BOOKS

RESPONDING TO GRIEF; A WORKBOOK GUIDE FOR THOSE SEEKING TO EXPLORE, HEAL, AND TRANSFORM LOSS

by Lisa L. Frechette

The Responding to Grief Workbook Guide is a compassionate and practical method designed for those seeking to explore, heal, and transform any type of loss. It contains concise grief information to gain an understanding of loss and easy to follow guided tasks to help manage it. The Responding to Grief Workbook Guide simplifies the layers and complexities of grief’s pain. Those using the workbook learn to accurately name their loss, develop a grief vocabulary, and respond to their unique loss experience with greater self-care. This gentle process opens one to the possibility of transforming loss - not minimizing, avoiding, or pushing it away - but using it to cultivate healing and gratitude.

Testimonials for Responding to Grief

  • "I highly recommend the Responding to Grief Workbook Guide to folks suffering from any type of grief. It is remarkably uplifting and transformative."

  • "I’m working through the grief of giving up old friends. Lisa’s Responding to Grief Workbook Guide is helping me."

  • "The Responding to Grief Workbook Guide is a very well thought out approach to grief and healing. It is put together in such a way for anyone to make their own personal healing walk."

  • "I’m moving further along in my release of the trauma and grief I experienced when I was young by using the Responding to Grief Workbook."

  • "My wife and I are working in the Responding to Grief Workbook Guide together. We are learning more about ourselves and each other and find it to be a healing experience."

TRANSFORMING TO JOY; RESPONDING TO MY SON’S STRUGGLE WITH ADDICTION

by Lisa L. Frechette

Slammed with the overwhelmingly destructive behaviors resulting from her son's struggle with addiction changed Lisa - for the better.

Lisa L. Frechette’s inspirational memoir holds the reader spellbound as her lyrical cadence describes the gradual shift she made from reacting with fear to responding with love to her son and the addictions ruling his life.

Lisa’s story is both practical and healing as well as filled with hope for happiness.

Testimonials for Transforming to Joy

  • Reading Lisa’s story helped me get to know her in a meaningful way but most importantly it gave me invaluable insight into the many ways we navigate deep unspeakable pain. I am honored to know Lisa and inspired by her willingness to share her story.

    - Liz Walker, tv news anchor, minister, humanitarian

  • Transforming to Joy beautifully shows us how to shift negative events in our life to joyous ones. Lisa Frechette’s memoir gently demonstrates that loss need not stunt our growth but can instead become a catalyst for something greater.

    - Dr. Vidisha A. Patel, therapist

  • Transforming to Joy allows us to follow one mother's journey through an emotional family roller coaster and presents clear and helpful practices to ease the path for the rest of us. I highly recommend it for anyone who has an addicted family member.

    - Corey Folsom, author, relationship coach

  • Lisa's book is written and read like poetry which flows beautifully with the interwoven quotes. Lisa, and her son Adam's spirits, float through the sentences. As a recovering alcoholic myself, I found great healing with their story. I could feel the struggles and joys of addiction and recovery.

    - Cynthia C. White, holistic nutrition consultant & addiction counselor

  • I connected with many situations in Transforming to Joy and many others will too. Your faith and strength is inspirational.

    - Donna B, mother of an alcoholic/addict

  • From the moment I started to read Lisa’s incredible book, I was taken with how she expressed the journey of hurt and pain around her son’s addictions. This book is a nurturing force in how to find our own way to cope with the addiction that has taken hold of our loved ones.

    - Bonnie C, fifty year member of Al-Anon

  • For a long time, I let my dad’s struggles with alcoholism and addiction dictate my mood and many aspects of my life. Like Lisa, however, I found a way to tap into my creativity to help me start to figure out how to heal and eventually respond in a mindful and healthy way. Lisa’s book reminds me to dig back into my toolbox, so I can respond and live more joyfully.

    - Lauren Beth Jacobs, attorney, holistic health facilitator

  • In her book, Transforming to Joy, Lisa invites us to stand and to walk with her as she dwells with and moves through all her experience. We learn from her beautifully shared story that loss and grief is truly transformative when we honor its importance in our lives and trust that we will, once again, find joy.

    - Ian Bland, grief counselor

  • For many years I’ve been struggling with my brother’s addiction. It's been painful for our relationship and that of our family. I’m very inspired by Transforming to Joy and look forward to learning more about ways to pursue a healthy relationship with my brother, however that may look.

    - Laura T, sibling of an addict

  • Lisa’s book opened me up and provided inspiration for new ways I could work with my high school students. We all have things in life that challenge us and her story demonstrates that we can cross over and transform them.

    - Patrick Walker, high school teacher