Christy Soulliere is a Canadian writer, grief advocate, and founder of Austin’s Red Shoe Project, a nonprofit created in memory of her son, Austin, who passed away in 2022. Her work focuses on supporting individuals and families affected by addiction, loss, and trauma, while keeping Austin’s generous spirit alive through community care and compassion.

Christy’s writing is rooted in honesty, emotional clarity, and lived experience. Each year, she travels to places that hold meaning in her grief journey, including Iceland and Spain, carrying Austin’s memory with her in the form of the red shoes he loved.

Your Red Shoes Still Walk With Me is her debut book, a memoir that chronicles the unimaginable loss of her son, the profound bond that continues between them, and the strength it takes to keep moving forward,Soulliere, even when a heart is forever changed.