Free Fall

Free Fall

Author: Amber Lea Easton
Desc: "Understanding suffering always helps the energy of compassion to be born." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh In an instant my husband stripped away my identity as wife stay-at-home mom and best friend. With his suicide our world changed forever. He'd been the center of our universe but then he was gone. Grief is a dark journey one often tainted with judgment and false perceptions. Add the word 'suicide' to the mix and more complications arise. This memoir Free Fall is intended for those who may be facing their own tragedy and feeling alone hopeless confused scared and misunderstood. Free Fall is the journey of piecing our lives back together—overcoming children's anxiety as we traversed the brutal grief and trauma process learning to say the words 'widow' and 'single mom' without cringing surviving the fall out with friends and family who simply couldn't understand our healing process triumphing over the stigma of 'suicide' forgiving my husband and finding peace after chaos. Free Fall is for widows widowers parents survivors of suicide family members or friends of one who mourns. This story is for anyone who needs encouragement that there is another side to grief. There is. We're there now. We're looking back and holding our hands out to you saying "hang in there you're not alone and you'll get here too."