Christine Turo-Shields is the owner of Kenosis Counseling Center, with much of her work surrounding grief/trauma recovery. She is co-author of Transformations: A Women's Journey of Self-Discovery, and co-creator/facilitator of the You Are Not Alone retreat for survivors of suicide loss. She is on on the Indiana state board for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

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St. Joseph Sr. Leonida Katunge is a Catholic religious sister, theologian and civil lawyer with extensive experience in academia, pastoral ministry and human rights advocacy. She holds a Ph.D. and a master's degree in sacred liturgy, a bachelor's degree in theology, a Master of Laws, a Bachelor of Laws, and a diploma in civil law. She has served for over a decade as a professor of sacred liturgy at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and currently teaches at Ancilla College and Marian University in Indiana.