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Normal broken : the grief companion for when it's time to heal but you're not sure you want to / Kelly Cervantes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2023]Description: 211 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781637743829
  • 1637743823
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Contents:
Introduction -- When getting out of bed deserves a medal -- When you're forced into retirement -- when you're grieving the little things -- When you realize we all grieve differently -- When the voice in the back of your head won't shut up -- When ready or not, here comes change -- When your greatest fear is socializing -- When you feel alone -- When your grief becomes destructive -- When you're not sure you want to heal -- When gratitude is a struggle -- When you feel emotionally hungover -- When you feel like a deranged dancing chicken -- When you're facing anniversaries and other meaningful dates -- When life feels out of focus -- When you're ready to face the death and whatever comes after -- When you're ready to be okay -- When you're read to be happy -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Endgames.
Summary: "Normal Broken was born out of a desire to meet people where they are in their grief journeys, to lend a hand, or maybe to just sit in the dark with them. To acknowledge your brokenness and to feel broken together-never pressured to "move on" or "think positive.""-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 155.937 C419 Available 33111011216351
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

None of us make it through life without experiencing loss that leaves us feeling broken. That's what makes grief so normal.

In Normal Broken , Kelly Cervantes isn't trying to tell you what to do, how to feel, or the right way to heal. She's also not flinging sunny thoughts, vibes, and prayers at you. After losing her daughter to epilepsy, she knows that grief is many things. It's weird. It sucks. It's all-encompassing. Something everyone will have to deal with. But never linear. Just as what we are grieving varies, so do our journeys to process it.

Normal Broken was born out of this desire to meet people where they are in their grief journeys, to lend a hand, or maybe to just sit in the dark with them. To acknowledge your brokenness and to feel broken together-never pressured to "move on" or "think positive."

With chapters that can be read in any order, Normal Broken is divided into "moments" of grief that will allow you to choose what you need at any given time-such as-

When you're not sure if you want to heal When your greatest fear is socializing When you're facing anniversaries and other meaningful dates When you're ready to be okay
Kelly also shares stories from her ongoing journey, along with advice she wishes someone had given her, and simple exercises to help you reflect on where you are. Normal Broken is designed to serve as a companion through your own grief journey, whether you are mourning the loss of a child, a friend, a family member, or anyone special in your life.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- When getting out of bed deserves a medal -- When you're forced into retirement -- when you're grieving the little things -- When you realize we all grieve differently -- When the voice in the back of your head won't shut up -- When ready or not, here comes change -- When your greatest fear is socializing -- When you feel alone -- When your grief becomes destructive -- When you're not sure you want to heal -- When gratitude is a struggle -- When you feel emotionally hungover -- When you feel like a deranged dancing chicken -- When you're facing anniversaries and other meaningful dates -- When life feels out of focus -- When you're ready to face the death and whatever comes after -- When you're ready to be okay -- When you're read to be happy -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Endgames.

"Normal Broken was born out of a desire to meet people where they are in their grief journeys, to lend a hand, or maybe to just sit in the dark with them. To acknowledge your brokenness and to feel broken together-never pressured to "move on" or "think positive.""-- Provided by publisher.

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