Smell the Blue Sky: Young, Pregnant, and Widowed
Loss. Hope. Love.
The day Valerie discovered she was pregnant was the day her husband died. She didn't know how to be a widow. Widows were old. Not twenty-six and pregnant. Valerie moved cross-country, gave birth, and found solace and healing in art, journaling, and alternative spirituality--discovering along the way how to be strong in the face of single parenting, dating, and reinventing herself after tragic loss.
If you like reading memoirs about ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances, you'll love Valerie Ihsan's Smell the Blue Sky.
How to Grieve is a how-to guide with practical tips on every page and resource lists at the back of the booklet. Specifically designed with the death of a partner or spouse in mind, How to Grieve: Even When You Don't Want To is applicable to any loss: a child, friend, pet, or divorce.
Buy today to learn how to deal with your immediate grief (or someone else's) and what your next step is.
"This booklet offers succinct, practical, and accessible information for those looking for guidance in the face of grief and loss of a loved one. In her non-threatening and down-to-earth style, Ms. Willman validates and acknowledges the many manifestations of grief while empowering the reader to explore their own experiences of grieving." ~ Cara Young, LCSW, Hospice Social Worker
How to Grieve: Even When You Don’t Want To
You Can’t Dance a Lie: A Memoir of Stepping into My Truth
A lovely story told with poetic lyricism and gentle humor, You Can't Dance a Lie is more than a memoir of love and relationships—it's the chronicle of a woman learning to trust herself completely before stepping into the love-shaped life she makes possible for herself. - Rachael Herron, Bestselling Author of A Life in Stitches
When an old boyfriend kisses Valerie and her marriage of neglect reaches a crescendo, she realizes she’s been lying to herself about being in love with her husband.
With two special-needs kids, an anxious dog, and a knack for unparalleled worry, acknowledging what she wants feels like a betrayal of the life she hoped to lead. But now that her eyes have been opened, can she continue to lead a life of lies and heartbreak?
You Can't Dance a Lie is a frank and irreverent look at depression and finding the love of your life, as told through the mistakes and mishaps of an ex-military-turned-hippy single mom obsessed with India, ecstatic dance, and lists.
She discovers that self-honesty, loyalty gone wrong, and believing in yourself can be the things that ultimately lead you to the life you've always wanted.
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