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Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died

Coping with Loss Every Day

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Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died

By: Ty Alexander, Tia Williams - foreward
Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Myra Lucretia Taylor
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The grieving process: Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey is one of the top bloggers today. She has a tremendous personal connection with her listeners. This is never more apparent than when she speaks about her mother. The pain of loss is universal. Yet, we all grieve differently.

For Alexander, the grieving process is one that she lives with day-to-day. Learning from her pain, Alexander connects with her listeners on a deeply emotional level in her debut audiobook Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day. From grief counseling to sharing insightful true stories, Alexander offers comfort, reassurance, and hope in the face of sorrow.

Coping with loss: In her early 20s reality smacked Ty in the face. She was ill-equipped to deal with the emotional and intellectual rollercoaster of dealing with her mom's illness. Through her own trial and error, she found a way to be a caregiver, patient advocate, researcher, and a grieving daughter. She wrote Things I Wish I Knew before My Mom Died: Coping with Loss Every Day to help others find the "best" way to cope and move on; however, one personally decides what that means.

Mourning and remembrance: In the chapters of this soul-touching audiobook, mourners will find meaning and wisdom in grieving and the love that will always remain. Each chapter is a study and lesson in coping with loss:

  • Chapter 1: We've been duped, everyone dies!
  • Chapter 2: When fragmented families grieve
  • Chapter 3: The art of losing
  • Chapter 4: The how of grieving
  • Chapter 5: How to be obsessively grateful
  • Chapter 6: Things every mother should tell her daughter
  • Chapter 7: Dear Mommy
©2018 Ty Alexander (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
African American Studies Americas Grief & Loss Personal Development Personal Success Relationships Social Sciences Specific Demographics Spirituality United States Emotions Self Development
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loved it I really needed this, lost my mum just before Xmas 21 so this story helped

healing

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While listening to the book it made me regret not journaling after both my parents died. My dad’s been gone 21 years in 2023 and mum’s been gone 4 years. I miss her so much and wish I’d been able to chat to her more. She had rapid onset dementia and went from capable to 24/7 care in the click of fingers. No one knows what happened but possibly TIA of some kind. I wish I’d journaled our journey through the last 8 months. Would not have missed it for the world. Thank you for this book.

I wish I knew some of these

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Decided to listen to this to give me some insight on what I will have to face one day in the future…so glad I did!

Enjoyed!

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Throughout this book I was so stunned with the similarities between the loss of the authors mother and my loss of mine. It’s like she held a mirror to my life and my grief. Finally I feel validated in my suffering and grief because she said everything I needed to hear from my support people, but never heard.

I will go to this book anytime I fall into despair.

Life changing

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A practical guide with steps and phrases to help you sit with your grief.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book however I felt validated and comforted in my grief. I lost my mum whilst working through this book and still found it helpful to finish.

A comforting read during a challenging time

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