Whether speaking to a church, leading a workshop, teaching a grief class, presenting at a college lectureship, or encouraging a group of widows and widowers, Charles Foster brings a warm, practical, faith-centered message of hope.
Charles speaks from personal experience, years of ministry involvement, and a deep desire to help people take the next step after loss. His goal is simple: to offer courage, comfort, practical guidance, and the reminder that no one was meant to walk through grief alone.
Charles Foster is an author, speaker, grief encourager, widower, and Founder and Executive Director of Surviving From Loss, Inc., a nonprofit ministry serving widows and widowers.
After the death of his wife, Cindy, Charles experienced firsthand the pain, confusion, loneliness, and life changes that come with losing a spouse. That loss became the foundation for his writing, speaking, teaching, and ministry work. Over the years, Charles has spoken for churches, Rotary clubs, colleges, grief groups, widows and widowers gatherings, nonprofit events, and community organizations. His presentations are honest, compassionate, and practical, offering both understanding for the pain of grief and hope for the journey ahead.
Through his books, articles, speaking engagements, grief classes, and support resources, Charles helps widows and widowers understand what they are experiencing, face the responsibilities that follow loss, and begin learning to move forward one step at a time. Charles’ message is not built on quick answers or easy phrases. It is built on lived experience, faith, compassion, and the belief that even after deep loss, life can still have meaning, purpose, connection, and hope.
His desire is to help every grieving person know: You are not forgotten.
You are not alone.
Your grief matters.
And one step at a time, there is still life to be lived.