I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

by Brook Noel, Pamela D Blair PH.D.

A companion workbook to the bereavement classic.

Genres: Grief, Psychology, Nonfiction

188 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2003

About the author

Brook Noel is the author of nineteen books, specializing in grief and bereavement and life management and balance for today’s busy woman.

Noel is known for going “beyond the book” by creating a whole experience to interact and support her readers through online and in-person events, Q&A chats, message boards, and communities. She maintains two regular columns, The Daily Rush and Good Morning, and a free weekly e-zine, The Challenge Weekly with a combined readership of over 70,000.

Her greatest passion is the Make Today Matter Life System Online which is the basis for The Change Your Life Challenge. “I feel like everything I have done or experienced in life has culminated in this program and book. The program isn’t just about family time, or menu planning, or procrastination, or organizing-it is about every major area of a woman’s life.”

Noel was recognized in 2003 as one of the Top 40 Business People Under the Age of 40 by the Business Journal. She is a spokesperson for the Home Business Association and was featured in their top entrepreneur issue and also a a spokesperson for the Whirlpool Corporation specializing in the time crunch of busy moms.

Noel has conducted workshops for and/or appeared on/in:CNN Headline News, ABC World News, FOX Friends, Woman’s World, Our Children (National PTA Magazine), Los Angeles Times, Cedars-Sinai Medical Systems, Parent’s Journal, Booklist, Foreword, Independent Publisher, University of Washington, UW-Milwaukee, University of Michigan, Single Parents Association, AM Northwest, Town & Country, New York Post, “Ask Heloise,” Bloomberg Radio-and hundreds of other publication, shows, and stations.

Brook lives in Wisconsin with her husband, their thirteen-year-old daughter, a golden retriever and a Puggle named Roxie.

Brook has been inspired by her life’s experiences and the people around her. She strives to help others through her creative expression. She is passionate and her vocation is also her avocation.

Brook is also a life coach and dedicates a part of her time, each week, to working with women in one on one coaching sessions.

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Reviews

[Andrea]

I lost my husband 2 years and four months ago and unfortunately I have yet to find a book on grief that has been monumental in helping me. But still I did find some interesting information and this workbook pretty much covers all types of losses. For me, this book seemed (as most grief books do) to be geared toward those who have just lost someone, so some of the material really wasn't relevant to me.

[Yoursexylibrarian]

I didn't find the companion workbook to be helpful after reading the book. The workbook is ver batum repetition.

If you are a reader, read the book. If you need a more creative outlet, use the workbook.

[Vikki]

This book is very helpful for anyone experiencing sudden death of a loved one. Highly recommend reading...and re-reading, as needed.

[Heather Axtell Slone]

This book helped me alot. I think I'm starting to heal I wasn't ready before.

[Katherine Brock]

Very helpful with grief

[Brooke Davis]

Helpful for folks dealing with grief, especially around holidays and anniversaries.

[Patti]

i guess i read this book because my brother was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. The author of the book had lost her brother due to an accident. I could relate to how difficult it is to lose a sibling. Losing my parents was hard, but a sibling is the only one who shared the same childhood experiences.

[L.A. Jacob]

Would have been better if I did this right after my husband died. Seems dated now.

[Sue]

Recommended by friend Crystal whose mother passed away last year.

[Christine Boswell]

This book was the first one that my daughter sent me after my Husband's passing. It made sense, it helped me and it eased my soul. It is definitely a book that will help others now and in the future coping with grief. Thank you for writing it.