Books

From Me to We

Author Maryann Curran’s second book, From Me to We provides a collection of emotional and practical stories and advice to those who have lost a spouse and want to move through the grief process and into the social world again. It’s a compilation of stories and advice created to guide widows and widowers through the process of grief, offering advice on how to find joy, and maybe love, again.

Maryann describes the goal of From Me to We as a realization for readers that, “First that they are not alone.  My experiences are not unique, and theirs will be similar. I talk a lot about emotions, the importance of feeling grief and taking good care of yourself.  I give suggestions about what worked and didn’t work for me, hoping again that it can be a teaching experience. I remind them that if their loved ones could be here, they would be, and they would want them to be happy. Secondly, I examine feelings like guilt, anger, loss, regret and worry.  Prayer becomes a huge part of recovery, and in order to “move on,” you have to keep your sense of humor when the chips are down.”

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From We to Me

Sharing her first year of being a widow, Maryann Curran writes weekly letters to a beloved friend who recently lost her husband.  Told with poignant acknowledgment of her faith and emotions, the stories speak about the end of a love story and the beginning of a new way of living.

Though this is not a “how to” book on grief, Maryann does explain the challenges, experiences, decisions and finally acceptance that changed the life she had known for 32 years of marriage.  With love, she guides her friend through 52 weeks of the first year, hoping to ease the pain of loss.

The book encompasses an honest pathway toward hope in the future and is a wonderful sympathy gift idea when a card is just not enough.

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For an encouraging word, read my Overcoming Grief Blog.