Heidi Gessner
Heidi Gessner is a United Church of Christ minister, who formerly served as a bereavement and palliative care chaplain at UNC Healthcare. Heidi created and co-led Writing for Resilience, a weekly reflective writing group in the hospital for patients, caregivers, staff, and the community. Her new book, Pockets of Grace: Lessons from Darkness, Lessons from Light, is a memoir and hopeful guide for coping with grief.