Ester A. Leutenberg has worked in the mental health profession for many years as both a publisher and as an advocate for those suffering from loss. She personally experienced a devastating loss when her son Mitchell, after struggling with a mental illness for eight years, died by suicide in 1986. Soon after, as a way of both healing and helping others, with her daughter Kathy Khalsa, she co-founded Wellness Reproductions & Publishing and began developing therapeutic products that help facilitators help their clients. She is the co-author of the book Meaningful Life Skills for older adults, the eight-book Life Management Skills series for adults, the four-book SEALS series for teens, and… many therapeutic posters, card decks and games.With Whole Person Associates she has co-written GriefWork ~ Healing from Loss with Fran Zamore and continues to add to the Mental Health & Life Skills Workbook series with John Liptak.