Still Learning 17: Psychology of Grief, Resilience and Renewal

This online class will take place on Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2026, 5:00-6:30 p.m., via Zoom, with Brian Foreman.

Our students have been asking for more Zoom classes, so here’s our second offering brought to you via Zoom this Winter 2026 semester! We really urge you to consider it–this course is not only easy to attend, but also an important help for mental wellbeing.

Grief isn’t necessarily due to the loss of a loved one. It could be due to aging and the loss of ability to do favorite activities, divorce, children moving away, loss of a pet, or any number of other happenings.

In this course, Brian Foreman will help you discover that many of the ways you think and act are because of events in your life. Each week there will be a discussion of how to view what you’ve done in your lives, positive, and negative, and how it affects you to this day. You’ll leave with a greater understanding that we are the sum of our experiences.

The course will be given in 4 sessions, each 90 minutes long, covering the following topics:

• Session One: Understand Grief and Loss (Healthy versus Complicated Grief)
• Session Two: Rebuilding Self-Esteem (Self-talk for Self-care)
• Session Three: Positivity and Resilience (Defining your Future Self)
• Session Four: Life Mapping (Identifying what events shaped you)

Requirements: Zoom connection. A notepad to take notes. A basic understanding of grief. The discussions have questions, but “challenge by choice” is the instructor’s philosophy; you aren’t required to share but encouraged. 

About the Instructor: As a psychology professor for 17 years, Brian Foreman has taught dozens of different classes, written and presented topics (relationship PTSD, suicide awareness/prevention), and worked as a hospice coordinator, where he was part of a weekly grief group. He is currently a K-12 special education teacher in Ashland, and teaches at both Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and Colorado Technical University (CTU).

We recommend signing up at least two weeks ahead of class to ensure class fills and to prevent cancellation.

Instructor: Brian Foreman

Offline Registration: Download PDF Registration Form, complete and mail in with payment.

Registration Questions? Contact us or call (715) 862-2032 or (715) 476-2881.

Registration Issues/Troubleshooting: If you are registering with one email address for two or more people, please register each person individually (i.e. do not register all at once, but add students one at a time to checkout). If you continue to have difficulty or have another question, please contact us.

Course Cancellations: Students are encouraged to register at least 2 weeks before the beginning of any Fe University course. A course with less than 4 students 2 weeks before the start date may be cancelled at instructor/FeU discretion, with students’ registrations refunded. If you’re interested in a class, please sign up early! Thank you.

Student Cancellations: If a registered student cancels, registration can be refunded if requested 4 or more days before the course’s start date. We’re afraid cancellation requests made 3 or fewer days before the course’s start date are unable to be refunded.

This “Still Learning After All These Years” series course is priced at a discount, thanks to a generous grant from Bader Philanthropies Inc.