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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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About this listen

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.
Americas Black & African American Grief & Loss Personal Development Personal Success Relationships Social Sciences Spirituality United States Inspiring Feel-Good Emotions Self Development

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I absolutely loved every minute of this book. I was nervous to listen just in case it was too depressing but it lifted me up and made me feel peaceful. So relatable, it makes you stop, think and feel. I’ll listen again one day.

Utterly Soothing

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This really helped me with the loss of my Mum, makes you reflect on what you had and helped me after her death.
I felt it empowered me to grieve my loss and get my mojo back

Healing

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This is one persons reflection of the loss of her mother. If nothing else, it proves that each of us lose loved ones and there is no rule book for how you cope with it, and what the affects of that loss are.
It’s not judgemental, nor does it say “you must” or “you should” - it simply say “I did this - worked well. I did that - huge mistake”

A Good Listen IMO

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Such a good listen, so open and honest and so relatable, worth a listen

Relatable

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Having lost my mum just four months ago and trying to make sense of my feelings I have found this book to be the companion I needed. It didn’t tell me how I should be feeling but echoed my own experience of caring for my mum as she died of cancer. Thank you.

A helpful companion

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