Robyn Ledwith Mar is a graduate of Stanford University, a breast cancer survivor, the mother of four adult children and has six grandchildren. She was widowed at age 56 and was ask...view moreRobyn Ledwith Mar is a graduate of Stanford University, a breast cancer survivor, the mother of four adult children and has six grandchildren. She was widowed at age 56 and was asked by her pastor to start a support group for other widows and widowers in her church. Based on her own grief and loss experience and research into the grieving process, she wrote Grief Recovery: A Workbook for Widows and Widowers, followed by The Next Step: Moving On, and How to Recover from Loss for other losses. Her second husband, Mun J Mar, died in May 2018 and she has moved to Southern California.view less