Alan Wolfelt

Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt is a noted author, educator, and grief counselor. Recipient of the Association for Death Education and Counseling's Death Educator Award, he serves as the Director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is also a faculty member of the University of Colorado Medical School's Department of Family Medicine. In addition to presenting dozens of keynotes and workshops across North America each year, Dr. Wolfelt facilitates four-day training seminars for bereavement caregivers in Fort Collins. Dr. Wolfelt is a popular media resource who regularly provides his expertise to many top-tier television shows, newspapers, and magazines. He is the author of more than fifty bestselling book on grief and loss, including "Loving From the Outside in, Mourning From the Inside Out;" "Understanding Your Grief;""The Journey Through Grief;""Companioning the Bereaved:A Soulful Guide for Caregivers;""Healing a Spouse's Grieving Heart;""Companioning the Grieving Child;""Healing a Parent's Grieving Heart;" and "Creating Meaningful Funeral Ceremonies." Dr. Wolfelt and his wife, Sue, a family physician, are parents to three children. They live in the foothills of the beautiful Rocky Mountains next door to the Center for Loss and Life Transition.