Leaders
Lin Langley, MA, CAGSAfter a long post-secondary career in interpersonal, group and conflict communications, Lin now dedicates her time to freelance Life Review facilitation. Lin has led Life Review courses for health and social service agencies, at Sorrento and Bethlehem Centres, Christ Church Cathedral, the Diocese of Vancouver Island, Brock House, and several special interest groups.
Ask Lin what is important to her, and she will respond, “Hope, faith, love, constructive communication and significant learning – each is vital to any endeavour.” She values and appreciates the freedom and the responsibility of her elder years. An active member of a cycling family, Lin lives with her husband, close to her adult daughter in Vancouver. She is a member of Christ Church Cathedral.
Kirsten Maier, PhDA Jungian psychotherapist with 25 years’ experience in counselling psychology, Kirsten studied Life Review in her student years at UBC. She has lead groups and workshops for Lutheran churches in BC and California, non-profit organizations and First Nations communities. She has a private practice, Therapy in Depth, in San Francisco and is currently training at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. She lives with her husband in Marin, California.
Kirsten’s desire is to support community, helping each of us live life fully, offering our authentic gifts in these challenging times. She believes it is vital to listen to our lived experience, and that doing so nourishes growth in our relationships to self, others and our inner life. She renews her spirit with friendships, hiking, music making and travel.
Staying the Course in a Life of Service
Those who choose a life of service will tell you it is a rich and gratifying adventure. In a quiet moment, they may also confide that a serving life brings abundant challenge. Social, political and organizational conflict; fire, flood and other climate-related crises; and wicked societal problems such as poverty, addictions, and homelessness can tax the energies of those called to serve, in any capacity, in 2026 and beyond.
This modified Life Review workshop offers an opportunity to pause and reflect on a life of service. Working in small groups, participants will consider what drew them to serve; will examine the gifts and costs of a serving life; ascertain the sources of both vigor and fatigue in their work; and experiment with practises and activities that strengthen, equip, and provide stamina for the long run.
The workshop is open to ordained or lay ministers, health or social service workers, church or social service staff or anyone who engages in a life of service. A conversation with one of the facilitators will ensure a good fit for interested parties. Some informal writing will occur prior to the workshop. Please consider disconnecting for these days by staying with us at the Centre.
We invite you to arrive around 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 4, in time to check in, get settled and have dinner together. At 7 pm we will gather in Spes Bona for introductions, an overview of the course, and a first activity. Monday through Wednesday we meet mornings, afternoons and evenings starting at 9:00am and finishing by 9:00pm. A chunk of time each day in either the afternoon or evening is set aside for individual reflection and quiet activity. Stretch, coffee and meal breaks are built into each day. We conclude on Thursday, October 8 after lunch.
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Program Leaders:
Lin Langley, MA, CAGS
After a long post-secondary career in interpersonal, group and conflict communications, Lin now dedicates her time to freelance Life Review facilitation. Lin has led Life Review courses for health and social service agencies, at Sorrento and Bethlehem Centres, Christ Church Cathedral, the Diocese of Vancouver Island, Brock House, and several special interest groups.
Ask Lin what is important to her and she will respond, “Hope, faith, love, constructive communication and significant learning – each is vital to any endeavour.” She values and appreciates the freedom and the responsibility of her elder years. An active member of a cycling family, Lin lives with her husband, close to her adult daughter in Vancouver. She is a member of Christ Church Cathedral.
Kirsten Maier, PhD
A Jungian psychotherapist with 25 years’ experience in counselling psychology, Kirsten studied Life Review in her student years at UBC. She has lead groups and workshops for Lutheran churches in BC and California, non-profit organizations and First Nations communities. She has a private practice, Therapy in Depth, in San Francisco and is currently training at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. She lives with her husband in Marin, California.
Kirsten’s desire is to support community, helping each of us live life fully, offering our authentic gifts in these challenging times. She believes it is vital to listen to our lived experience, and that doing so nourishes growth in our relationships to self, others and our inner life. She renews her spirit with friendships, hiking, music making and travel.
Kindness 2026
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