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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\, nor is it a line
 ar journey. Join us for a comforting and deeply practical conversation wit
 h grief guide and author Shelby Forsythia as we explore her book..\nhttps:
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Everyone experiences grief differently aft
 er the loss of a loved one.</p>\n<p>Some people find solace in comforting 
 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 approac
 hes. Here's a path forward for you\, no matter how you process your grief.
 </p>\n<p><a href="https://alexandria.na5.iiivega.com/search/card?id=3a6fcb
 34-fd83-5b04-8215-9920e3c1250b&amp\;entityType=FormatGroup"><em>Your Grief
 \, Your Way</em></a> features:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Multiple ways to pro
 cess grief:</strong> Find relief through short meditations\, mindful refra
 mings\, journaling prompts\, concrete actions\, and more.</li>\n<li><stron
 g>A year of daily messages of comfort:</strong> Each page includes a quote
  and a short paragraph about grief along with a practical tip&mdash\;somet
 hing you can do to tend to your grief.</li>\n<li><strong>Comfort and pract
 icality in short spurts:</strong> Discover strength and support in these b
 ite-size nuggets\, since grief reduces the ability to focus.</li>\n<li><st
 rong>Quotes from a wide range of grievers:</strong> Tend to your grief wit
 h thoughtful words of people who have been in your shoes.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>
 Filled with daily reflections and gentle prompts\, this book offers a safe
  space to explore your feelings\, honor your loved one\, and reconnect wit
 h yourself. Whether you&rsquo\;re searching for moments of comfort\, a spa
 rk of hope\, or simply a reason to keep going\, this guide encourages you 
 to move through grief at your own pace&mdash\;with no timelines and no jud
 gments. Just the grace to heal in your way.</p>\n<p>Register today to part
 icipate in the conversation and gain a gentle companion for your healing j
 ourney.</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Shelby F
 orsythia (she/her) is a grief coach\, author\, and podcast host. In 2020\,
  she founded Life After Loss Academy\, an online course and community that
  has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death\, divor
 ce\, diagnosis\, and other major life transitions.</p>\n<p>Following her m
 other&rsquo\;s death in 2013\, Shelby began calling herself a &ldquo\;stud
 ent of grief&rdquo\; and now devotes her days to reading\, writing\, and s
 peaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuiti
 ve\, open-ended questions\, she guides her clients to welcome grief as a t
 eacher and create meaningful lives that honor and include the heartbreaks 
 they&rsquo\;ve faced. Her work has been featured in <em>Huffington Post\, 
 Bustle\, </em>and<em> The Oprah Magazine.</em></p>\n<p>This program is spo
 nsored by the <a href="https://www.alexandrialibraryfoundation.org/">Alexa
 ndria Library Foundation.</a></p>\n<p>Register for upcoming book talks and
  stream previously broadcast book talks <a href="https://libraryc.org/alex
 libraryva">here</a>.</p>\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/17870839
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