Books
Excerpt from 'Love Untethered'
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'There is nothing about this particular Saturday to indicate that something is going to happen to transform my life beyond anything I could possibly imagine. Nothing to suggest that, by tomorrow evening, I will be a changed person, having walked through a door to an entirely different life. That door will divide my life into before and after, slamming behind me with breathtaking callousness and ensuring that I can never return to the world I once inhabited. But, for now, I believe this Saturday to be a perfectly ordinary day and I live it without any knowledge of the catastrophic event that will occur at around two o’clock...'
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'Love Untethered' will be published on 25th November 2022
Available to pre-order now on Amazon
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'Supporting Your Grieving Client: A guide for wellness practitioners' due for publication July 2023
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Vanessa is currently planning her third book...
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Praise for 'Love Untethered'
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Theresa Cheung, Sunday Times bestselling author:
'Vanessa May has written a book that can truly help all those who are grieving find deep spiritual meaning, comfort and strength. Highly recommended.'
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Nancy Tucker, author of 'The First Day of Spring', 'The Time in Between' and 'That Was When People Started to Worry':
'Vanessa’s book is unusual in its fusion of heart-breaking honesty and determined, resolute hope. She tells her story plainly, but never gratuitously, in an elegant style that puts the raw emotion of such a great loss centre stage. It is essential reading for the bereaved and those trying to support them. I was - and remain - deeply moved by her strength and courage.'
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Giles Paley-Phillips, author and host of award nominated podcasts:
'Love Untethered is heartfelt and beautifully written.'
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Lucy Lyndhurst, mother of actor Archie Lyndhurst
'Love Untethered is beautiful and I take the greatest comfort from Vanessa's honesty. From the physical side of grief to the emotional side, to the behaviour of friends and the world outside - it all needs to be more out there so that the grief associated with losing a child can be better understood. I think this book will help so many.'
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Elaine Wilkins, NHS Trainer, coaching and mentoring for Health Professionals:
'i believe this is such an important work and should be a core text for counsellors. But most importantly it shares the raw essence of what it is to get through the day as a bereaved parent.'
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'Love Untethered' is available to pre-order now from Amazon
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Supporting Your Grieving Client: A Guide for Wellness Practitioners
July 2023