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Life, Reconstructed: A Widow's Guide to Coping with Grief, Finding Happiness Again, and Rebuilding Your Life
Find Hope and Recreate a Good Life After Losing a Spouse
Are you a widow or widower struggling with grief and moving forward? The problem isn't you. It's the grief that is changing the way your brain works (or doesn't).
This book is written by a widow, for widowed people trying to navigate the darkness of losing a husband or wife. Many say that grieving the loss of your spouse takes time, but in truth, time, in and of itself, does not heal. What does heal
· Understanding that moving forward is not the same as "moving on."
· Realizing that there is no requirement to leave your spouse in the past.
· Knowing that you don't have to "get over it" but you can incorporate your loss.
· Learning how to carry your grief so that it isn't a burden.
· Finding your way forward in a way that honors your late spouse.
Life, Reconstructed is your guide to healing your life after loss. It applies the cutting-edge tools and techniques of life coaching to the uniquely difficult journey of the widowed. It's delivered with depth and compassion from someone who has experienced your struggle firsthand.
There is hope. There is a way to heal and hold on to your love. There is a next version of you -- a person you can become not in spite of your loss, but because of it.
Life, Reconstructed reveals the way, on your terms and on your timeline.
“Who better to coach another widow than a widow herself? This book is a MUST-READ MUST-DO guide for building a new life...moving forward without your spouse. Masterfully written and superbly relevant.” -Kathleen M Townsend, RN,C, widowed 1 year
“Life, Reconstructed has shed a brilliant light on the path Teresa has so expertly navigated.” -Roger Landry, MD MPH
Are you a widow or widower struggling with grief and moving forward? The problem isn't you. It's the grief that is changing the way your brain works (or doesn't).
This book is written by a widow, for widowed people trying to navigate the darkness of losing a husband or wife. Many say that grieving the loss of your spouse takes time, but in truth, time, in and of itself, does not heal. What does heal
· Understanding that moving forward is not the same as "moving on."
· Realizing that there is no requirement to leave your spouse in the past.
· Knowing that you don't have to "get over it" but you can incorporate your loss.
· Learning how to carry your grief so that it isn't a burden.
· Finding your way forward in a way that honors your late spouse.
Life, Reconstructed is your guide to healing your life after loss. It applies the cutting-edge tools and techniques of life coaching to the uniquely difficult journey of the widowed. It's delivered with depth and compassion from someone who has experienced your struggle firsthand.
There is hope. There is a way to heal and hold on to your love. There is a next version of you -- a person you can become not in spite of your loss, but because of it.
Life, Reconstructed reveals the way, on your terms and on your timeline.
“Who better to coach another widow than a widow herself? This book is a MUST-READ MUST-DO guide for building a new life...moving forward without your spouse. Masterfully written and superbly relevant.” -Kathleen M Townsend, RN,C, widowed 1 year
“Life, Reconstructed has shed a brilliant light on the path Teresa has so expertly navigated.” -Roger Landry, MD MPH
234 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 29, 2021
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February 12, 2023
There were a couple of the author's viewpoints that I had difficulty agreeing with. For example, 1) She says that all of our thoughts are 100% optional, and 2) We shouldn't believe everything we think. This is very difficult to grasp when you have lost a spouse, and the love of your life, although she had also lost her spouse. I had so many thoughts running through my mind initially, and didn't think I had control of any of them, or that they were optional, but maybe it was the stress of it all, or maybe I just didn't understand how to control them. Almost everything else in the book was very relatable and confirmed the feelings and things I have experienced over the last 3 years. To quote from the back of the book..."There is hope, and there is a way to heal and hold on to your love."
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December 22, 2021What an amazing book! As a widower now, just over a year, it is spot-on. The author has obviously done her homework beyond her own experiences. I highly recommend this book for other Widows & Widowers as a widower myself. When someone loses a spouse, family and friends never know what to do or how they can help. Giving this book as a gift to the newly widowed would not only be appreciated by them, but you’d be throwing them a lifeline.
February 15, 2025
This is absolutely the best book I have read. Only a widow knows the pain
The cat at the pound didn't meet any of the requirements. I needed a short-haired outdoor cat because my then husband had allergies. This one had long gray fur and was "inside only".
She, like all the cats in this room, was very sick and was soon to be put down. Unlike the rest who were curled up miserably in their corners, she yowled vehemently at the bars, her eyes full of green goo. In between batting at the door, she sneezed violently. She had beautiful green eyes and shimmering blue-gray fur.
These were no pleading mews but howls of protest. How could I leave her there? I thought I would return her to the pound when she was well and give her more time since I doubted I would be able to keep her. I named her Lady Jane after the ill-fated queen of England. Unlike her namesake, Lady Jane did not meet
The cat at the pound didn't meet any of the requirements. I needed a short-haired outdoor cat because my then husband had allergies. This one had long gray fur and was "inside only".
She, like all the cats in this room, was very sick and was soon to be put down. Unlike the rest who were curled up miserably in their corners, she yowled vehemently at the bars, her eyes full of green goo. In between batting at the door, she sneezed violently. She had beautiful green eyes and shimmering blue-gray fur.
These were no pleading mews but howls of protest. How could I leave her there? I thought I would return her to the pound when she was well and give her more time since I doubted I would be able to keep her. I named her Lady Jane after the ill-fated queen of England. Unlike her namesake, Lady Jane did not meet
March 30, 2023
Wonderful book offers hope
Very helpful for widows who are first finding their way after devasting loss. I highly recommend it, and wish I had found in those first dark months of grief.
Very helpful for widows who are first finding their way after devasting loss. I highly recommend it, and wish I had found in those first dark months of grief.
April 12, 2023
One of the best books I read three months after my husband of 42 years passed away. Clear and the advice supported my beliefs about the differences between fact, thoughts and action. It really helped me and I plan to reread when I feel I am slipping into the emotional chasm of self doubt
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