She has been a hospice volunteer for nearly 10 years and specializes in energy healing and helping people through the last chapter of their animal’s lives.

“After a death of a person or animal, many people do not know how to grieve, and those around us often want us to get back into life; for example, get another animal, denying the uncomfortable and heartbroken situation,” Zais says. “All of this is due to our culture ignoring the subject of death and dying, but this event is a place where people can express and navigate through their grief with like-minded people and help them find some clarity and direction going forward.”