Meet the Guest
The Story Behind the Conversation
Dr. Portia Lockett is an award-winning speaker, facilitator, author, chaplain, and Grief Recovery Method Specialist with more than 30 years of experience across healthcare, education, and nonprofit leadership.
She is the Founder and CEO of the Azal Benne Lockett Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families as they navigate grief, trauma, resilience, and emotional wellness.
Through her work as a chaplain and grief recovery specialist, Dr. Lockett has walked alongside countless individuals in their darkest moments, offering both practical tools and a compassionate presence for healing.
Her mission is simple and deeply personal: to help people heal, offer hope, and hold hearts. Every talk, workshop, and conversation she leads is rooted in that purpose.
Dr. Lockett brings decades of hard-won wisdom to her message, showing others that it is possible to move from grief to glory, and that loss, while life-altering, does not have to be the end of the story.
“Heal, offer hope, and hold hearts.”