Rebecca Hensler

Rebecca Hensler founded the social media and internet support group "Grief Beyond Belief" for grieving people who do not believe in God or an afterlife in 2011.[1][2][3] She was encouraged to found it by atheist activist Greta Christina.[2] Hensler's own son Nathaniel Judah Hensler, also called Jude, died in 2009 after ninety days of life due to a congenital diaphragmatic hernia.[4][5] Hensler also published a book called The Secular Grief Support Handbook.[6]

Rebecca Hensler

Aside from her atheist activism, she helped found ACT UP San Francisco, but left when new leaders that discouraged HIV testing and medications took over.[7]

Hensler has a BA in political activism and a MS in counseling.[8] She works as a school counselor at a public middle school in San Francisco, and lives in the Bay Area with her wife.[9]

Hensler has multiple sclerosis.[10]

She is openly bisexual.[11]

References
  1. Greta Christina (2015-06-18). "8 atheist leaders actually worth listening to". Salon.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  2. "Grief without God is a challenge for nonbelievers – USATODAY.com". Usatoday30.usatoday.com. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  3. Greta Christina (2013-06-25). "7 groups atheists can turn to in times of need". Salon.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  4. "Brown Class of 1991 - 2014". sites.google.com.
  5. 02/22/2012 6:27 pm EST (2012-02-22). "Grief Beyond Belief | David Casarett, M.D". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  6. "Rebecca Hensler's Secular Grief Support Handbook". Indiegogo. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. "SAN FRANCISCO: AIDS Activists Target 'Renegade' Group | Kaiser Health News". Khn.org. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  8. "The People Behind". Grief Beyond Belief. 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  9. "The People Behind". Grief Beyond Belief. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
  10. mzhensler. "Rebecca Hensler (@mzhensler) on Twitter". Mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  11. https://www.lanikaahumanu.com/1993%20MARCH%20ON%20WASHINGTON.pdf


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