NAVIGATING THE GRAY — LIVE!
An immersive afternoon for divorced parents and adult children of divorce who are ready to see their family story differently—and imagine what comes next.
What if the story didn't have to change for you to see it differently?
Imagine trying to read a book without your glasses.
You can make out some of the words. You know the general story. So your mind does what minds do: it fills in the blanks.
Then someone hands you your glasses.
The words were there all along. You just couldn't see the whole story.
Gray divorce can be like that.
Whether you experienced it as the person whose marriage ended or as the adult child watching your family change, you experienced the story from where you were standing.
And years—even decades—later, that perspective can still shape your relationships, your assumptions, the conversations you avoid, and the story you tell yourself about what happened.
Navigating the Gray LIVE! is an invitation to put on a different pair of glasses.
Not to change the past. Not to decide who was right. But to see more.
And when we see more, we can begin to imagine more.
This isn't an afternoon about divorce.
Navigating the Gray LIVE! brings together something rarely found in conversations about later-life divorce:
Both sides of the family story.
Divorced parents.
Adult children of divorce.
Different experiences. Different perspectives. Different truths.
Together, we'll create space to look at the family story with greater depth—to hear what we may never have heard, question assumptions we've carried for years, find language for conversations that matter, and consider what we want to carry forward.
What could become possible?
See what you couldn't see before.
Experience gray divorce through both the divorced-parent and adult-child perspectives. Hearing another perspective doesn't require you to abandon your own. It can simply reveal what wasn't visible from where you were standing.
Find words for conversations that matter.
Explore what happens when we replace defending, fixing, and assuming with genuine curiosity—and begin finding language for conversations that may have felt impossible before.
Understand the story you've been carrying.
What did you decide about your family because of the divorce? What did you decide about yourself? Some of those stories may still serve you. Others may deserve a second look.
Decide what you want to carry forward.
Insight matters. But what you do with it matters more. You'll have the opportunity to identify what you want more of, what you're ready to approach differently, and what one meaningful next step might look like.
Adam Olenn
Your story isn't just about what happened. It's also about what you believe it means.
We're thrilled to welcome Adam Olenn for a special teaching on the power of story.
Adam is the creator of StoryStrengths, a program built around a powerful idea: the stories we tell about our experiences shape the way we understand ourselves—and the possibilities we're able to imagine for our future.
During this special session, Adam will help us explore the stories we've created around our family experiences and what can happen when we look at those stories through a wider lens.
This isn't about pretending difficult things weren't difficult. It isn't about putting a positive spin on the past.
It's about discovering that the story you've been telling may be true—and still not be the whole story.
And sometimes, seeing the whole story changes what we believe is possible next.
What your afternoon will include
Two Perspectives, One Family
Hear the gray-divorce experience through both the parent and adult-child lens.
Guided Reflection
Create space to notice the assumptions, beliefs and questions you may still be carrying.
The Conversations We Need
Explore what we wish others understood—and practice approaching difficult conversations with curiosity.
Rewriting Your Story with Adam Olenn
Discover how the stories we tell about our past can influence what we believe about our future.
Understanding the Other Side
Come back together across perspectives—not to decide who was right, but to discover what each side may not have been able to see.
Choosing What Comes Next
Turn perspective into possibility by identifying what you want to carry forward and what you might choose to do differently.
Who is NTG LIVE! for?
This afternoon was created for:
- Divorced parents navigating life and family relationships after a later-life divorce.
- Adult children of divorce who are still discovering what their parents' divorce has meant for them—even years later.
- Family members attending together who want an opportunity to hear one another differently.
- Anyone thinking: We're past the divorce. So why does this still affect us?
Because the legal ending of a marriage doesn't necessarily end the family story.
Sometimes that's where a new part of the story begins.
Come alone. Or come together.
You can come on your own. Or you can bring someone who has been standing somewhere else in the same family story.
Either way, you'll spend the afternoon gaining new perspective, finding language for conversations that matter, and imagining what becomes possible from here.
Come for yourself.
Come for yourself—and leave with a wider perspective on your family story and your next chapter.
- The full NTG Live! program
- Two-perspective conversations with Pat & Kimberly
- Adam Olenn's Rewriting Your Story experience
- Guided reflection and facilitated conversations
- Your NTG Live! workbook and materials
- Refreshments throughout the afternoon
- Resources to help you keep moving forward
Two perspectives. One opportunity.
Save $59 when you experience NTG Live! together.
Some stories are shared—even when we remember them differently. Invite a parent. An adult child. A sibling. Or another family member who has experienced your family's transition from a different point of view.
- Two NTG Live! tickets
- Each person receives their own experience
- Shared perspective and language to take home
- Full NTG Live! program for both attendees
- Adam Olenn's Rewriting Your Story experience
- Workbooks, materials and refreshments
That's $149.50 per person—a $59 savings over two individual tickets.
Not sure who to bring?
That's okay.
NTG Live! isn't only for family members who are already comfortable talking about the divorce. And you don't need to arrive with a relationship that needs to be "fixed."
Come with someone who's curious. Someone who might benefit from hearing another perspective. Someone you'd like beside you as you begin imagining what the next chapter could look like.
And if that person is you?
Come on your own. You'll be in very good company.
You don't need to have everything figured out beforehand.
You don't need to be reconciled.
You don't need to agree about what happened.
You don't need to have forgiven everyone.
You don't even need to know exactly what you're hoping to find.
And come ready to imagine what might become possible when you do.
The story isn't over.
Space is limited — register now!
