Mary Fisher

An artist and activist, Mary Fisher has spent a lifetime giving voice to the voiceless. From the hush of hospices to the halls of power, she’s spoken truth to power proving with honesty and humor that one woman with courage can bring change.

Now in her eighth decade, she invites us to stand up for The Other as a demonstration that with age comes wisdom.

The author of seven books and recipient of numerous honorary degrees, her historic speech, “A Whisper of AIDS,” has been named one of “forty famous speeches that have had long-term effect on society” and has been ranked (Oxford Press) as one of the “100 Best American Speeches of the 20th Century.

 

Get your copy of Mary Fisher's new book, Uneasy Silence, here.

David Kessler

David Kessler is a grief specialist, speaker, and author of six books, including his latest bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He co-authored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.

David’s personal experience as a child witnessing a mass shooting while his mother was dying in a hospital helped him begin his journey. For most of his life, David has taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about the end of life, trauma, and grief. However, despite his vast knowledge of grief, his life was turned upside down by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son.

He now facilitates a new model of online grief groups that are attended by people worldwide and he leads one of the most respected online grief certificate programs. He is the founder of Grief.com which has over five million visits yearly from 167 countries.