grief to peace for young widows
Getting There
Deb’s book Getting There: Grief to Peace for Young Widows is ground-breaking, well-researched, courageous and uplifting. There has never been anything written with so much sincerity, honesty or usefulness for young widows going through their own life-changing experience. It’s also vital reading for family, friends and professionals wanting to understand the world of a grieving person and know how to support them.
ABOUT GETTING THERE
This can’t be happening to me!
When your world is rocked by disaster where do you go? What do you do? How do you go on?
In her words, Deb sucks as a widow. She kicked, screamed, ran away. She felt alone, overwhelmed and thought she’d never be happy again.
Deb’s husband was killed in a random accident while they were living overseas. In an instant, she lost her best friend and had to leave behind her home, her job and her dreams. She gets how horrible life becomes as a young widow, how you wonder if you’re going crazy and whether there’s any hope for a better future.
Her real, honest and revealing words connect with your pain. Then make you laugh. She helps you understand why you feel the way you do and that it’s (almost) all ‘normal’. And she helps you dig deep into your own strength so you can take another step into your future. All this is backed up with lots of practical survival tips tested by many other young women.
Learn More
- How do I calm my crazy brain?·
- Where’s the guidebook?
- What do I tell my kids?
- How do I handle the stupid things people to say to a widow?
- How do I get through anniversaries, birthdays and other scary events?
- How could I ever manage meeting someone new
- How do I get to ‘me’?
“Fantastic read! I have been a widow now for six years and I sure wished I had read this book when my husband first passed away. A wonderful book that combines heartfelt storytelling, professional opinions, strategies to action and invites you to know and understand that there is no right or wrong way to move through grief… there is your way and you can do this, and you are not alone on your journey. Thanks Deb for your wonderful work.”
JULIE CROSS Author, National speaker and widow
“Many thanks for dropping off the book which I received and will now pass to my friend. He was comforted when I told him that the book was like a bible for my other dear friend. The book can and has made a difference and I have been a part of that personal journey with my friend, reading together, which has given me such depth and understanding.”
JOANNE AICHISON Friend of a widow and widower
“Originally written for young widows, ‘Getting There’ is easy to read, poignant and insightful on so many levels. What I love about it is that it’s sad, humorous (yes really!), honest, bittersweet, moving and a wonderful resource. While written for a target audience, I would recommend it to anyone who has experienced grief, anyone who wants to understand more about this complex and poorly understood topic or support someone through it.”
ROWENA HARDY Partner - Minds Aligned
“As a social worker with a background in mental health, I firmly endorse this work as both an important source of grief and loss theory and a vital resource, almost a handbook or ‘how to’ manual for young women whose lives have been ripped apart.”
SHARON SCHONEVELD Social Worker. Qld Health