Meet Your Instructor

Kera Sanchez is an educator, editor, and grief advocate who’s spent over 15 years in schools—not just teaching content, but understanding what students carry with them into the classroom.

As Editor-in-Chief of Get Griefy Magazine, she brings a fresh, culturally relevant voice to conversations around loss, resilience, and what it actually looks like to keep going when life gets hard.

In her most recent role addressing chronic absenteeism as a Dean of Students, Kera uncovered a truth that doesn’t always make it into school improvement plans: many students stop showing up for their futures because of their pasts.

That insight fuels her work.

A woman with black hair and glasses standing with arms crossed in front of blue school lockers in a hallway. She is wearing a bright yellow sweatshirt with colorful text and dark blue leggings, white sneakers, and is smiling.

M.A. in Curriculum & Design
Certified Grief & Resilience Expert
Trauma-Informed Educator
Bilingual Educator
CPI Certified
Recipient of the 2025 People’s Choice Award for Grief Educator of the Year from TalkDeath

**Credentials (Yes, She’s Qualified and Real)**

Kera bridges the gap between research and reality.

She doesn’t just talk about grief in theory—she helps schools understand how it shows up in:

Attendance patterns
Classroom behavior
Emotional shutdown or overload
Disengagement that’s often mislabeled

And more importantly—what educators can actually do about it.

Her Approach

Kera’s work isn’t about fixing students.

It’s about helping schools become places where:

Grief is recognized, not ignored
Students feel seen without being singled out
Educators feel equipped, not helpless

Why It Matters

What if grief support in schools didn’t feel clinical, distant, or one-size-fits-all?

What if it was:

Culturally relevant
Honest and relatable
Grounded in real student experiences
Designed to support—not overwhelm—educators

What if students were reminded that even with loss, disruption, or trauma…
they can still build meaningful, full lives?

The Big Question Behind the Work

Your future shows up when you do—grief doesn’t have to get in the way.

Professional, but never out of touch.
Grounded in expertise, led with humanity.
Profound topics—approached with levity.
Always rooted in the belief that connection is what keeps students coming back and in their seat.