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Past Events

February 2019
14th Mothers Symposium #MOTHERING Finding Your Authentic Self
Author Julie Lythcott-Haims
Joined by Panelists: Erica Pelavin, Majorie Stamper-Kurn, Mary Ruth Quinn

March 2017
The Journey of Motherhood Across Generations:
Author Anne Lamott
Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn

March 2015
RESILIENCE IN MOTHERHOOD: The Power of Purpose
With Pat Christen
Joined by Panelists: Dr. Julie Good, Sherri Lassila, & Sharon Murphy

March 2013
EXPLORING SELF-COMPASSION: A Morning for Mothers
Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn
Joined by Panelists: Kristen Neff, Ph.D., Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D., & Leah Weiss, Ph.D. LCSW

March 2011
RAISING HAPPINESS
With Christine Carter
Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn

March 2009
MOMMA ZEN: Walking the Crooked Path of Motherhood
With Karen Maezen Miller
Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn

March 2007
IN THE SHELTER OF EACH OTHER: Mothers & Community
With Dr. Mary Pipher
Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn
Musical Performance: Nancy Cassidy

March 2005
MATERNAL DESIRE: On Children, Love & the Inner Life
With Daphne De Marneffe & Catherine Thomas
Moderator: Rona Renner
Musical Performance: Hey Mom

MARCH 2004                         
MOTHERING BY HEART: Compassion within the Moment
Amy Saltzman, Kris Goodrich, Josetta Walsh, & Patricia Ryan Madson
Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn
Musical performance: Nancy Cassidy


March 2003
THE UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE OF MOTHERHOOD: Celebrated in Story
With Sheila Kitzinger, Kate Williams Browne, Nancy Sheehan Ng, & Yolanda Rhodes
Moderator: Mary Ruth Quinn
Roundtable Discussion/Video Montage

March 2001
EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE: Finding Calm Amid the Stress
With Dee Brummett & Fred Luskin
Moderator: Louise Pencavel
Break-out Sessions with Facilitators

March 2000
ONCE A MOTHER, ALWAYS A MOTHER: Caring Across the Generations
With Nel Noddings, Gloria Horsley, Ann Idzik, & Mary Ruth Quinn
Moderator: Jane Tight
Performance: The Shlepperellas

February 1999
FINDING BALANCE IN A HURRIED WORLD
With Sue Bender, Shirley Feldman, Cecile Andrews, Nancy Cassidy, & Mary Horngren
Moderator: Rebecca Corral

January 1998
THE DELICATE BALANCE
With Deborah Lee, Shirley Feldman, & Barney Olmstead
Moderator: Wendy Tokuda
Panel Discussion


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