Mike Bernhardt
- Moraga, California
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I am here to reimagine...
the way we express our grief, how grief can transform and heal us when we allow it, and the way we honor the pain of others.
My Story
I'm a Certified Grief Educator and a facilitator in Poetry as a Tool for Wellness. I've been interviewed about grief, and the power of poetry to express the inexpressible, on radio and on a number of podcasts. I've presented for organizations including the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation, the National Association for Poetry Therapy and Rotary International.
My personal journey with grief and po...
I'm a Certified Grief Educator and a facilitator in Poetry as a Tool for Wellness. I've been interviewed about grief, and the power of poetry to express the inexpressible, on radio and on a number of podcasts. I've presented for organizations including the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation, the National Association for Poetry Therapy and Rotary International.
My personal journey with grief and poetry began when my first wife died. Though I'd written little before, I felt compelled to write poetry. I began searching for books containing other people’s poems about grieving the death of their loved ones but found little that moved me. I decided to create my own. I called for submissions, receiving 100s of replies. Voices of the Grieving Heart is a unique volume with over 160 selected poems, essays, and images by 83 contributors sharing their experiences of loss, grief, and transformation.
I'm a Certified Grief Educator and a facilitator in Poetry as a Tool for Wellness. I've been interviewed about grief, and the power of poetry to express the inexpressible, on radio and on a number of podcasts. I've presented for organizations including the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation, the National Association for Poetry Therapy and Rotary International.
My personal journey with grief and poetry began when my first wife died. Though I'd written little before, I felt compelled to write poetry. I began searching for books containing other people’s poems about grieving the death of their loved ones but found little that moved me. I decided to create my own. I called for submissions, receiving 100s of replies. Voices of the Grieving Heart is a unique volume with over 160 selected poems, essays, and images by 83 contributors sharing their experiences of loss, grief, and transformation.
