Christine Dernederlanden

Christine Dernederlanden

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Grief and Bereavement Trauma Specialist, IAC Masteries Practitioner Coach

Christine Dernederlanden is certified by the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. As a Certified Trauma Services Specialist, she is a member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, with a certification in Bereavement Trauma. Christine Dernederlanden's academic affiliations include Niagara University, Oklahoma Traumatology, Brock University, the University of Wisconsin and the National Centre for P.T.S.D. As a Toronto International Coaching Federation member, Christine Dernederlanden also offers professional coaching, writing and speaking for clients, including corporations, small businesses, individuals, government agencies, and non-profits.

CHRISTINE DERNEDERLANDEN BIOGRAPHY

Christine Dernederlanden C.B.T., C.T.S.S., IAC-MP is a down to earth humanitarian who has worked the front lines and is not afraid to be real in the field of grief, trauma and bereavement. Christine holds a certification in Bereavement Trauma with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and is a Certified Trauma Services Specialist, with the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists.

Christine is a member of the Toronto International Coaching Federation and the International Association of Coaching holding an IAC Masteries Practitioner. Her academic affiliations include Niagara University, Oklahoma Traumatology, Brock University, the University of Wisconsin and National Centre for P.T.S.D. Christine Dernederlanden is a professional Coach, Author and Speaker for clients such as communities, Indigenous, armed forces, healthcare, educational institutes, corporations, small businesses, individuals, government agencies, and non-profits.

Christine Dernederlanden has been recognized internationally. A personal loss early in life led Christine to write her very first book entitled Where is Robert?. The Where is Robert? grief kit aided more than 6,000 families affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks and earned Christine a certificate of appreciation from former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald. H Rumsfeld. Her second publication, H.U.G.S.: Helping Children Understand Grief Sessions, was inspired by her work at the grief camps that she co-facilitated with the Friendship Ambassadors a group which fosters dialogues with the United Nations and Lions International. Christine also authored the article, “Putting All My Problems In Perspective”, for which she was awarded the 2001 Standard Literary Prize.

In 2000, she founded Robert’s Press, Canada’s Grief Resource Centre. In 2014, she took over her family’s corporation within the trucking industry. As a corporate businesswoman and a creator and leader of a social enterprise, she was named one of Niagara’s most successful businesswomen, as well as a 2001 finalist for Woman of The Year and Entrepreneur of The Year. In 2002, Christine Dernederlanden was awarded the Leadership and Communication Award by the Toastmasters Public Speaking Organization for her exceptional communication and professional speaking skills. Seeing a need for the exploration of empathy and courage, she later created the Empathy Bear which is used worldwide to bring comfort and compassion to the grieving. Her claymation story entitled, Where is My Courage? supported the families of the 2016 Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfires.

In 2017, she earned the Distinguished Alumni of the Year Award and was also selected as finalist for the 2019 Community Impact Award. Two decades of working in the field of grief and trauma inspired the author to write Thank You: The Power of Presence with the Grieving and Dying. In 2020, responding to losses due to Covid-19, Christine Dernederlanden released Cora and the Corona. More than 7,500 copies of the book were donated to mental health essential services, and a follow up program was created to foster dialogues about children’s mental well-being during the pandemic.  In 2020, the release of Dying to Live, Learn To Live A Full Life From Your Lived Experiences, expanded Christine’s career to explore the roots of addiction, generational grief and ancestral grief.

In 2023, Christine Dernederlanden worked along side Indigenous Communities and Reserves in creating and facilitating full day grief camps. Through this collaboration the publication and facilitator training, Camp S.O.A.R. Spirits Our Ancestors Rekindled A Community Grief Camp was released. The success of the grief camps inspired the 2024 release of the podcast, Grief Uprooted, an open discussion about grief, courage and resiliency.

Videos

Podcasts

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Grief Uprooted

Christine Dernederlanden CBT.,CTSS.

Episode 14 - Dr. Alisa Difruscia
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Grief Uprooted

Christine Dernederlanden CBT.,CTSS.

Episode 13 - Antoinette Salvatori
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Grief Uprooted

Christine Dernederlanden CBT.,CTSS.

Episode 12 - Special Solo Episode

Christine Dernederlanden Topic Presentations

guidance and resiliency specialist - g.r.i.e.f. in the workplace, guidance resiliency ini-tiative employee focused

  • Virtual PresentationKeynote PresentationWorkshop SessionHalf Day TrainingFull Day Training
  • Grief in the workplace is at an all-time high and becoming more recognized as we endure the transformational change or restructuring of our businesses. Embracing cultural change within the area of grief and trauma are at the forefront of the minds of the people we serve and the people we work side by side with. Clients may want to share their experiences of traumatic grief with you. Would you be able or wanting to engage in this conversation? Could you handle your colleague sharing the death of their loved one with you? Grief, in all its forms, is becoming well recognized for the impact it can have on our careers and businesses. Businesses have had to adjust in so many ways, the level of frustration rising beyond normal understanding for all. Christine Dernederlanden is an award-winning entrepreneur who owns and operates two businesses, a social enterprise, along with a corporation. She knows all too well about grief in the workplace. Grief spans beyond our healthcare system into our careers and businesses though our employees and the people we serve. Grief sees no differences, it does not care about your race, age or wealth, it is the only equalizer in life.

    G.R.I.E.F. offers guidance and helps establish resiliency in employees and in the workplace. It is an initiative to bring awareness to your employee’s well-being in pressing times such as these.

    Some key elements are:

    • How to approach the topic of grief behaviours in the workplace, whether they are displayed from colleagues or customers.
    • How to response empathetically and appropriately to the expression of emotional sorrow from others.
    • How to deal with your own grief or emotional sorrow while in a workplace environment.

resiliency expert - dying to live: learning from your lived experiences on how to live life to the fullest.

expert in bereavement trauma - grief camp facilitator training and s.o.a.r. spirits our ancestors rekindled.

youth bereavement specialist - h.u.g.s. helping youth understand grief sessions - facilitator training

leadership and communication expert - the fire within, women empower women in the corporate and business world

masteries practitioner coach - empowering employees beyond fear. seek realizations to change your life for the better.

certified in traumatic grief - p.t.s.d., police, fire fighters, ems, military, hospice, healthcare and persons of trauma .

leader in grief and bereavement - grief uprooted conversations to nurture mental well-ness and healing

change and resiliency expert - building resiliency.

transformative change specialist - change is inevitable: how to embrace transformative change

communication expert - the bottle of burdens: communicating effectively letting go of anxiety and toxic people

the natural modalities of grief: integration - normalization - stabilization.

customized keynotes/training for events and conferences

Testimonials

Camp SOAR was a great success. The participants felt comfortable and safe sharing their grief and loss with each other. It was emotional and uplifting at the same time. The various activities that Christine Dernederlanden and the volunteers put forth flowed easily and effort-lessly. The feedback was 100% positive.

Robin Omnet-Schachinger

Program Assistant
Traditional Healer/Psychiatry/Naturopath/Chiropodist Clinics and Transportation Mnaamodzawin Health Services

I attended Christine Dernederlanden’s S.O.A.R grief camp this past December and it was unlike any other grief management workshops I’ve attended in the past. I truly appreciated her opening up about her own grief with her brother Robert. The activities she had us do truly help me stabilize my pain and grief and left me with some amazing coping skills.  I would highly recommend this camp to everyone and anyone dealing with any type of grief! Thank you so much Christine!

Michelle Mattatall M’Chigeeng

First Nations Health Centre

Christine Dernederlanden presents very practical strategies and tools that can be easily implemented with children and their families. Her warm, friendly and natural approach to such sensitive issues makes her an easy presenter to listen to.

Leah Ferron Near

Child Development Counsellor
North District School Board  

Specializing is trauma identification and recovery, she (Christine Dernederlanden) has been able to help guide staff (both personally and as a team) in recognizing the root causes of the trauma and in develop-ing sound strategies that resolve the strains and restore their ability to move forward effectively and with a more positive outlook. Her strong leadership, coaching and accountability structures provide solid pathways for everyone in the organization to follow. She has helped staff regain their leadership capacity following the significant and destructive emotional influence of the pandemic that is leading to a healthier and stronger organizational culture.

Mike Taylor

Executive Director
Youth Resources Niagara

I read your book and I really, really liked it Christine Dernederlanden! It’s deceivingly simple – yet paradoxically profound!  I read it a few times and each time went deeper and deeper into your life  ‘wisdom’. You have a gift! Your emotion philosophy is very similar to mine which is both co-incidental and wonderful that we can speak the same language. The mystical in your life is also a cross-over to mine and I especially love the story about when you found the apple in the Chapel.

Bill Brubacher

Certified Bereavement Specialist Certified Conflict Coach/Elder Mediator

Christine Dernederlanden has amazing energy and inspires people to do their best and brings out the best in those that she works with. Her remarkable work worldwide in the area of grief/trauma is testament to the positive impact that she has on people. Her empathetic nature allows those she is helping to share their painful stories and enables them to move through the pain of their grief journey.

Linda Hood, BA

Certified Trauma Services Specialist, Canadian Certified Addiction Coun-sellor, President
Association of Trauma and Stress Specialists.

Articles & Media

Lions Club offers grief kits to N.S. school to help children affected by shootings

CTV News Atlantic

“One of the things that happened is, after 911 there was a lot of children that were grieving, so that’s why they developed the grief kit that has the book, 'Where is Robert?’ (by Christine Dernederlanden) to help them understand what happens when someone passes and that it’s OK to have different emotions,” says McGinley.
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9/11 stories of loss & growth

CHCH-TV

The September 11th terror attacks devastated countless families. Many parents lost children, and many children lost parents. Elizabeth Hall met with one St. Catharines woman who helped the other victims of 9/11, the people left behind.
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AUTHOR | CORA AND THE CORONA - ONE LITTLE GIRL'S JOURNEY TO HEALING WHILE IN QUARANTINE

iHeartRadio

Cora and her Mom Christine Dernederlanden wrote “Cora and the Corona - One Little Girl's Journey To Healing While in Quarantine.” Why did an 8 year old decide to write a book? Tim talks to Cora and Christine.
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St. Catharines girl's first book helps kids across Canada deal with coronavirus

St. Catharines Standard

It started with an eight-year-old having a bad day. Cora Dernederlanden was worn down because she couldn't see her friends or go to school, was missing her usual activities and stuck in the house. It was a feeling many people can identify with.
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CHCH-TV

SBC

Helping kids make sense of COVID-19
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Books

Dying To Live Learn to Live a Full Life From YOUR Lived Experiences
Dying To Live Learn to Live a Full Life From YOUR Lived Experiences
Follow a humanitarian’s twenty-year journey beyond 9/11. It takes courage to confront life and death, health and recovery. This is a do-it-yourself, self-help book for people who have a story to share and a journey to explore!
Cora and the Corona: One Little Girl's Journey To Healing While in Quarantine.
Cora and the Corona: One Little Girl's Journey To Healing While in Quarantine.
"Carefully staying away is the key to being corona free”. More than 7,500 copies of the book were donated to mental health essential services, and a fol-low up program was created to foster dialogues about children’s mental well-being during the pandemic.
Where Is Robert? A Children's Grief Kit
Where Is Robert? A Children's Grief Kit
The Where is Robert? grief kit aided more than 6,000 families affected by the 9/11 terrorist at-tacks and earned Christine a certificate of appreciation from former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Donald. H Rumsfeld. The book is designed to help you, as a parent or friend, help a child cope with death....
Thank You, The Power of Presence with the Grieving and Dying
Thank You, The Power of Presence with the Grieving and Dying
A beautifully illustrated book dedicated to the people who serve the dying and the grieving. The gold penmanship on delicate clear paper with reflections of the images to come brings the reader on a journey of healing, reflection and the beauty of ones life. The unique book authored by Christine...

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