Hope Edelman is the author of eight nonfiction books, including the New York Times best seller Motherless Daughters, Motherless Mothers, and her most recent, The AfterGrief: Finding Your Way Along the Long Arc of Loss. Her books have been published in 17 countries and 11 languages and have sold more than 1 million copies.
Hope is a certified life coach with additional training in narrative therapy and is a certified trauma support services provider. As the founder and CEO of MotherlessDaughters.com, she creates and leads online support groups, in-person retreats, webinars, and Mother’s Day programs that reach thousands of women worldwide each year. More than 500 women have participated in her Motherless Daughters Retreats. In 2020, she received the prestigious Community Educator Award from the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC).
Hope has appeared frequently on television, including on TODAY, Good Morning America, CNN, KTLA, CBC, and Good Morning Australia. Her articles and essays have been published in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today, Parade, Real Simple, and CNN.com.