Wir Witwen sind ein zähes Volk

Grieving is a high-performance sportThe death of a loved one changes everything. The world moves incredibly far away, it is no longer as it was before.On September 7, 2010, Maya Stomp suddenly became a widow at the age of 41. Since that day, she has been learning what it means to grieve, what helps, but also what doesn't help, to integrate the loss of a loved one into her own life. The author tells her personal story and also presents experiences of other widows. Her mission is for grievers to learn to develop compassion for themselves and to allow themselves space for the hard work that is grieving. For anyone who has suffered a severe loss and is doing lead-heavy and invisible grief work is a hero to Maya Stomp. Though this work is so arduous, none of them receive an award, a reward, or applause. The true grief work is invisible to others and becomes visible and learnable through this book. Intensely told experiences of love and lossInspiring quotes for troubled womenSerious yet light in tone.