Two Sint Maarten practitioners named keynote speakers for Barbados grief conference

Two Sint Maarten practitioners, Dr. Nicole E. Francis Cotton and Roy Cotton, Jr., are listed as featured keynote speakers at the Caribbean Griefology Conference 2026, scheduled for 12 to 15 November at the Hilton Barbados Resort. Reengineering Wellbeing Consultancy, the host organisation, said the conference theme is “Rooted in Awareness, Healing, and Action.”

According to the organiser, Dr. Nicole E. Francis Cotton will open the conference with a Thursday plenary titled The Biology of Grief, on grief’s effects on the brain, nervous system and long-term physical health. Mr. Roy Cotton, Jr. is a host of the radio programme Love & Inspiration with Roy Cotton, Jr. and works as a perinatal coach and co-therapist in marriage counselling at the Victorious Living Foundation, the organiser said.

The conference is convened by Dr. Jaycee Mayers, founder of Reengineering Wellbeing Consultancy. The organiser said it will also launch the Collective Grief Toolkit for Caribbean communities, practitioners and policymakers.

Early-bird registration closes at 11:59pm AST on Wednesday 30 September. Full conference rates are BDS$650 to BDS$850, or US$325 to US$425, while day passes cost BDS$275, or US$137.50, according to Reengineering Wellbeing Consultancy.