The Transformational Power of Grief with David Cumes, M.D.

Oct. 3, 2026

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Santa Barbara City College
Schott Campus Auditorium

SBCC School of Extended Learning welcomes you to a free lecture: The Transformational Power of Grief with David Cumes, M.D.

Explore the powerful journey of grief and discover pathways toward healing, resilience, and transformation.

Since inception, polarity has been present in various guises, including grief and happiness. Learn how to honor, manage and subordinate the maladies that affect body, mind and spirit including; pessimism, “learned helplessness,” guilt (survivors as well), shame, the Broken Heart Syndrome, the role of a negatively-primed subconscious and their resulting toxic emotions.

Speaker: David Cumes, M.D. — A Western-trained surgeon steeped in the allopathic paradigm of medicine and also initiated as a sangoma (African shaman). He is a bridge between Western medicine and indigenous healing wisdom.

The Transformational Power of Grief with David Cumes, M.D.

310 W. Padre Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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