Poetry Book

It’s here! My first published book, “From My Heart to Yours, Poems to support you in times of grief, loss and transition.”

It warms my heart to share it with the world, especially since the proceeds will be donated to the Beth Donovan Hospice (BDH) in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada! The sales of the book have raised over $600 so far, which makes me happy.

BDH was incredibly helpful to me after my mom passed away in February 2019. They have many wonderful services, including free grief counselling for the local community. I benefited from their counselling so tremendously and I am so grateful for this opportunity to give back to them!

Take a peek inside….

It is my hope and intention that the poems provide a warm blanket of love for all people who are in need of love, care and support.

Image of the book open to a page with a poem, a note from the author and a section for notes and drawings.

This book contains 13 poems about grief, loss and transition, along with a note from me about each poem to dive deeper into what I was experiencing at the time.

Each poem also comes with a space for self-reflection. You can write notes to your sweetie self or draw what each poem makes you feel.

Video and poem reading

Excerpt from the book

I have included my favorite poem about grief so you get a sense of my poetry style and what to expect from the book. May it soothe you!

Grief Flows Like A River

Grief is like a river that flows through me.

I feel it within me, around me and throughout our humanly existence.

Like the cycle of water on our planet,

grief cycles as well.

It pours down and overflows from my heart,

breaking the banks of its usual resting place.

It evaporates and leaves me feeling more healed, whole and healthy, only to form clouds of heaviness and sorrow before it rains down again.

Our emotions and our grief come in cycles, just as everything does on our planet.

May we heal and resolve all barriers to the cycles of life, including those that feel heavy, bring pain or death, even to those that require the dams in our hearts to burst open and the floods to reign.

May the cycles of our grief wash away and bring healing to humanity’s pain through our willingness to be rained down upon and flooded.

May we rejoice in the bright sun that shines on our planet and within our hearts after the rains of grief, pain and sorrow have completed their current cycle.

May we put on hands on our hearts and honour the miraculous nature of who we are as humans, as gentle, fragile and delicate as the smallest bird and yet as thunderous, powerful and strong as the biggest waterfalls.

May we thank the cycles of all things, as they remind us that to feel is to be human and does not make us weak or any less than lovely.

How to get your copy

Each book costs $15.
If you live in or around the Kemptville, Ontario area, you can purchase a copy directly from me or at one of the markets that the Beth Donovan Hospice attends.
I can also mail you a copy. If you’d like this option, please contact me using the Contact page and we can arrange for that. The total cost will be adjusted based on the cost of the mailing. Payments can be made by email money transfer or other means, as necessary. One of my future goals is to set up a Phd In Being Me store!

Testimonials

I will gladly welcome more testimonials, feedback or reflections on my book. You can send them to me using the Contact page or you can include a comment on this page.

“Thank you soo much for sharing your inspiring, uplifting, healing, and motivational poetry book with me. I feel honored and so special to capture your beautiful symmetry and fluidity of words in there purist and rare form of inspiring healing of grief. This was truly a gift to my heart today! The pain in my heart the past few weeks has been at times overwhelming and your poetry brought me new insight and perspective on embracing grief/pain then hiding it.”

– Carla –

I have just read “Heavens Garden”. Your insight into your process of self-love is amazing. I can tell that you have done a great deal of hard work. I applaud the FREEDOM that I feel in your spirit when I read the words.

– Carol –

Publicity

The North Grenville Times wrote an article about my book in the December 8, 2022 issue. You can read it here: https://ngtimes.ca/proceeds-from-new-poetry-book-to-be-donated-to-beth-donovan-hospice/

Gratitude

I am so grateful for an opportunity to transform my pain into a poetry book. It feels like a dream come true to do this!

I’d like to extend extra gratitude to my husband Robbin for helping me format and print the book through his business, Kinetic Marketing.

Thank you to the Beth Donovan Hospice for all of their grief counselling support, for being so excited by my poetry and for selling the book.

Thank you to the The North Grenville Times: Brandon Mayer for his wonderful article about my book in the December 8, 2022 issue and Marguerite Boyer for her guidance about how to donate the proceeds of a book to a charity.

Thank you to Judy from B&H Your Community Grocer for being so supportive of my book and for selling it there!

Thank you to Rachel from the North Grenville Public Library for buying my book and putting it on the shelves! What an honor!

Thank you to the North Grenville Writers Circle for welcoming me!

Thank you to Brendan from 97.5 Moose FM for interviewing me about the book and helping to spread the word!