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SUMMARY:Navigating Loss on Your Own Terms: Finding Comfort and Hope
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DESCRIPTION:Grief is not a one-size-fits-all experience or a linear journe
 y. Join grief guide and author Shelby Forsythia for a comforting conversat
 ion about her book\, <i>Your Grief\, Your Way</i>. Please register.\nhttps
 ://gailborden.libnet.info/event/17503818
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Everyone experiences grief differently aft
 er the loss of a loved one.<br /><br />Some people find solace in comforti
 ng quotes and warm words\, while others feel a need to take action&mdash\;
 to do something to memorialize their loss. And some benefit from both appr
 oaches. Here's a path forward for you\, no matter how you process your gri
 ef.<br /><br /><em>Your Grief\, Your Way: A Year of Practical Guidance and
  Comfort After Loss</em>&nbsp\;features:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Multiple w
 ays to process grief:</strong> Find relief through short meditations\, min
 dful reframings\, journaling prompts\, concrete actions\, and more.</li>\n
 <li><strong>A year of daily messages of comfort:</strong> Each page includ
 es a quote and a short paragraph about grief along with a practical tip--s
 omething you can do to tend to your grief.</li>\n<li><strong>Comfort and p
 racticality in short spurts:</strong> Discover strength and support in the
 se bite-size nuggets\, since grief reduces the ability to focus.</li>\n<li
 ><strong>Quotes from a wide range of grievers:</strong> Tend to your grief
  with thoughtful words of people who have been in your shoes.</li>\n</ul>\
 n<p><br />Filled with daily reflections and gentle prompts\, this book off
 ers a safe space to explore your feelings\, honor your loved one\, and rec
 onnect with yourself. Whether you&rsquo\;re searching for moments of comfo
 rt\, a spark of hope\, or simply a reason to keep going\, this guide encou
 rages you to move through grief at your own pace&mdash\;with no timelines 
 and no judgments. Just the grace to heal in your way.<br /><br /><a href="
 https://libraryc.org/gailborden/223364">Register today</a> to participate 
 in the conversation and gain a gentle companion for your healing journey.<
 br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>About the Author:&nbsp\;</strong><a href="h
 ttps://gailborden.aspendiscovery.org/Author/Home?author=%22Forsythia%2C%20
 Shelby%22">Shelby Forsythia</a> (she/her) is a grief coach\, author\, and 
 podcast host. In 2020\, she founded Life After Loss Academy\, an online co
 urse and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their 
 way after death\, divorce\, diagnosis\, and other major life transitions.<
 br /><br />Following her mother&rsquo\;s death in 2013\, Shelby began call
 ing herself a &ldquo\;student of grief&rdquo\; and now devotes her days to
  reading\, writing\, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of min
 dfulness tools and intuitive\, open-ended questions\, she guides her clien
 ts to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor an
 d include the heartbreaks they&rsquo\;ve faced. <a href="https://www.shelb
 yforsythia.com/press-and-media">Her work has been featured in <em>Huffingt
 on Post</em>\, <em>Bustle</em>\, and <em>The Oprah Magazine</em></a>.<br /
 ><br /><br /><br /><strong><a href="https://libraryc.org/gailborden/223364
 ">Please Register for link to program</a>.<br /><br /></strong></p>\n<hr /
 >\n<p><strong><a href="https://libraryc.org/gailborden">Live Virtual Autho
 r Talks</a>&nbsp\;-&nbsp\;</strong>This new series through Library Speaker
 s Consortium offers live online talks by bestselling authors of books in a
  variety of genres. Participants receive a link to the program when they r
 egister. Please see <a href="https://libraryc.org/gailborden">https://libr
 aryc.org/gailborden</a>&nbsp\;to register and also view recorded videos of
  past speakers.<br /><br /><strong></strong></p>\nhttps://gailborden.libne
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