Ligia M. Houben, is an author, consultant and educator. She consults with individuals and corporation on life transitions with the purpose of providing meaningful tools to transform losses and challenges.  Her purpose is to help people change their lives through personal growth. She obtained her B.A. from the University of Miami in psychology and Religious Studies and a Masters Degree in religious studies and gerontology from Florida International University.  Ligia also has a Graduate Certificate in Loss and Healing from St. Thomas University and is a Certified Grief Counselor, a Certified Addiction Counselor and a Certified Thanatologist: death, dying and bereavement.  She also facilitates groups and offers workshops and seminars on life transitions.

Ms. Houben is an adjunct faculty of several universities, such as Florida International University, where she teaches Death and Dying; Miami Dade College where she teaches World Religions and Kaplan University where she teaches Ethics and Bioethics. She finds the spiritual dimension to be an essential component of our lives as it is shown in her book La Virgen María y la Mujer Nicaragüense: Historia y Tradición (The Virgin Mary and the Nicaraguan Woman: History and Tradition).  Her last book Transforma tu pérdida. Una antología de fortaleza y esperanza  (Transform your Loss. An Anthology of Strength and Hope) also integrates the spiritual dimension as a special tool when dealing with adversities.

She is a member of CEPI (Circle of Latino American Writers and Poets), The Cove/Rincon International, FSA (Florida Speaker's Association) and ISN (International Speakers Network). 

Ligia is a proud member of the following associations:  ADEC, (Association of death, education and counseling), ASA (The American Association of Aging) and ALCP (Asociacion Latino-Americana de Cuidados Paliativos).