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Val is the author of The Art of Comforting (Penguin Random House) which won the Nautilus Book Award, and 400 Friends and No One to Call (Central Recovery Press). Her next book, Healing Through Wonder: How Awe Restores Us After Trauma and Loss will be released in January 2026 with Bloomsbury Publishing.

Speaking nationwide on how to build friendships and community in times of loss, loneliness, and major life changes.

A contributing blogger for Psychology Today and a rehabilitation consultant and educator, Val explores the art of comforting, breaking out of isolation, and building community. Based in Boston, MA, she speaks at Council on Aging centers, agencies for people with disabilities, continuing education programs, medical centers, and hospices.

Val Walker
Photo: Carrington Crothers

COMING JANUARY 2026

WITH BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING

Healing Through Wonder

How Awe Restores Us After Trauma and Loss

Providing lively, interactive classes for seniors and people with disabilities. With word games, brain twisters, and theatre games, her “Words Galore” programs spark wit, banter, humor—and, best of all—new friendships.