Kick Off the New Year With a Reset
Join the Virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meeting in January
WHEELING, IL— Start the new year with steadiness and nurturing. The January Peer Support Meeting is a space for funeral professionals to reconnect after the holidays and explore the three RESET pillars: Strong Ground, Nervous System Reset, and Compassionate Presence. Join the conversation on Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30pm ET / 6:30pm CT / 4:30pm PT.
The monthly peer support meeting will talk about how microresets can help ground you between arrangements, how that groundedness supports you in staying present when families are overwhelmed, and how compassionate presence allows you to show up in a way that honors both the families you service and you. Together, these RESET pillars support you in navigating a profession that asks so much of the heart and body.
This meeting is open to anyone who serves their community during its hardest moments—from front office to back room, chapel to gravesite, suited to coveralls, and everyone in between. Apprentices, interns, and students are welcome.
This is a peer support meeting, not a training or webinar. During our hour together, you can expect:
- a gentle grounding practice to help you arrive
- a brief introduction to the RESET pillars
- space to share your experiences—or simply listen
- supportive conversation with people who understand funeral service
- a simple microreset you can use in your daily work
Meet the Facilitators
Michelle Petitpas is a writer, speaker, teacher, coach/consultant, and founder of Heal the Healthcarers. She also just happens to be a nurse. Her mission in life is to Create Love and Light to connect healing and health for transformation. These are skills she pulls from her suitcase of lived experiences of personal loss and grief. She is willing to share what she has learned through open communication and connection.
Lisa Smith is a fourth-generation licensed funeral director and embalmer, as well as a certified crematory operator and celebrant. She has enjoyed a 30-year career as an experienced mortuary science educator and serves on the Board of Directors of Funeral Professionals Peer Support.
No registration required. Just mark your calendar, save the Zoom link, and join us for an hour of grounding, connection, and peer support. This virtual funeral professional peer support meeting takes place Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7:30pm ET / 6:30pm CT / 4:30pm PT via Zoom link at cremationassociation.org/peersupport.
About Funeral Professionals Peer Support
Funeral Professionals Peer Support Group is committed to providing support, healing, education and knowledge to funeral professionals. They promote wholeness and wellness by uniting funeral sector professionals through a Canada-wide network of regional organizations offering support, information and resources within their community.
About CANA
Founded in 1913, the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) is an international organization of over 3,700 members, composed of funeral homes, cemeteries, crematories, industry suppliers, and consultants. CANA members believe that cremation is preparation for memorialization.
