Whether you want to host an open house for the public, a commemorative program for the bereaved, an appreciation breakfast or lunch for clergy and counselors, or an afternoon or evening program for your community, a member of The AfterLoss Speakers Bureau can be your solution any time of the year.

Please call to find which member of The AfterLoss Speakers Bureau might be most appropriate for the audiences you are reaching. Call for speaker availability and rates.

Barbara LesStrang Barbara LesStrang, widely known author on the subject of grief recovery and founder of AfterLoss, brings to her audiences exceptional levels of compassion and solace. As she tells her story, guiding her listeners through the processes necessary to overcome their own grief, she literally becomes a vital part of the healing process—as the many hundreds of letters and calls she receives attest. She serves as president of Harbor House (West) Publishers and is listed in Who's Who in American Women.

Margie Kennedy-Reeves Margie Kennedy-Reeves, Ph.D. is one of the nation's leading authorities on the trauma of loss and grief. Renowned thanatologist, lecturer, grief counselor and AfterLoss editor, she developed the crisis counseling department for Eisenhower Medical Center, in Rancho Mirage, CA, where she facilitated five weekly support groups. During the past 20 years, individually and in group sessions, she has counseled over 20,000 emotionally traumatized people coping with death, dying and the grief that follows.

Kathy Dawson Kathy Dawson, Ms. Dawson has a distinguished background in elementary education and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ.  The author already holds three degrees including a Master's Degree in Christian Education and a Master's Degree of Divinity.  Besides working as a school teacher for nine years, Ms. Dawson held the positions of Associate Pastor at a Presbyterian Church, as well as Chaplain to the Intensive Care Units at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital. She is the author of two best-selling books.

Our Purpose

AfterLoss provides information regarding grief and bereavement and is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or professional services. If legal or professional assistance is required, specific services of a competent professional should be sought. (Declaration of Principles adopted by a Commitee of the American Bar and Publishers Association.) AfterLoss is a registered trademark of AfterLoss Inc.