At 17, Rachel Pope lost her Dad (age 47) to cancer, and eight years later, her eldest brother in a tragic car accident. Little did she know that her grief journey would come full circle with the death of her husband, at the same age and from the same cancer as her Dad. Their children were six and four years old.

Rachel Pope is the founder of the online community 'Gifts from Grief', and is highly admired for her positive attitude and work as a Grief Specialist. She is a writer, inspirational speaker, former trained-pilot and early learning educator, with a personal mission to lift the lid on grief and loss, one conversation at a time. Rachel has lived it, survived, and resurfaced with a passion to help people grow through grief and recognise the gifts within their story.