Dolores Salazar Cruz

Dolores Cruz is a retired elementary school teacher and the author of two books. Her first one—Look Around: A Mother’s Journey from Grief and Despair to Healing and Hope—tells about her spiritual journey after the sudden death of her 24-year-old son, Eric. Her recently published book, A Bird Called Wisdom: Poems on Grief, Transformation, and Renewal, is a poetic expression of this same journey. She has also published articles on the theme of grief with HuffPost.

Dolores is a certified grief specialist through David Kessler’s Grief Educator Certification Training. She continues to honor Eric by volunteering as an Affiliate Leader and Caring Listener with the international support organization for parents of children who have passed away, Helping Parents Heal. The Cruz Family has also provided a music scholarship in Eric’s name at Neighborhood Music School in Los Angeles. You can find out more about Dolores by visiting her website at doloreslookaround.com, or her blog at doloreslookaroujnd.blogspot.com.