Candace Lightner founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in 1980 after the death of her daughter Cari. She continues working both nationally and internationally to promote highway safety. She is […]
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Kathleen D. Hamilton has suffered a number of tragedies including the deaths of her mother and twelve year old daughter. She has coped with a brain-injured son and has grieved […]
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Dr. Norma Bowe, RN Ph.D. is a tenured Professor in the College of Education at Kean University in Union N.J. She developed the course curriculum for Death in Perspective which […]
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Aaron Britz was 6 years old, when he lost his 62-year-old grandfather to a brain tumor. During the days and years that followed he watched his grandmother struggle with finances. […]
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Nina Impala has both personal and professional experience with bereavement. She has lost both parents and has recruited and trained hospice volunteers. Nina is a Spiritual Grief Counselor who gives […]
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Julie is a writer, editor and author coach. Inspired by the journey of love and release through her father’s end of life. Julie writes to contribute to a cultural shift […]
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Jill Kraft Thompson had a life filled with love: an adoring husband, two young precious sons, a devoted mother, and a close extended family. Jill’s story begins as everyone’s worst […]
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Brenda Marshall Ph.D. is a speaker, coach and educator in the field of bereavement. Her interest in providing help to others, who have lost a sibling, came after the sudden […]
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Danita Ogandaga is the founder Hope Starts Today and the Orphan No More podcast. She lost both of her parents by the age of twenty-one. She teaches on the topics […]
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Susan Anderson is a psychotherapist, speaker and author. She uses her personal experience and research to work with the victims of abandonment trauma, including divorce and death. She is the […]
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