Cherie L. Barnes is an International Best Selling Author, Certified Grief Coach, Therapist and Child of God. She is the founder of The Healing Group Community, LLC. As an advocate of healing, Cherie uses her experiences and others of grief and loss to tell stories that help individuals find meaning in life and support positive actions. Cherie has a master's degree in Counseling and is a Board Certified Counselor. Cherie is the author of 12 Lessons of Healing Through Grief, Conversations with God: The Devotional, a contributing author in the Awake Anthology and the Visionary and Contributor of Triumph Over Grief: The Grief Anthology, The Grievers Guide To Healing: Walking In Your Grief Journey, Grief Essentials: Lessons For Living and the newly released Grief Notebook, was recently released. When she is not glued to her computer, she enjoys cooking, binge-watching television, and volunteer work. She is currently working to include additional projects and other works to help others in their grief journey.