Living with a Grieving Heart

“Marianne Bette has suffered several very significant losses during her life. In her book, Living with a Grieving Heart, Marianne shares her experiences and insights regarding the painful grieving process. She writes about her own, often debilitating, reactions to loss in a very honest and candid manner, offering suggestions for working through these difficult times. Through her stories, the reader will come to realize that many of the emotions the bereaved experiences, including deep despair and cognitive changes, are natural and normal. While grieving is very difficult and painful, Marianne shows the bereaved that they can grow from the experience of loss, incorporating the loss into their future, and finding positive ways to put together a life that may be different, but meaningful.”
— Carol Flament, MS, Death, Dying and Bereavement Educator and Bereavement Support Group Facilitator

“As a doctor who treats chronic pain patients, I have had the rare opportunity to witness the transformation of suffering into joyful triumph—an evolution that eludes many. I deeply admire those who can convert adversity into a positive force. For those who are heartbroken and need help, Dr. Marianne Bette provides a prescription for transformation. In Living with a Grieving Heart, she allows us to glimpse her own grief as illustrated in a series of honest, powerful and sometimes raw anecdotes. She inspires us to embrace the complexities of grief and use the transformative power of anguish to deepen relationships and generate new enthusiasm for life. Marianne possesses a level of wisdom that could only have been earned by enduring incredible heartache. She inspires her readers with her extraordinary insight and gift of resilience. Marianne’s message is clear. The Paradox of Life always hides blessings in our hardships.”
— Jim Prado, DC, Chiropractic Physician

“In her latest book, Marianne Bette again offers us important insights for living and an intimate portrait of pivotal moments in her life journey. The stories are offset by words of wisdom, encouragement and perspective in dealing with grief born of loss. Marianne’s book deals with the loss of a loved one. What happens when that loved one is yourself? Many people who suffer a brain injury experience the grief of losing the life they knew and the future they anticipated. They and their families will find comfort and guidance in these pages as they forge ahead in their life journeys. Grief is universal; only the details vary.”
— Kathleen M. Lord, MS, Speech-Language Pathologist

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