{"product_id":"notes-from-planet-widow-finding-my-way-after-loss-9798989755219","title":"Notes from Planet Widow: Finding My Way After Loss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe story of how a grieving woman painstakingly found her way through the alien territory of widowhood. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife was rolling along largely in the way my husband and I expected it would. Ups and downs here and there, for sure, but basically on a mostly predictable trajectory. But on an August day I will never forget, our normalcy vaporized with the sudden death of my beloved husband. Boom! Without warning, I landed on Planet Widow, an utterly barren landscape with no roads, no buildings, no people, no trees, no anything in sight-only total desolation with mind-bending disorientation and soul-piercing heartache as my sole companions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had no vision of what life could look like in such a place. Slowly, however-oh, so agonizingly slowly-a landscape began to take shape. Signposts came into focus to reveal a path forward. Insights built on each other to form a trail of breadcrumbs that I used to hold myself together as I learned a new way of being. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes from Planet Widow\u003c\/em\u003e is a story of rebirth, describing the trail of insights that knit themselves together to restore my sense of wholeness within an altered context. While I couldn't totally eradicate grief, I could learn profound lessons from it. Finding the courage to be open to it as a fierce teacher, I slowly lived my way into a new realization of self that includes grief, transforming disorientation into grounding and a measure of peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is deep, curious, and full of wonder. . .It is a gifted piece of writing. . . sometimes difficult yet elevating to read. Wise and wonderful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eLeigh Steiner, Ph.D., Former Illinois Commissioner of Mental Health\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This insightful work narrates Gwen's journey of grief and grace in widowhood. Quoting myriad writers, sages, philosophers, poets, and more, it blazes with personal and universal understandings . . . As a stand-alone, the Resources section at the end is an invaluable tool to help readers pursue their own journeys of self-compassion and acceptance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eSara J. Glerum, Beatstalkingtomyself.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cantando Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989755219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Gwen Suesse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44507431731381,"sku":"9798989755219","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b25215fb-a665-4cd6-a8b4-8fd523063e6d.jpg?v=1722312371","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/notes-from-planet-widow-finding-my-way-after-loss-9798989755219","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}