Diane Dyer

I am a co-founder of Light beyond Loss and the Executive Director. My professional experiences include teaching social studies at the high school and middle school level, writing curriculum for other non-profit organizations and facilitating retreats and workshops about healing from loss. I have a M.S. degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from Central Connecticut State University and I'm certified by the state of Connecticut as a middle school and high school teacher in social studies. Additionally I will be certified as an Expressive Art Facilitator from Salve Regina College in the fall of 2010. Other post graduate training includes workshops and courses on grief education and recovery. I lost my only child, a son, Nicholas Depaola jr. in an auto accident in November of 2006. He was killed instantly and he was 16 years old.

Articles:

Fourth Mother’s Day Without Nicholas was the Hardest

On my journey through grief, after losing my 16-year-old son in an auto accident, I have come to fully understand one fact: the waves of hopelessness and despair are never too far away. The waves can come out of nowhere and render you powerless. Even though this past Mother’s Day was my fourth without my son, it was the worst for me. Perhaps the shrinking veil of denial leaves me face to face with a deeper understanding of the crater left in my life. I want to run away from my life and start a new one. If only it […]

Read More