About Liese
Liese Groot-Alberts was born in Fryslân, part of the Netherlands, has been living in New Zealand since 1981 with her family. She is a mother to 2 daughters and a son, a grandmother to 4 granddaughters. In 1972 her eldest daughter, aged nearly 3, died suddenly 2 days after the birth of her son. Hope and despair, joy and sorrow!
Out of this life changing experience came her passion for healing grief, loss and bereavement and she has worked for over 45 years as a grief therapist, public and keynote speaker, palliative care educator and mentor for Healthcare Professionals.
From 1988 till 1993 she had the tremendous privilege to work with and for Dr. Elisabeth Kübler -Ross as a workshop leader and staff member, conducting multi-day workshops on loss, grief and bereavement in New Zealand, Australia, USA and Europe.