Kristina Jones

Named 2019's Tech Entrepreneur of The Year, Kristina Jones at the age of seven, lost her father to cancer and knew one day she wanted to share her story on how she kept the connection to her father alive. In an effort to help children heal from loss, Kristina decided to share her healing techniques in the story, My Forever Guardian.

With an interest in innovating the children's grief space Kristina built Guardianlane (dot) com, the world's first social healing network, for grieving children. Children watch, create and share creative grief projects from around the world! The grief projects are uploaded from vetted creative children's grief counselors. For additional support families and schools can book virtual sessions with the participating grief counselors.

Kristina's work has been featured in Vanity Fair, Forbes, CNN business, Essence and Black Enterprise to name a few.

Book review:

"What I liked about it is it didn’t focus on just one person losing someone. It was a group of friends—

So one person lost a parent, a brother, one a dad, and a dog. It made it more relatable to a range of readers. Most books are just about losing a dad, or losing a grandpa.. so you usually have to have to fund the exact book to fit your situation. My Forever Guardian was easy to understand for all ages, but probably best for ages 5-10. The story reminds you to think of memories you have, so it was a good opportunity to share stories and remind the kids to cherish their memories. I’d rate this book a five (out of five). Honestly it was the best healing book we’ve read so far and we’ve read a lot. "

Site review:

"Not knowing where to begin to support my child through his grief was breaking me. For him to know other children are in the same position is so important. He can relate to them more than me right now. Thank you."

"Due to my daughter’s school staying closed and stay-at-home orders we have not been able to continue our in-person grief meetings. This has been a lifesaver for my daughter who is 10."

"The fact that I can get insight into my daughter's feelings with an emotion history tracker is a game changer for supporting her because she does not express herself well when I ask."