Candace Gorham, LCMHCS

Candace Gorham is more than just a mental health professional, more than just an acclaimed author of The Ebony Exodus Project, she is also a long-time TFS member who found us just as she came out of religion. She joins us virtually tonight to discuss her newest book, On Death, Dying, and Disbelief.

Everyone grieves in their own way and according to their own timeframe, the accepted wisdom tells us. But those in mourning rarely find comfort in knowing this. Further, those attempting to support someone in mourning can do little with this advice, leaving them with a sense of helplessness.

As a mental health professional and someone who has dealt with her own share of personal grief, Gorham understands well the quest for relief.

"The truth of the matter," she says, "is there is no one way to grieve, but there are things that are important to pay attention to while mourning." While much of the advice she shares is universal, she pays particular attention to the struggle those who do not believe in a god or afterlife face with the loss of a loved one—and offers practical, life-affirming steps for them to remember and heal.