Transforming Grief Into Hope After Tragedy
I wrote “Keep Looking Up” with my daughter as a guide to those who have experienced unexpected loss and for those who are concerned for someone in their life.
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When Ross and Cole died of suicide, Laurel and I were blasted out of our comfortable reality.
We struggled to cope with profound grief and the burden of the losses. Questions that could never be answered haunted us, and the tragedies forced a major shift in our lives.
In Keep Looking Up, we share our personal stories and the strategies we learned that allowed us to rebuild a sense of purpose and create a new vision of hope.
what's inside the first two chapters of “Keep Looking Up”?
Our honest insights shed light on loss and grief. We also provide working tools to free others who are suffering bereavement from their pain, remorse, and misconceptions around tragedy.
This is a story of deep, courageous transformation, openly shared to guide and inspire others.
What big or small experiences of loss or adversity in your personal or family life can help you under- stand the pain and struggles of others?
You feel most comfortable sharing your story of loss or adversity with someone who has experienced . . .
How do you think others view you and your family? How do you see other people and their families?
What would help you minimize exhaustion when experiencing tragedy or a loss?
Are you a people pleaser? If so, what can others do to minimize your anxiety about not pleasing everyone when you experience loss and grief?
Think about the types of things or actions that bring you the most comfort. How might those things help you when experiencing tragedy or a loss?
How do you prefer to be comforted? For example, do you prefer hugs or talking?
The deaths of Ross and Cole left my daughter and I devastated and struggling to cope as we grappled with difficult questions.
Why had this kind of tragedy happened? Should we have seen it coming?