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Blogs of Note

  • Awaken to Good Mourning
    This is an ancillary blog site of mine! It is dedicated to addressing issues related to the death, grief reconciliation and other life loss situations. Please feel free to visit at your convenience. Information will typically will be posted on Tuesdays.
  • Your Life, Now!
    I am excited about this new site! It promises to offer wonderful tips, tidbits of information and some downright good ideas on how to live life to the fullest -- in all areas of life! BTW, my sister is the author of this page and you will love what she has to say!

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  • Website: http://awakenassociates.net
  • Location: United States

One-Line Bio

I am a life transition specialist, psychotherapist, speaker and author who loves life, loves people and periodically experiences "bald moments;" however all is good!

Biography

I am a compelling speaker, writer and psychotherapist with a specific expertise in loss, grief and life transition issues. I have written one book now out in a revised and updated Second Edition entitled "Awaken to Good Mourning." Since 1993, "Awaken to Good Mourning" has served as a companion to thousands of people journeying through life following the death of a loved one. "Awaken to Good Mourning" is also available in an audio version that is truly unique in that it contains Brooks & Dunn's song "Believe" as the final track. I know of very few audio books dealing with grief on the market and none with a song as powerful and moving as "Believe!"

I have three grown kids and three small grandsons. I love being a "grand" -- they all call me "Golgi!" I write short fiction as well and love to travel and speak to audiences about issues important to them. I typically speak to life insurance professionals; funeral home professionals; churches; schools; civic organizations; and community sponsored events.

In 1998, I was privileged to be one of seven co-founders of a wonderful non-profit organization called the Journey of Hope Grief Support Center -- http://www.johgriefsupport.org -- that provides group grief support at no cost to children, adolescents and their parents or adult caregivers as they learn to mourn the death or impending death of a loved one. So many wonderful things have happened in the lives of families touched by this organization.

I love life and believe in possibilities!

Interests

Listening to music, singing along in the car with Ronnie Dunn, watching the SyFy and History Channels, Love The Closer,True Blood, Dexter, Justified, Favorite City is Santa Fe, Writing fiction, reading Dean Koontz, Playing with my three grandsons.