Dianne is a 34-year End-of-Life Doula, Grief Educator, Grief Specialist, Tech Innovator, Patient Navigator, and Global Palliative Care Advocate. She helps people understand the mind-body-spirit connection during end of life, death and grief find answers to their most difficult questions surrounding meaning, purpose, hope, faith, legacy building, belonging, spirituality, unconditional love, boundaries, control, the ego, and change navigate the healthcare system while finding medical resources for patients and family coping with serious illness, death and/or grief challenge imbalances in communication norms between patients & clinicians find peace amidst chaos, especially following tragedy, loss, estrangement, separation better understand our resistance to change make connections to professionals who can help with diagnosis, symptom management and care throughout serious illness, death and grief by speaking “with vs at” individuals while respecting cultural values, customs & rituals by helping them understand their suffering & including inter-generational trauma, while also helping them recognize and develop resiliency by accompanying actively dying patients and their family members by practicing compassionate listening and companioning The International Day of Hope and Healing after Loss is a free online experience brought to you by the Open to Hope Foundation with the mission of helping people find hope after loss. Our expert presenters have generously donated their time, talents, and advice to share with you.