Sharon Strouse, MA, ATR is an Art Therapist who found meaning and healing, after the suicide of her seventeen year old daughter Kristin, through collage making and meditation. She is a grief and bereavement specialist and acclaimed workshop presenter for The Compassionate Friends, (TCF) The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, (TAPS) The American Association of Suicideology (AAS) and The Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). She lives with her husband in Maryland, where she enjoys her art studio and private practice.