How to Choose Joy, a Self-Help Guidebook

To manage my own losses and experiences, choosing joy was not just a choice, but an action. I felt that by writing them here as a guide, you too could navigate your way to choosing joy - whatever that looks like for you. Please join me on this journey, this growing movement of Choosing Joy, by acquiring your own copy today! 

How do you "Choose Joy" in the midst of heartbreak and loss?

Grief is one of the most difficult of human emotions. There are so many things we grieve: such as loss of a loved one, divorce, job loss, finances, etc... No matter the reason for grief, it can be scary and unforgiving to our mind and heart. We have a tendency to want to put things that hurt deeply in a box in a safe place in order to avoid the pain that accompanies our loss.

After the loss of my two eldest children, even just the involuntary act of breathing took effort. Not knowing how to continue without them consumed me. The ‘seven stages of grief’ that professional counselors advise us of in order to better deal with our loss are very real.

I wanted to skip right to the seventh, which is acceptance and hope. My mind was numb, my heart broken and my body was in agony; a physical pain like none I’d experienced before. I begged God to just turn back time and give my children to me. I needed them to continue living…  And of course, this was impossible, and I kept on living or rather, surviving.

It has been twenty years since the accident that took them.

People have always told me how strong I am and are amazed at how happy my life is. What is the secret? How is it even possible after such an unimaginable loss? It is simple really, I choose joy! I practice and cultivate joy everyday. Simple? Yes simple, but not easy. It does not come overnight, and it takes time, effort, and courage.

But it is possible! In the pages of this book you will learn my story and how I found my joy, and began to live my life, my very best life!

Join me in my discovery, and you will understand and learn how you too can not only survive, but live your life with joy.

Always Choosing Joy,

Drea