Val Walker

Coming up 1/21 9:30am - Val Walker, author of '400 Friends and No One to Call', is releasing a new book 'Healing Through Wonder' on January 8th, sharing her journey of healing from trauma and loss LISTEN to today's  show featuring Val Walker Healing Through Wonder: How Awe Restores Us After Trauma and Loss Back in 2020, Val joined me...

A great interview here with Janeane Bernstein of the Get the Funk Out! show.

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Seriously Whats In Your Wonder Motivational Author Val Walker's Healing Through Wonder - Arroe Collins Like It's Live | iHeart Val's story of healing began in her darkest moment.<br />Homeless, running from a violent partner, and battling suicidal depression, she found herself sitting by a river holding a bottle of pills in o...

So enjoyed my conversation with Arroe Collins on his show, Like It's Live!

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The Healing Through Wonder Project: How Awe and Wonder Help Us Live with Uncertainty — Health Story Collaborative By Val Walker Muddled by heavy thinking about national and global events alongside my own troubles, I’m overloaded, distracted, and cannot stop doomscrolling. How dare I step away from my laptop and...

My latest post on the Health Story Collaborative!

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My new website for Healing Through Wonder:
healingthroughwonder.com

Building Your Social Life With Wonder and Curiosity We can break through social anxiety and isolation by sharing awe and wonder with others who are wowed by the same things we are.

Excited to share that my latest post for Psychology Today has been promoted to Essential Reads for two topic areas: Social Life and Awe. I'm delighted that this piece also echoes the theme of my forthcoming book, Healing Through Wonder (out January 8!)

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Healing Through Wonder Val Walker's story of healing began in her darkest moment. Homeless, running from a violent partner, and battling suicidal depression, she found herself sitting…

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About my next book, Healing Through Wonder, coming January 8, 2026, with Bloomsbury Publishing.

Healing Through Wonder: The Book's Storytelling Project (Part 1) YouTube video by Healing Through Wonder

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Robyn Houston-Bean and I talk about our storytelling project behind my Healing Through Wonder book.

I'm happy to be presenting for Peer Support Community Partners and SADOD on the art of comforting, a topic I love to share.

Does the Hurt of Being Ghosted Make Us Impulsive? Being ghosted can hurt us enough that we may become vulnerable to impulsive and compulsive online behaviors and maladaptive daydreaming.

Does the Hurt of Being Ghosted Make Us Impulsive? | Psychology Today

My latest post.
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We now have a cover for my book, Healing Through Wonder, coming January 8 with Bloomsbury Publishing!

So pleased and grateful to Health Story Collaborative for posting this piece I wrote about healing through our wonder of birds.

The Healing Through Wonder Project: Sharing Our Love of Birds — Health Story Collaborative By Val Walker Photo by Marius Butiuc “Wherever there are birds, there is hope.” -- Mehmet Murat Ildan Rachel Carson, in her book, The Sense of Wonder , encourages us to share our love of wi...

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My latest for the Health Story Collaborative, "Sharing Our Love of Birds," encourages us to remember and cherish our loved ones through sightings of their most beloved birds. I write about this in my book, Healing Through Wonder, coming January 2026.

Thank you for your thoughts. So glad that article resonated with you and helped to see the wide spectrum of damage and effects of these behaviors. It was helpful for me personally to get the perspective by writing about it. Best wishes to you.

Healing Through Wonder: Stories and Insights from Dave Roberts YouTube video by Healing Through Wonder

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Enjoyed a rich conversation Dave Roberts, LMSW, author, educator, podcaster and Robyn Houston-Bean, grief support consultant and founder of the Sun Will Rise Foundation about signs and synchronicities in our moments of wonder.

SADOD’s July PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP Reaching Out with Val Walker : 10 Ways to Build Community When Grieving — The Sun Will Rise Foundation In uncertain times, such as when we are grieving, many of us are asking: “How do I make new connections?” Author, bereaved person, rehabilitation consultant, and Psychology Today blogger, Val Walker, ...

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So pleased to be presenting for Peer Support Community Partners on July 22!

The stigma surrounding loneliness | Watch News Videos Online Watch The stigma surrounding loneliness Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

My appearance on Global News Morning Show back in 2020 is worth another look.

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How to Recover From an Act of Rudeness To recover from the sting of rudeness, turn to the solace of open-minded people, open places, and open time.

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My latest for Psychology Today. I hope you can find solace with open-minded people, open places, and open time in these times.

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Sharing my Healing Through Wonder Project. Our stories and conversations have been preserved on our YouTube channel. Our work has developed into a book called Healing Through Wonder-- to be released in January 2026 with Bloomsbury Publishing.

&quot;Too often, we forget these stunning little moments. These pockets of… | Health Story Collaborative &quot;Too often, we forget these stunning little moments. These pockets of magic might be underappreciated and left unexplored, left behind, or tucked away. We might not recognize how wonder transform...

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Feels good to blog for Health Story Collaborative about healing through awe and wonder. Here is my latest post.

It feels good to blog for the Health Story Collaborative about awe and wonder. Here is my latest post. https://www.healthstorycollaborative.org/blog/2025/5/8/protecting-our-sense-of-wonder-in-cynical-times

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Healing Through Wonder with Annie Brewster, MD, founder of the Health Story Collaborative YouTube video by Healing Through Wonder

A wonderful conversation with Annie Brewster, MD, founder of the Health Story Collaborative
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See about the Healing Through Wonder Project and my new book on this storytelling project coming January 2026 with Bloomsbury Publishing. valwalkerauthor.com/healingwithw...

Interruptions and Surprises Can Be Good for Us In cynical and testy times, unexpected moments of surprise, wonder, and joy build resilience—as long as we stay open enough to notice.

Interruptions and Surprises Can Be Good for Us | Psychology Today
My latest post in Psychology Today. In cynical and testy times, unexpected moments of surprise, wonder, and joy build resilience--as long as we stay open enough to notice. I write to inspire keeping open and not shutting down.

Join our psychoeducational workshop, Healing Through Wonder, on Tuesday, April 22nd, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM with author Val Walker, MS, rehabilitation consultant.
Awe and wonder encounters can be life-changing and even lifesaving.
Offered virtually on Zoom, register at lnkd.in/etXHAq9M.

Happy to be the keynote speaker here! Looking forward to this!

Healing Through Wonder

Happy to see my next book, Healing Through Wonder, on the list for Bloomsbury Publishing, for release in January, 2026!

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Healing Through Wonder Workshop Promotion YouTube video by SADOD

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So happy to be providing a workshop called Healing Through Wonder for SADOD (Support after a death by overdose) and the Sun Will Rise Foundation. Here is a 2-minute intro video about this presentation.

The Healing Through Wonder Project: The Life-Changing Kindness of a Stranger — Health Story Collaborative By Val Walker Image Credit: Phillip Justin Mamelic For the Healing Through Wonder Project, I explore stories of people who deeply believe in the power of wonder for living with grief, trauma, and...

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Here is a story of a life-changing moment with a stranger. My article about Ricky Allen's experience of awe and wonder is shared on the Health Story Collaborative.

The Power of Sharing Moments of Awe When we’re captivated by something greater than ourselves in a moment of awe and wonder, we see each other in a new light.

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My post on Psychology Today might be useful in these unsettling times.

Grounding Yourself Through a Moment of Wonder In a distracting, cynical world of ever-breaking news, we can lose our focus and attention to what really matters. But a few minutes gazing at the sky can switch us back on track.

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Here is something we can do to help keep ourselves sane in these times. Just takes a few minutes. It's free. Here is my piece for Psychology Today.