Dr. Cynthia Williams is a grief specialist and counselor who also works in philanthropy and has a doctorate in humanities and social justice. Having dealt with grief in her own life, she strives to teach others how to avoid the mistakes she's made and how to understand themselves.

As a child, Dr. Williams experienced abuse and struggles with poverty, which led her to become involved in selling drugs to help her family make ends meet. Her involvement with selling drugs would eventually lead to the personal usage of drugs, further complicating her life. At the age of 17, she gave birth to her first child and made changes to her lifestyle, but her association with illegal drugs landed her in a 15 month prison sentence.

Tragedy struck her family when she lost her first born, Christopher, in a vehicular accident which was caused by a distracted driver. She and her family had to learn how to process the grief, and she would later go on to advocate for laws against distracted driving. Today, Dr. Williams continues her work as a grief specialist and advocates for laws to help family receive more personal time from work to properly grieve the loss of loved ones.

Learn more about her cause by visiting her website www.LoveFromAfar.org. Follow Dr. Cynthia Williams @lovefromafar

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