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Do you feel guilt and shame because your loved one took their own life?
Does it feel like you will never feel joy and happiness again?
If you've lost a loved one to suicide, you may feel like your life is over-or that you want to crawl in a hole and hide. Our beloved's death is both unexpected and painful. Sadly, we then sometimes go through life as if we died too.
Life as a survivor of suicide can be devastating, but there is hope for recovery. Cathie Godfrey's choice to live after her husband's death by suicide will show you how you, too, can choose to live, feel joy, and find a new purpose for living.
Overcoming trauma and grief not only takes time, but also effort and intention. Cathie's inspirational and thought-provoking story will show you that resiliency and good decision-making play a big part in creating a new life for yourself without your loved one.
Reading this book can help you . . .Navigate your way through grief.
Create a new normal.
Choose to live a life worth living.
Find joy in love and laughter once again.
Suicide catalyzes change. Know you're not alone on this journey.
About the author
Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Cathie Godfrey always felt called to make a difference in the world. She studied social work, and then became a Certified Teaching Parent, mentoring kids as they made their way through the child welfare system. Cathie's husband of fifteen years, Brian, worked alongside her running a group home for dual-diagnosed teens. Ten years after leaving the group home and facing many burdens, including financial constraints and a herniated disc, Brian died by suicide.
With two children to raise, age ten and fourteen, Cathie changed careers to become a software trainer and corporate coach. Determined to alter her family's legacy so suicide would not be repeated, Cathie attended grief therapy, as well as numerous personal development courses where she walked on fire twice. Her life purpose is to raise the vibration of love in the world. As part of this declaration, she opened her heart to love once again and remarried in 2014.
By sharing her story, Cathie gives hope and inspiration to all survivors of suicide loss. "We are part of a club we never asked to join," she says. "Together, we can help each other heal and choose to live a life worth living."
