Marty Tousley

Bio

As both a bereaved parent and a bereaved child, I've focused my practice on issues of loss, grief and transition for more than 40 years. I joined Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, AZ as a bereavement counselor in 1996, and now serve as moderator for its online Grief Healing Discussion Groups. With my special interest in grief and the human-animal bond, I facilitated a pet grief support group for bereaved animal lovers in Phoenix for 15 years, and now serve as consultant to the Pet Loss Support Group at Hospice of the Valley and to the Halton-Peel Pet Loss Support Group in Ontario, Canada. I've also written a number of books, booklets, articles, online e-mail courses and e-books addressing various aspects of loss and grief. My GriefHealing Web site offers information, comfort and support to anyone who is anticipating or coping with the loss of a loved one, whether that is a person or a cherished companion animal. In my work with the bereaved, I accompany people who are struggling with, working through, and overcoming the most devastating of losses, and every day I learn something new from each of them. I cannot imagine more inspiring, uplifting work than this.