One Foot in Front of the Other: Grief After Life-Changing Loss

Losing the person central to your daily life and future plans feels like your whole world blowing up, like you’ll never be happy again.

When Judy Heminsley’s partner died unexpectedly she was overwhelmed by frightening thoughts and emotions, and worried that she was doing it all wrong, being self-indulgent, or losing her mind.

One Foot in Front of the Other is the book she wishes she’d had back then – an honest account of what happens behind closed doors after life-changing loss including:

• the intense and conflicting emotions of grief. Not only sorrow, but rage, jealousy, fear and others
• the heaviness of death admin and sorting of personal possessions, the shock of other losses following a death - relationship breakdowns, financial insecurity, loss of sense of self
• the surprises of grief - why you don’t need to ‘let go and move on’, how your relationship with your person can continue, and much more

Essential, reassuring reading if you’re struggling with profound loss or supporting a bereaved loved one.