Heidi Dunstan
Grief Advocate of the Year 2024-25
Biography
Heidi is a Certified Grief Educator, International Best-Selling Co-Author, and International Speaker. She has spoken at Harvard University, and Oxford University with a passion for changing the narrative on grief. She educates people about grief, and how to support others who are grieving, as she learned firsthand after losing her husband unexpectedly in 2018. Her experience with friends and loved ones saying the wrong thing or completely disappearing gave her first-hand knowledge that many people have never learned how to grieve, which often leaves grievers to grieve in isolation. Heidi is changing the narrative on grief and helping people to feel equipped to lean in and support their loved ones so we can grieve with grace together.
Heidi has also is an Event Manager running events and conferences for over 15 years. Organizing and executing in-person events and online events Heidi is often called the Magician making the details run smoothly behind the scenes. Heidi has had the honour of planning events at the Canadian Embassy in Washington DC, Harvard University, MIT, Columbia University, Cambridge University and Oxford University. Her event wizardry helps to make events engaging and memorable.