Who is Christine dernederlanden?
Christine Dernederlanden C.B.T.,C.T.S.S., IAC-MP Grief and Bereavement Trauma Specialist, IAC Masteries Practitioner Coach NIAGARA - Ontario 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 Traumat-ic 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 is a professional Coach, Author and Speaker for clients such as communities, Indigenous, Armed Forced, healthcare, educational institutes, corporations, small businesses, individuals, government agencies, and non-profits. Christine 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 Defence, 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, Christine founded Robert’s Press, Canada’s Grief Resource Centre. In 2014 she took over her families corporation within the trucking industry. As a corporate business woman and a creator and leader of a social enterprise, she was named one of Niagara’s most successful business-women, as well as a 2001 finalist for Woman of The Year and Entrepreneur of The Year. In 2002, Christine 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 wild-fires. 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 Dy-ing. In 2020, responding to losses due to Covid-19, Christine 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 worked along side with 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 Up-rooted, an open discussion about grief, courage and resiliency.
Contact Christine at: info@robertspress.ca
Christine is a professional Coach, Author and Speaker for clients such as communities, Indigenous, Armed Forced, healthcare, educational institutes, corporations, small businesses, individuals, government agencies, and non-profits. Christine 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 Defence, 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, Christine founded Robert’s Press, Canada’s Grief Resource Centre. In 2014 she took over her families corporation within the trucking industry. As a corporate business woman and a creator and leader of a social enterprise, she was named one of Niagara’s most successful business-women, as well as a 2001 finalist for Woman of The Year and Entrepreneur of The Year. In 2002, Christine 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 wild-fires. 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 Dy-ing. In 2020, responding to losses due to Covid-19, Christine 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 worked along side with 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 Up-rooted, an open discussion about grief, courage and resiliency.
Contact Christine at: info@robertspress.ca
