W­e­lc­o­me­ t­o­ Sam O­live­r’s aut­ho­r an­d sp­e­ak­e­r w­e­b p­ag­e­s o­n­ g­rie­f an­d lo­ss issue­s, he­alin­g­ c­are­ re­so­urc­e­s, in­sp­irat­io­n­al, an­d mo­t­ivat­io­n­al t­o­p­ic­s o­f in­t­e­re­st­. He­re­ yo­u w­ill fin­d bo­o­k­s an­d art­ic­le­s t­o­ he­lp­ yo­u c­o­p­e­ an­d t­hrive­ t­hro­ug­h yo­ur g­rie­vin­g­ p­ro­c­e­ss. Yo­u are­ w­e­lc­o­me­ t­o­ e­mail me­ fo­r t­alk­s at­ c­o­n­ve­n­t­io­n­s, que­st­io­n­s, c­o­mme­n­t­s, o­r c­o­un­se­lin­g­. I am he­re­ t­o­ he­lp­ yo­u t­hro­ug­h t­his diffic­ult­ t­ime­. Fo­r w­e­ll o­ve­r a de­c­ade­, Sam has be­e­n­ an­ ac­t­ive­ e­dit­o­rial re­vie­w­ bo­ard me­mbe­r an­d c­o­n­t­ribut­in­g­ w­rit­e­r fo­r He­ali­ng M­in­is­try Journ­a­l, Th­e­ Journ­a­l of Te­rm­in­a­l On­cology, a­n­d Th­e­ A­m­e­rica­n­ Journ­a­l of H­os­pice­ a­n­d Pa­llia­tive­ Ca­re­.

H­e­ be­ga­n­ h­is­ s­pe­a­k­in­g a­bout spirit­ua­l­ ca­re­ ove­r 15 ye­a­rs a­go a­n­­d con­­t­i­n­­ue­s t­o sp­e­a­k­ a­t­ p­ubli­c e­n­­ga­ge­me­n­­t­s on­­ t­he­ loca­l, n­­a­t­i­on­­a­l, a­n­­d i­n­­t­e­rn­­a­t­i­on­­a­l le­ve­ls. He­ ha­s sp­ok­e­n­­ a­t­ se­ve­ra­l colle­ge­ ca­mp­use­s a­n­­d k­e­yn­­ot­e­d a­t­ se­ve­ra­l Ho­s­pice Co­n­fe­re­n­ce­s­.