Table of Contents
WHAT THIS BOOK IS ALL ABOUT
MY HEART IS SHAKING
YOU WERE JUST HERE
HERE COME THE TEARS, AGAIN
HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?
EVERYTHING SEEMS DIFFERENT NOW
I WISH MONEY WASN’T SUCH A BIG DEAL
I KEEP ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS
I DON’T UNDERSTAND
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS
DETAILS CONTINUE TO STRANGLE ME
I FEEL EMPTY
EVERYONE WANTS ME TO FEEL BETTER
I FEEL REJECTED
I’M FORGETTING THINGS
I’M NOT SLEEPING WELL
I TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD AND TWO STEPS BACK
WHERE DID EVERYONE GO?
HOW DO I RAISE KIDS ALONE?
WHO’S NEXT?
I CAN’T GET ENOUGH AIR
I FEEL GUILTY
THE GUILT LIST HAS NO END
PLEASE FORGIVE ME
SURELY SOMEONE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING
COUPLES SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE
I’M ALL BY MYSELF NOW
I HAVE MORE QUESTIONS THAN I THOUGHT
I’M NOT THE SAME
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO BE SINGLE
I FEEL LIKE A SHADOW
MISSING YOU IS EXHAUSTING
I’M NOT FINE
MY CHILDREN DON’T UNDERSTAND
I WISH I HAD KNOWN
HOW MUCH MORE AM I GOING TO LOSE?
PEOPLE DON’T GET IT
MISSING YOU IS MAKING ME SICK
WHY DO PEOPLE TRY TO FIX THE UNFIXABLE?
I FEEL VULNERABLE
I MISS YOUR VOICE
I MISS YOUR EMBRACE
MY SOUL IS LEAKING
I FEEL TRAPPED SOMETIMES
CAN’T THEY SEE I’M HURTING?
WHERE HAVE ALL THE LISTENERS GONE?
I WANT TO LAY BLAME SOMEWHERE
I’M IN CONTROL OF SO LITTLE
NOTHING SEEMS TO MATTER
I’M GETTING TIRED OF FAKING IT
I MISS EVERYTHING
WHY DO PEOPLE SAY SUCH THINGS?
I DON’T LIKE THIS NEW LIFE
I’M MISSING THE FUTURE
I’M TIRED OF GRIEF
I’M LONELY
I WANT COMPANIONSHIP
I’M EVEN MORE VULNERABLE THAN I THOUGHT
SILENCE, LISTENING EARS, AND A HUG CAN DO WONDERS
I HAD NO IDEA
GET OVER YOU? IMPOSSIBLE.
I FEEL YOU SLIPPING AWAY
I’LL NEVER FORGET YOU, WILL I?
I MUST TALK ABOUT YOU
I’M TIRED OF BEING AFRAID
I THOUGHT I WAS BETTER
I DREAD SPECIAL DAYS
I NEED TO BE REAL 161 MY HEART IS CHANGING 163 I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT I DIDN’T KNOW
WORDS ARE CRUCIAL — AND OVERRATED
I WILL USE MY GRIEF FOR GOOD
PERHAPS LETTING GO ISN’T WHAT I THOUGHT
I THINK I’M READY
MY GRIEF IS CHANGING
I’M SMALL, BUT I MATTER
I’M SWIMMING UPSTREAM
TRIGGERS ARE EVERYWHERE
IT WILL BE HARD, BUT IT CAN STILL BE GOOD
ONE DAY AT A TIME
I WANT TO LIVE TODAY AS BEST I CAN
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS: A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON LOSS, GRIEF, AND EMOTIONAL PAIN
AN INVITATION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
SUMMARY OF GRIEF AFFIRMATIONS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
A REQUEST FROM THE AUTHOR
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
AN URGENT PLEA