Readings on Grief and Loss from Women Who Sail. Books buoy us. They lift us up, give us direction, and teach us where to go and how to get there. This list was curated by Janna Cawrse Esarey.
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In this modified excerpt from her new book Plunge, Liesbet captures the shock and heartbreak of sudden loss of a pet and how love transcends species.
Read MoreFor the first time on this sailing adventure, we wish we lived in a house. We push away the thought of leaving her behind. This can’t happen to our girl.
Wendy shares what it was like to come home to Seattle after a seven year, 34,000 mile voyage of the Pacific. She beautifully illustrates how life transitions and changes can shake us up, spiral us down, and teach us how to float through uncertainty.
Read MoreIt was a dark time for me. Landlocked, I felt trapped. I spent long days in despair, sometimes barely able to get out of bed.
Roxanne gives us a taste of her journey of self empowerment and her exploration of the unknown as she hitchhiked across the Pacific from California to New Zealand. She also explores the toll that has taken with loving her family from a distance, especially in a pandemic.
Read MoreBut I didn’t know that this separation turns the family song volume down. Our rhythm becomes fainter even as awareness of my own heart beat grows.
Many know Cidnie as one of the original moderators and leaders of Women Who Sail. In this piece she shares about what she has learned from the loss of her daughter, Kitty, and what she has to offer from her “master class in grief.”
Read MoreI have never heard a more true statement than, "grief is the price of love.” We do not mourn what we have not loved, deeply and intensely.