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2026–2027 SCC Wonder & Wellbeing Speaker Series

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Carrying Their Pain Without Losing Yourself
Trauma Recovery
September 10, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
FreeCertificate Available

Carrying Their Pain Without Losing Yourself

Trauma-Informed Tools for Compassion Fatigue Recovery

Supporting people through trauma requires more than compassion—it requires sustainable practices that protect the caregiver as well. This workshop explores trauma-informed principles that help chaplains recognize compassion fatigue, understand secondary trauma, and develop practical tools for long-term resilience.

Ron Huxley
Ron Huxley
LMFT, Trauma & Attachment Specialist
Building a More Ethical World: Dilemmas to Opportunities
Conference
September 25–28, 2026 Tarzana, Los Angeles, California
$200 Event CostMeals Included

Building a More Ethical World: Dilemmas to Opportunities

19th UNESCO Youth Peace Ambassador (YPA19) Training Workshop & 2nd International Tarzana Bioethics Roundtable

Join Prof. Dr. Darryl Macer and an international group of scholars, practitioners, community leaders, educators, peace ambassadors, and professionals for a four-day exploration of bioethics, peace, sustainability, spirituality, social equity, emerging technology, and global challenges.

Dr. Darryl Macer
Dr. Darryl Macer
International Bioethicist & Educator
Arizona Driving Trip to Indigenous Reservations with Dr. Darryl Macer
Conference
September 29 – October 2, 2026 Arizona Indigenous Reservations
$400 Event CostLodging Included

Arizona Driving Trip to Indigenous Reservations with Dr. Darryl Macer

Advanced Multi-Day Educational Experience for Spiritual Care Professionals

Continue learning through an advanced multi-day educational experience designed for spiritual care professionals seeking deeper interdisciplinary engagement and direct learning on Indigenous reservations.

Dr. Darryl Macer
Dr. Darryl Macer
International Bioethicist & Educator
The Spiritual Politics of "I'm Fine"
Culture & Psychology
October 3, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
$35 Per SeminarCertificate Available

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care Mixtape Seminar

The Spiritual Politics of "I'm Fine"

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care · Side A — Fall • Track 1

Why do people hide suffering behind politeness, professionalism, military bearing, and religious performance? This session explores emotional labor, hidden pain, and deeper listening within spiritual care.

Karen L. Hutt
Karen L. Hutt
ACPE Certified Educator & Chaplaincy Innovator
The Algorithmic Soul
Digital Life
October 31, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
$35 Per SeminarCertificate Available

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care Mixtape Seminar

The Algorithmic Soul

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care · Side A — Fall • Track 2

Explore how algorithms shape identity, loneliness, belonging, body image, and spiritual formation in an increasingly digital world.

Karen L. Hutt
Karen L. Hutt
ACPE Certified Educator & Chaplaincy Innovator
Why "God Can't" is Good News to Victims of Trauma, Abuse, and Other Evils
Theology
November 4, 2026 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST
FreeCertificate Available

Why "God Can't" is Good News to Victims of Trauma, Abuse, and Other Evils

A Compassionate Exploration of Suffering and Hope

A compassionate exploration of suffering, hope, and theology that offers a fresh perspective for those serving people affected by trauma and loss.

Thomas Jay Oord
Thomas Jay Oord
Theologian, Philosopher & Author
When They Won't Be Home for Christmas
Grief Care
November 19, 2026 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST
FreeCertificate Available

When They Won't Be Home for Christmas

A Chaplain's Guide to Holiday Grief

The holidays often magnify grief rather than diminish it. This workshop provides practical tools for helping families navigate loss, honor traditions, and create space for authentic mourning during the holiday season.

Dr. Bobby Bressman
Dr. Bobby Bressman
Pastor, Hospice Leader & Scholar
Barbie, Beyoncé & the Performance of Selfhood
Identity
November 21, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
$35 Per SeminarCertificate Available

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care Mixtape Seminar

Barbie, Beyoncé & the Performance of Selfhood

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care · Side A — Fall • Track 3

Explore identity, embodiment, beauty, race, gender, and the emotional cost of performing socially acceptable versions of ourselves.

Karen L. Hutt
Karen L. Hutt
ACPE Certified Educator & Chaplaincy Innovator
Marvel, Moral Injury & the Burden of Saving the World
Moral Injury
December 19, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
$35 Per SeminarCertificate Available

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care Mixtape Seminar

Marvel, Moral Injury & the Burden of Saving the World

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care · Side A — Fall • Track 4

Using popular storytelling as a lens, this session examines impossible choices, survivor guilt, secrecy, and the emotional burden of trying to save everyone.

Karen L. Hutt
Karen L. Hutt
ACPE Certified Educator & Chaplaincy Innovator
Capitalism, Burnout & the Exhausted Spirit
Economics & Spirit
January 23, 2027 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
$35 Per SeminarCertificate Available

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care · Side B — Winter/Spring • Track 5

Capitalism, Burnout & the Exhausted Spirit

When someone says 'I'm tired,' what systems are speaking through their body?

Burnout not just as personal wellness, but as an economic and moral condition shaped by productivity culture, debt, and the gig economy.

Karen L. Hutt
Karen L. Hutt
ACPE Certified Educator & Chaplaincy Innovator
Memes, Gallows Humor & the Sacred Work of Not Falling Apart
Culture
February 27, 2027 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
$35 Per SeminarCertificate Available

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care · Side B — Winter/Spring • Track 6

Memes, Gallows Humor & the Sacred Work of Not Falling Apart

When is laughter a doorway, and when is it a locked door?

Humor isn't always avoidance — sometimes it's survival, protest, bonding, or a last thread of agency. Learning to tell the two apart.

Karen L. Hutt
Karen L. Hutt
ACPE Certified Educator & Chaplaincy Innovator
The Chaplain as Liminal Figure in Story
Formation
March 27, 2027 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
$35 Per SeminarCertificate Available

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care · Side B — Winter/Spring • Track 7

The Chaplain as Liminal Figure in Story

What does the culture want from us — and what does it suppress?

From Six Feet Under to The Bear — what cultural imaginings of healers and threshold figures reveal about the role's hidden expectations.

Karen L. Hutt
Karen L. Hutt
ACPE Certified Educator & Chaplaincy Innovator
The Theology of the Group Chat
Community
April 24, 2027 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
$35 Per SeminarCertificate Available

Pop Culture & Spiritual Care · Side B — Winter/Spring • Track 8

The Theology of the Group Chat

Where do people actually confess, grieve, and seek help now?

Where people confess, gossip, grieve, and seek help — treating the group chat as a modern pastoral space of intimacy and exclusion.

Karen L. Hutt
Karen L. Hutt
ACPE Certified Educator & Chaplaincy Innovator

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