Maintaining Positivity Through Life’s Challenges – With Amanda Kloots

As we all know, people are reeling from this world-wide crisis emotionally, socially, and economically. People have shared a variety of intense feelings they are experiencing during this time, among them:

• Fear
• Deep sadness
• Anxiety
• Grief
• Uncertainty over the present and what the future holds
• Vulnerability
• Despair
• Anger
• Hopelessness

The Hospice of Santa Barbara illumunate Speaker Series features a new nationally-known speaker every other month. This month's presentation is with Amanda Kloots, TV Host and Broadway actress.

During our time together, Amanda will share the story of losing her husband unexpectedly to COVID-19, and reflects on this overwhelming loss, love, hope, parenting, and the need for a community during struggles.

No one exemplifies the great emotional toll of COVID-19 more than Kloots who, along with her infant child, lost her actor husband early on to the pandemic and, because of their high-profile status, had to manage her grief in the public eye.

Through her honesty, audiences come to see that even the most challenging times can be survived with hope and positivity.

This event will not be recorded, so make sure to watch live!

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About Your Illumunate Speaker – Amanda Kloots

Amanda Kloots is a television host, bestselling author, broadway actress, award-winning fitness entrepreneur, and most recently a finalist on the 30th Season of Dancing with the Stars.

Amanda can currently be seen as a co-host of The Talk, CBS’ Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show.

In the Summer of 2021, Amanda released her memoir, the New York Times bestseller Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero that was co-authored with her sister Anna Kloots.

Watch Katie Curic Interview Amanda Kloots

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About The Illuminate Speaker Series

The illuminate Speaker Series is a FREE virtual series of renowned speakers who address the feelings and questions that accompany our challenging time – speakers that will inspire, educate, encourage deeper inquiry and action, create community discussion, and help bring people closer together.

Hospice of Santa Barbara created the free illuminate Speaker Series to address the feelings of anxiety, grief, and uncertainty that we are all experiencing.

The series continues through 2022 with Kelly McGonigal, Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman, and Kristin Neff. Additional speakers will be announced in the coming months. Hospice of Santa Barbara would like to give a special thanks to Natalie Orfalea Foundation and Lou Buglioli for sponsoring this event.

About Your Host – Hospice of Santa Barbara

Hospice of Santa Barbara provides professional counseling, support groups, and patient care services free of charge to individuals and families who are grieving the death of a loved one or experiencing the impact of a life-threatening illness.

Hospice of Santa Barbara also provides counseling in their offices and on fifteen local junior and high school campuses to children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information about Hospice of Santa Barbara, including volunteer opportunities, call (805) 563-8820 or visit www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org