Candace J Ryan has been working with grieving people for over 40 years, beginning as a Crisis Intervention/ 24 hour hotline volunteer in college. Her early career was as a social worker in a community mental health center, then as an Employee Assistance manager responding to critical incidents for the airlines.  Then as a Human Resources director facilitating bereavement and family medical leaves for employees, she advocated for time off for those employees.  She has been an American Red Cross mental health volunteer responding to natural disasters and devastating house fires. And now, she has added Grief Recovery Specialist to her consulting practice, using the Grief Recovery Method.