Kathleen Knapp: Why Deep Grief is the Unexpected Doorway to Your Divine Purpose

Kathleen Knapp is a Christian author and Speaker from Western Canada. Her memoir, Speechless: A Mother's Memoir of Caregiving, won the 2026 International Christian Book Award for Christian Memoir. She also wrote Navigating Grief: A Journey of Hope & Healing. Her work appears in Guideposts, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Unveiled Living E-Magazine, and several Christian anthologies. Drawing on 35 years as a Registered Nurse and her own caregiving journey with her late son, Kathleen writes to bring hope to grieving and special-needs families. When she is not playing pickleball, she enjoys a good book or coffee with a friend. You can find more of her work on her website: http://KathleenKnappWriter.com .