How Do I Survive?

Overview

 Let Patricia take you by the hand to ease some of the pain while you step forward in a life without your child

You are riding an emotional rollercoaster that literally takes your breath away. One minute you are feeling "okay" but then a wave of grief hits without warning and you are ready to drop to your knees. You are trying your best to manage day-to-day, but many days it is a chore to just keep going. Imagine stepping off this rollercoaster onto stable ground. In How Do I Survive? 7 Steps for Living After Child Loss, Patricia Sheveland shares how to create balance and healing in your grief. You will learn: what an effective support system looks like and how critical it is to choose the right people to be your "tribe"; simple activities to regain your physical energy, bringing peace and calm when you are feeling emotionally out of control; how abandonment, guilt, and anger can create imbalance in your emotional & physical wellbeing, and what steps you can take to release any lingering negative emotions; and the importance of ceremony and regularly honoring your child.

Reviews

"She is one that will go back into the flames with you, take you by the hand and walk you out to a place of safety and comfort." Foreward by Jill Stephenson, Gold Star Mother

Author Biography

Best-selling author, Patricia Sheveland, RN is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation, specializing in grief coaching for bereaved parents. Pat is a certified Funeral Celebrant through Insightâ and lives in Minnesota with her family (four generations) in their multi-generational home.