finding Wisdom at the River of Shared Compassion (a guided reflection and talking circle)
Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 10:30 a.m. PACIFIC
This guided reflection and Talking Circle event will include a reflective visit to the River of Shared Compassion. You may want to click through and read that one before we meet. You’ll have the opportunity to share your insights or simply listen and hold space for others to talk. Regardless, this will be an uplifting environment to explore and gain access to wisdom. In- Membership event. RSVP required to attend.
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10:30 a.m Pacific
Title: Words that help, Words that heal: A Talking Circle
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 10:30 a.m. PACIFIC
In this Talking Circle event, we’ll look at phrases, advice, and sayings parents hear while living with estrangement—and how those words can land. Plus: What might you be returning to that isn’t helping you heal? In- Membership event. RSVP required to attend.
Date: Wednesday, July1, 2026, 10:30 a.m Pacific
Title: Still Here, Still Standing
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 10:30 a.m. PACIFIC
Together, we’ll look at the “explosions” and also focus on what helps parents steady themselves, protect their peace, and remain standing with dignity. As always, the event will be reflective, interactive, and leave you with resilience support for the days ahead. You can participate at the level that makes sense to you. In other words, you don’t have to be a dazzling firework. You can be quiet if you choose, holding the space for other parents–and yourself. In- Membership event. RSVP required to attend.
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 10:30 a.m Pacific
Title: Over, around, or through: How do you face the mountain? The coping skills we’ve learned along the way may not serve us well in estrangement’s inhospitable terrain. Join Sheri McGregor and fellow parents in this event that explores our natural coping style(s)–and how they may be costing you–in a lighthearted but meaningful way using the “Mountain” as a metaphor for estrangement. In- Membership event. RSVP required to attend.
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 10:30 a.m Pacific
Title: You Deserve a Medal. Join this event with Sheri McGregor where we’ll recognize your courage and strength in estrangement. Guided reflection, discussion, and a creative exercise to help you move forward.
Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 10:30 a.m. Pacific
Title: When the role you’ve been taught hurts. Mother’s Day 2026 event. When love, hope, and “being a good mother” keep you from moving forward. When the role you were taught no longer helps—and what to do instead. In- Membership event. RSVP required to attend.
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 29, 2026, 10:30 a.m. Pacific
Title: When Love Keeps You Stuck: And What to do About it. Common thinking that keeps us stuck, as well as at ideals many of us were taught about love, honesty, and being a “good parent. Explore new perspectives on these that can help you now as you cope with estrangement. In- Membership event.
Date: April 8, 2026, 10:30 a.m. Pacific
Title: At Home Where You Are: A Spring Circle. Find your footing in a changed life landscape. In- Membership event. RSVP required to attend.
Date: March 26, 11:30 a.m. Pacific
Title: OLiving On Stilts: Remaining Steady When the Floodwaters Rise. Presentation, with discussion among members. –in-membership event
Date: February 25, 2026, 10:30 a.m. Pacific
Title: Old Habits Shift Inward. A supportive conversation. Presentation elements, with discussion among members. –in-membership event
PAST events (public and in-membership)
NOTE: Most membership events are recorded and available inside the membership for replay.
Date: February 11, 2026, 10:30 a.m. Pacific
Title: Staying Whole Without Losing Yourself in Estrangement. A supportive conversation. Presentation elements, with discussion among members.
January 28, 2026, 10 a.m. Pacific
Title: After so much tending…Parents at any stage or crossroads on their journey of estrangement from adult children will benefit from this creative, reflective space — a thoughtful experience designed to help you regain balance, meaning, and forward momentum.–in-membership event
January 7, 2026, 10 a.m. Pacific
Title: New Year–Turning Points and Transition. A brief presentation/reflection/discussion event for parents of estranged adult children–in-membership event––
December 10, 2025, 10 a.m. Pacific
Title: Talking Circle. A gently guided circle for sharing and healing among parents of estranged adult children–in-membership event––RSVP required to attend.
December 17, 2025, 10 a.m. Pacific
Title: Healing Reflections Circle. Parents at any stage or crossroads on their journey of estrangement from adult children will benefit from this creative, reflective space — a thoughtful experience designed to help you regain balance, meaning, and forward momentum.–in-membership event––RSVP required to attend.
November 12, 2025, 10 a.m. Pacific
Parents at any stage or crossroads on their journey of estrangement from adult children will benefit from this creative, reflective space — a thoughtful experience designed to help you regain balance, meaning, and forward momentum.
November 19, 2025— 11 a.m. Healing Reflections Circle (watch for more information)–in membership event
Title: Setting your table: An imaginative gathering to find your place settings for peace, renewal, or success as you define it —in-membership event––RSVP required to attend.
cParents at any stage or crossroads on their journey of estrangement from adult children will benefit from this creative, reflective space — a thoughtful experience designed to help you regain balance, meaning, and forward momentum.
September 24, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Pacific.
Title: Switch the holiday channel
In this member-exclusive session, we’ll explore how inner scripts shape what we feel — and try out what it means to pause, reset, and choose a new channel. You’ll experience a simple, memorable experience to steady yourself for the season. Not a member? Join to access this event–and replays of past many past member events.
Title: Love (and estrangement): What’s guilt got to do with it?
August 27, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Pacific.
In this healing gathering, we’ll explore the G-word from many angles. We don’t always recognize it enough to truly “check” it.
Members Only–In this healing gathering, we’ll take an unusual path to your own needs and ideas about how you’ll manage and recover from the hurt of your adult child’s estrangement.
Wednesday, August 6, 10 a.m. PACIFIC — A Visual Way Forward: Letting Images Lead.
A creative way to open doors to what’s next. Join us on: August 6, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Pacific.
Thursday July 31, 2025: The Pause That Heals: Restoring Your Light After Estrangement. This is an encore presentation. In this healing gathering, you’ll pause, reflect, and reconnect with your inner light. Read this article prior to the meeting:When the light turns inward: For parents estranged from adult children
Wednesday July 9, 2025: The Pause That Heals: Restoring Your Light After Estrangement. In this healing gathering, you’ll pause, reflect, and reconnect with your inner light. Read this article prior to the meeting:When the light turns inward: For parents estranged from adult children
Let Your Body Speak, May 24, 10 a.m. (Follow up to this article: Estrangement and your health: What one mother wants you to know
Mythic Mirrors: Reflections on Motherhood, Identity and Becoming, May 8, 10 a.m. Pacific
Micro-gardening for your new life. April 17, 2025, 11a.m. PACIFIC (Thursday)
Sacrifice: This is an encore presentation! March 26, 2025 (Wednesday), 11 a.m. PACIFIC.
Life on the Inside: Is your gut running the show? February 20, 2025 (Thursday), 9:30 a.m. PACIFIC.
Mind, Metaphor, Movement, January 27, 2025 (Monday), 9 a.m. PACIFIC. (event replay for members only)
“How-to” live meeting for members, January 3, 2025
Top of Mind podcast: The surprising truth about reconciliation (interviewed November, 2024) aired Jan. 6, 2025)
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Prompted Discussion Group, December 16, 20249 a.m. PACIFIC
Loss of estrangement: Rebuilding, November 25, 2024 (Monday), 9 a.m. PACIFIC.
Sacrifice–Sometimes we make a trade. October 21, 2024, 9 a.m. (Sorry, this one was not recorded due to error. Are you a member? Watch for an encore presentation at some point in the future.)
Sisters Cracking Up Podcast Interview-Find on their website or your favorite podcast channel
Imagine the possibilities-See yourself in a new “soup” of possibility within the safe space of this imaginative, semi-experiential workshop. Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 9:30 a.m. PACIFIC (event replay)
What about “stuff”? (event replay)
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10 a.m. PACIFIC
Mid-year review, July 9, 2024 (event replay)
Your vision now, loosely based on the article My adult kids don’t like me: Now what?
(event replay)
Wednesday, May 29 at 1 p.m. PACIFIC
From Rose-Colored Glasses to a New View on YOU (event replay)
Date: April 4, 2024, Thursday
Your “Big Why” (event replay)
Date: Thursday, 3-14-24
This presentation/meeting was a follow up the article: Making the Why? Question work for you
The replay of this meeting is available for members-only.
About Goals
Date: Thursday, 2/1/24
Time: 10:30 a.m. PACIFIC (PST)
The meeting will be a loose follow-up to the goals presentation posted on the main site.
Please come prepared with at least a general sense of a goal or two you’d like to accomplish this year with regard to your personal growth and well-being–especially after estrangement.
Plan on about an hour for this semi-experiential meeting. As time and space permits, you may have a chance to share (if you want to) related to the topic/presentation.
* The session is for members of this community only.
* The meeting will be recorded and will be made available later to community members only.
*Date: Friday, 12/15/23
Time: 9 a.m. PACIFIC (PST)
Bring your amends letter to yourself (see this article: https://www.rejectedparents.net/amends-letter-to-estranged-adult-children-should-parents-write-one/). Experiential meeting is a loose follow-up to the article.
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2021–January 28
Sheri McGregor, author of the popular book, Done With The Crying: Help and Healing for Mothers of Estranged Adult Children
Past events with Sheri McGregor
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