Lynda Cheldelin Fell is founding partner of the International Grief Institute, and international bestselling author of over 35 books including the award winning Grief Diaries series plus 7 manuals and workbooks for the International Grief Institute. With her background as a firefighter/EMT, Lynda specializes in trauma, grief, stress fatigue, compassion fatigue, and holds a national certification in critical incident stress management and public speaking. A popular keynote speaker and educator, Lynda has taught at both Bellingham Technical College and Whatcom Community College, and is a member of the continuing education faculty at Whatcom Community College. To research grief’s impact on society, she has interviewed people around the world including societal figures such as Martin Luther King’s daughter, and Pastor Todd Burpo of Heaven is For Real.
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During the National Grief & Hope Convention in 2015, Lynda curated hundreds of stories about navigating loss and finding hope. A nod to her radio show Grief Diaries, Lynda was moved to invite people around the world to answer questions and share their journeys in her book series. The first 8 books were published in December 2015, and to date over 700 people in 11 countries have contributed to Grief Diaries. Now over 30 books strong, the series has earned 7 national literary awards and inspires comfort and hope that there is a light at the end of every the tunnel. See all books here.
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Lynda and her work have been published around the world in top tier media including Womens Health Magazine, New York Daily News, Human Resource Executive magazine, Huffington Post, TheBlaze, LifeZette, among many others. Her work in print, radio and film continue to earn accolades as she works to inspire help, healing and hope. She believes that inside every person is a story worth telling, and her range of interviews span from notable figures to the homeless.
Beyond Grief Diaries, Lynda is the founding force behind the International Grief Institute, Managing Grief in the Workplace, Circle of Hope, and the National Grief & Hope Convention.
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Meet Lynda
Lynda’s story began one night in 2009, when she lost her 15 year-old daughter in a car accident. Harnessing the power of storytelling coupled with her credentials, Lynda went on to create Grief Diaries Radio and Grief Diaries Live in 2014, the award-winning Grief Diaries anthology series in 2015 with 35 titles in print, hosted the National Grief & Hope Convention in 2015, and founded the International Grief Institute in 2017. Lynda has written 7 manuals and workbooks, and her trainings are utilized by hospice organizations, funeral industry, deathcare organizations, state conferences, and international conventions with students ranging from the UK to New Zealand. She has been published in national magazines including Women’s Health, Human Resource Executive magazine, HuffPost, and New York Daily News. She has earned seven national literary awards and six national advocacy award nominations for her work.