Hope Edelman

Hope Edelman is the author of eight nonfiction books, including the international bestseller Motherless Daughters, Motherless Mothers, and The Aftergrief: Finding Your Way Along the Long Arc of Loss. Her books have been published in 17 countries and 12 languages and have sold more than 1 million copies. Motherless Daughters, which reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, is often considered required reading for any woman who has lost a mother.

Hope speaks at venues and conferences all over the world and has appeared frequently on television, including CBS Sunday Morning, Today, Good Morning America, CNN, KTLA, CBC, and Good Morning Australia. Her articles and essays have been published widely, including in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Psychology Today, Parade, Real Simple, and CNN.com. Her popular nonfiction writing workshops have been offered all over the world.

Hope is a certified life coach with additional training in narrative therapy and trauma support services. As the founder and CEO of MotherlessDaughters.com, she creates and leads online support groups, in-person retreats, courses, and Mother’s Day programs that reach thousands of women each year. In 2020 she received the prestigious Community Educator Award from the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC). She now splits her time between Los Angeles and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.