From the Free Booksy email list, a FREE Kindle eBook, “GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A CHILD: Guidance Through Overwhelming Emotions, Coping With Heartache & Finding Meaning In Daily Life” by Sonja Stoeckli.
The "Free" part should be good for at least all of today, Tuesday, August 27, 2024. But whether today or later, double-check and make sure the price is still in fact FREE.
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For those outside the US, go to your country's Amazon site. Search for the eBook from there, and see if it's free. The Link below works for the US Amazon site, but (for example) probably won't let you get the book for free at “Amazon Canada”.
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From the Publisher's description:
The depth of pain we experience as parents when we lose a child is indescribable. The pain of this loss tears your heart apart, making your whole life feel unbearable.
This experience traumatizes every cell in your body. Your mind is not working anymore. As a grieving mother navigating the tumultuous seas of love and longing, in this book, "Grieving the Loss of a Child," I invite you into my journey of healing, offering solace, guidance, understanding, and the power to embrace the light of remembrance.
This book provides actionable coping strategies based on personal experience, empathy, and a deep understanding of the grieving process. You'll gain comfort and guidance from those who know first-hand what you’re going through, guiding you toward clarity amidst chaos and meaning amidst despair. Ultimately, grieving is a journey of self-discovery and resilience.
Even if you've scoured numerous grief books that offer generic advice and that don't specifically target the loss of a child, the unique strategies and insights found in this book provide a compassionate and realistic approach to embracing your pain and reconnecting with life.
Sonja is a grieving Mother and the author of “Writing Letters to Your Son,” a short book that guides you through small prompts and inspires you to write and learn the power of written words.
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Here's a Link to the Amazon listing, which should get Free Booksy their referral credit.
Free Booksy operates much the same as the Robin Reads email list. I previously covered the free Robin Reads email list, which you can read HERE.
My mother lost her son to suicide when he was 13 and mom was 33 at the time. She found him hanging in the garage.
My family is surprised that I made it through the years of abuse, dad too. Mom was 40 when she had me and dad was 44. Both my parents are gone. Dad is still highly missed, he was my best friend. As for mom, I did get an apology from her for her abuse towards me and my father, but the news of the apology came too late for dad to hear. He did believe in his vows though, "I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health." Cancer got dad at 72. Mom knew her death was going to happen before she turned 89 and it happened before she turned that age by a few months, actually on the day of my parents' anniversary. She wanted to see her son again and I was told that she had a smile on her face when she was found, I think she did.
Mom wished her son lived and reminded me a lot about what a good child he was and how he is her favorite child. He was her pride and joy. She wanted control of me and I rebelled. Me and dad never hit her nor threatened her, I didn't want to follow in her footsteps and dad believed in his vows despite the umpteen times I told him to divorce her and to give me a nice mom. I had a lot of close calls with her, my mother, will I live today or die today? Will dad? We hid our troubles and lied about our marks.
The title of this book, I wonder if my mother would even consider reading it or listening to it if she was alive. I kept in contact with her due to dad's last wish to me and I honored it despite not really wanting to. I held onto many horrible memories and unfortunately I don't remember good ones. I basically listened to her tell me what is going on with her and her complaints about others. I wanted to bring up some past stuff but decided against it since it was the past.
Please excuse my story that I added beyond the scope of this post. I just wonder if something like this would have helped her or bring her back to the pain of losing her pride and joy.
Mom was born in 1933 in Russia, her son in 1953, and I in 1973. I'm Russian but I am never in a hurry! LOL