{"id":1506,"date":"2011-11-19T19:27:53","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T00:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.griefjourney.com\/wp\/?page_id=1506"},"modified":"2022-01-23T17:21:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T17:21:46","slug":"meet-dr-bill-webster-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/welcome-to-griefjourney-com\/about-the-centre\/meet-dr-bill-webster-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Dr. Bill Webster"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1506\" class=\"elementor elementor-1506\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6414aef elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6414aef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#0f0f0f\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:72px,59px,44px,27px;yo:454px,374px,284px,175px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:50,41,31,19;l:25,20,15,9;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:560;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:8440;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:9;font-family:'Lato';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Meet Dr. Bill \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-6-slide-28-layer-2\" 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340c5872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"340c5872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>In 1983, Bill&#8217;s young wife, Carolyn, died very suddenly, leaving him to cope with his loss, and to care for their 2 boys, then only nine and seven.<\/h2><p>As first he seemed to be coping well, but after a few months, he was hit by an explosion of emotions that took him by completely by surprise. And worst of all was that people\u2019s expectations seem<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ed to that, by now, after three whole months, he should be \u2018getting over it\u2019. He wondered what was wrong and \u00a0Why he couldn\u2019t\u00a0 \u201cpull myself together\u201d<\/span><\/p><p>Bill writes: \u201cNobody to<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">ld me that this was grief. Nobody told me what to expect, so the entire process caught me completely by\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">surprise. What I would have given for someone to reassure me that what I was going through was normal.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2610 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/slider3-1-1024x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/slider3-1-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/slider3-1-600x264.jpg 600w, https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/slider3-1-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/slider3-1-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/griefjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/slider3-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In the years since his wife<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0died, Bill has had the privilege of helping many people going through their own grief journey. Through her story, many him that what helped was not only that he knew something about grief, but that he had \u201cbeen there\u201d himself.<\/span><\/p><p>But then a year or so ago, tragedy again struck Dr. Bill\u2019s life.<\/p><p>His younger son, Steve, only 42 years of age, died after sustaining a severe brain injury in an accident. Bill was devastated by losing his son with whom he had such a close relationship. As he said at the time, \u201cit is one thing to know about grief in theory, it is quite another to experience it.\u201d<\/p><p>But Dr. Bill Webster has always encouraged others that \u201clife goes on\u201d and he demonstrates resilience by sharing his experience to assist and support grieving people through the many resources you will find here on our site.\u00a0<\/p><p>Bill is dedicating this website to the memory of his son, Steve, in the hopes that many will identify with both Bill and the participants you will meet on the site and find encouragement, education and empathy.<\/p><p>Watch this special tribute to Steve. While we grieve a life that was cut short,\u00a0 we are inspired by a life that was well lived.<\/p><p>Dr. Bill Webster is a grief counsellor, author, and well-known international speaker. He brings a unique blend of personal experience, academic education and many years of practical application to his work. Dr. Bill combines his own stories of loss with his knowledge and sense of humour to effectively communicate his message.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0bfc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0bfc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stephen Webster's Memorial <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20fdce elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"a20fdce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/CuT7bq3TMiE&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb86936\" data-id=\"eb86936\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2148551 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-4377 elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"2148551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4ee41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b4ee41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr. Bill's Story<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f31f814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f31f814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2FLayvfmTPw&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68ebf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f68ebf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Bill on Jim Cantelon &#8216;Today&#8217;, telling his story. More interviews will be added in the coming weeks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be19ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8be19ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79bdf4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79bdf4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Dr. Bill<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e47aa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpforms\" data-id=\"5e47aa6\" 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