01/23/2026
Almost two years ago, The Grief Experience: Tools for Acceptance, Resilience and Connection was released into the world. This book was created in collaboration with Brave Healer Productions, and from the very beginning, my hope was both simple and big at the same time: to create a collaborative grief book where 25 authors (including myself) would openly share their personal experiences with grief, along with tools to support the reader.
I wanted a book that anyone grieving could pick up and relate to at least one of the stories inside and I truly believe we accomplished that goal. Each author wrote about a different kind of grief including traumatic grief, parent loss, child loss, cultural grief, infertility, anticipatory grief, and more. The stories are real, vulnerable, and deeply human.
The first time I sat down and read the book cover to cover, I cried hard. I cried for each author and what they had been through. I cried thinking about the tools woven throughout the chapters and how they might support someone who was struggling. And I cried because I could finally see the vision I had carried in my head and heart come to life.
I am still incredibly proud of this book. Since its release, it became an Amazon bestseller within 24 hours, received two awards, and most importantly has reached hundreds of grieving people who have read it themselves or shared it with someone they care about. We’ve hosted book events locally and nationally and had the chance to hear directly from people about how these stories and tools supported them during some of their hardest moments. Those conversations have meant everything.
We accomplished what we set out to do with this book, but we’re not done.
We’d love for you to join us for our two-year anniversary celebration on Sunday, February 8th from 1–3pm at the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library. Several local authors will be there to read, share, sign books, and answer questions. This event is about connection, conversation, and reminding people they don’t have to carry their grief alone. Books will be available for purchase. Share this event with someone who may be grieving.
