Shaleem Dzon
Shaleem’s life has been touched by tragedy’s blaze more than once, transforming her experiences of loss into words of light and healing. Her first book, Illumination: A Griever’s Journey Through the Darkness (2024), chronicles seven years of grief and renewal through poetry and prose, many inspired by a sacred place on Mt. Hood known as Illumination Rock. In 2025, she released her children’s book Nigel and the Yellow Ribbon, the story of a grieving seagull who finds healing and hope. A registered nurse, skier, mountain biker, poet, and dog lover, Shaleem finds solace and inspiration in the natural world. As a griever, Shaleem believes in illuminating the path from sorrow to strength for others walking through loss.
Shaleem Dzon has been touched by tragedy’s blaze more than once, transforming her experiences of loss into words of light and healing. Her book, Illumination: A Griever’s Journey Through the Darkness (2024), chronicles seven years of grief and renewal through poetry and prose, much of it inspired by a sacred place on Mt. Hood called Illumination Rock. A registered nurse, poet, and nature lover, Shaleem finds solace and inspiration outdoors and is devoted to illuminating the path from sorrow to strength for others walking through loss.
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Chapter Nine: Return To That High Mountain
Shaleem’s journey through grief is a testament to love that refuses to disappear, even in the face of devastating loss. After losing her husband, her best friend, and later her beloved dog and soulmate partner, she found herself shattered, reshaped, and transformed by grief again and again. Through solitude in nature, poetry, and the quiet resilience of choosing life day by day, she discovered that grief is not something to “move past,” but something that molds us, expands us, and eventually becomes a place where love lives on. Her story is one of endurance, surrender, and the courage to rise—not by escaping pain, but by learning to carry it with reverence, honoring those she lost through the way she chooses to live.
Listen To Shaleems’s Podcast Here:
Episode 90: Illumination Through Grief: Shaleem Dzon
Healing Journey from Darkness to Light
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