“Who is Ken Matthies?”

Ken Matthies is an expert on the stages of healing from loss, grief and bereavement. His expertise comes from overcoming the tragic death of his youngest daughter, the deaths of his mother and father and helping others heal through the stages of grief.

The trauma of the death of Ken’s youngest daughter changed his life completely. From it, Ken Matthies wrote the book “I Know You’re Hurting: Healing from Loss, Grief and Bereavement.”

Ken’s book helps readers heal from the pain of loss and grief. It details the loving relationship between father and daughter, the experience of her death and its aftermath, and the path to healing Ken Matthies found to overcome his grief.

The book firmly establishes the existence of hope, relief from pain, and the possibility of a renewed life following the death of a child or other loved one.

From Ken Matthies’ personal experience and his experiences helping others, Ken has written a series of ten articles on the ‘Stages of Grief - Healing your Grief’:

• “Connections that Help You Heal”

• “Stepping Out of the Shadows of Grief”

• “Letting Go of the Pain and Torment”

• “Stretching Yourself to Believe (Again)”

• “Finding the ‘Light’ of your Love and Memories”

• “Talking to your Lost Loved One”

• “Feeling the Touch of their Spirit”

• “Hearing their Words of Joy”

• “Knowing the Truth in your Own Heart”

• “Your Story – Telling it Your Way”

The ‘Stages of Grief - Healing your Grief’ articles are available free at http://www.kenmatthies.com via a weekly email series.

The electronic audio downloads of the ‘Stages of Grief - Healing your Grief’ are available with the purchase of the book “I Know You’re Hurting: Healing from Loss, Grief and Bereavement” at Ken Matthies’ website at http://www.kenmatthies.com.

Ken Matthies lives in the solitude and beauty of the southern Yukon Territory, Canada with his wife of twenty-one years. He is a culturally adopted member of his wife’s tribe, the Tlingit nation of native peoples who occupy regions of southwestern Yukon, northern British Columbia and Southeast Alaska.

Ken Matthies is available for personal online consulting, keynote speeches and seminar bookings related to the areas of loss, grief, stages of grief and healing from bereavement. He can be contacted for these services at grief.author@gmail.com .