Maria Kliavkoff

Maria Kliavkoff

MFA, PDF, Death and Grief Studies Certif

AB, CANADA
A gifted storyteller who weaves insight, inspiration, humour and wisdom into every talk and workshop.

President and CEO of Healthy Mourning Revolution, Maria Kliavkoff is committed to revolutionizing the way we all think about grief and mourning. Given the recent global pandemic and the grief pandemic that is still unfolding in its wake, it has never been more important to have an inspiring and clarifying look at loss, grief and mourning.

As founding Executive Director of the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley, Maria studied with Dr. Alan Wolfelt and received her Death and Grief Studies Certificate, with special focus on complicated and traumatic grief. In 2018 Maria stepped down from her position at the Hospice to resume her career as a professional keynote speaker and facilitator. Her new found passion was to create compassionate communities by teaching people the difference between grief and mourning, and the ways of healthy mourning.


Maria uses the platforms of her podcast, Healthy Mourning Revolution Radio, the Healthy Mourning Channel, and the Healthy Mourning Revolution Live Launch to educate and disseminate vital information. In 2019 she published her first book, Healthy Mourning, Happy Loving, 52 Ways to Convert Your Grief to Mourning with Ease and Grace. Her next 2 books, Healthy Mourning in a Grief Pandemic (slated for publication in 2021) and Healthy Mourning for Womb Twin Survivors (2022) are currently in the works.


Maria's professional background as a theatre director and educator has served her audiences well. As Maria weaves information and story together to generate powerful images that deliver potent messages. Her dynamic yet gentle teaching and speaking style has made her a favourite with Hospice Organizations, Spiritual Communities, Rotarians and Professional Organizations in Canada, the US and the UK. Maria has a way of touching both the mind and heart as she inspires transformation.

President and CEO of Healthy Mourning Revolution, Maria Kliavkoff is committed to revolutionizing the way we all think about grief and mourning. Given the recent global pandemic and the grief pandemic that is still unfolding in its wake, it has never been more important to have an inspiring and clarifying look at loss, grief and mourning.

As founding Executive Director of the Hospice Society of the Columbia Valley, Maria studied with Dr. Alan Wolfelt and received her Death and Grief Studies Certificate, with special focus on complicated and traumatic grief. In 2018 Maria stepped down from her position at the Hospice to resume her career as a professional keynote speaker and facilitator. Her new found passion was to create compassionate communities by teaching people the difference between grief and mourning, and the ways of healthy mourning.


Maria uses the platforms of her podcast, Healthy Mourning Revolution Radio, the Healthy Mourning Channel, and the Healthy Mourning Revolution Live Launch to educate and disseminate vital information. In 2019 she published her first book, Healthy Mourning, Happy Loving, 52 Ways to Convert Your Grief to Mourning with Ease and Grace. Her next 2 books, Healthy Mourning in a Grief Pandemic (slated for publication in 2021) and Healthy Mourning for Womb Twin Survivors (2022) are currently in the works.


Maria's professional background as a theatre director and educator has served her audiences well. As Maria weaves information and story together to generate powerful images that deliver potent messages. Her dynamic yet gentle teaching and speaking style has made her a favourite with Hospice Organizations, Spiritual Communities, Rotarians and Professional Organizations in Canada, the US and the UK. Maria has a way of touching both the mind and heart as she inspires transformation.

Healthy Mourning, Productive Living

Whether it is straight up story telling or it is a powerpoint presentation this fprogram transforms the way we think about grief and mourning.  

Audiences begin to see themselves in the stories and discover

  • the difference between grief and mourning;
  • the true purpose of the grief journey;
  • the myths and the truths about grief and mourning;
  • how to talk to someone who is hurting;
  • the symptoms of grief and how it...
Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing