My Mirror, My Mother:: A Reflection on Grief, Growth, and Grace

by LaQuesha Briscoe, Le'terrica Gibbs (Editor)

When grief cracked her world wide open, LaQuesha Dowell-Briscoe found herself navigating uncharted terrain—motherhood without her mother, strength borrowed from unexpected places, and the relentless ache of absence. My My Mother is a memoir stitched with honesty, vulnerability, and love—a testament to survival when the unimaginable becomes your everyday.

Through deeply personal chapters, LaQuesha reflects on life before and after her mother’s passing, the weight of carrying her family while learning to carry herself, and the stubborn resilience that grief demands. With moments of laughter, raw truth, and glimpses of hope, she shares what it means to break apart and slowly rebuild, even when the pieces don’t fit back together the same.

This is not a book about “getting over” loss. It is about learning to live alongside it, to honor the pain while making room for joy, and to recognize that love never dies—it simply transforms.

For anyone who has loved deeply and lost profoundly, this memoir is both a companion and a you are not alone in your storm, and there is light to be found, even in the heaviest of nights.

171 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 9, 2025

Reviews

[Aysia Stephens · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely memoir!

Grief is the topic and how to navigate life following grief, giving yourself grace and permission to have up and down days.

A lot of personal extracts like letters and diary entries- I loved that feature.

Insightful / educational, informing the reader about about Sickle cell disease.

Worth a read.