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A Life Reimagined
- My Journey of Hope in the Midst of Loss
- Narrated by: Jill Halfpenny
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
This audiobook is beautifully read by the author, Jill Halfpenny, and includes an exclusive powerful and heartwarming conversation between Jill and her niece, Chelsea.
I made myself a promise very early on that I was going to walk straight through the centre of my grief. No shortcuts and definitely no avoidance. I needed to do what I had not been able to with Dad. I wanted to feel it all.
When Jill was four, her father died. He went to play his weekly game of five-a-side football, had a heart attack and never came home. In 2017, in cruelly similar circumstances, Jill’s partner Matt went to a gym class, suffered a cardiac arrest and never came home.
These two tragic events frame Jill’s story in Life Reimagined as she explores how she dealt with profound grief as a child and teenager and then to her later in life as a partner and mother. When Matt died, Jill committed to processing her grief in ways she hadn’t attempted before: she had to rebuild her father, recreate that grief and lose him all over again. She explored the physiology of grief, attended grief retreats, read every book out there and underwent extensive therapy.
But Jill knows that not everyone has the time, money or inclination to do the same, so, above all, A Life Reimagined is Jill's space to share what she has discovered and learnt – both about herself and about how we view grief as a society – in the hope that she can help readers feel like they can start to put one foot in front of the other. From trauma can come massive growth and, in this intimate and deeply personal book, Jill talks to you like a best friend, with her characteristic warmth, empathy and compassion, guiding you to find your own way through grief and start to feel hopeful about life again.
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- Claire
- 07-07-24
It’s a real story about grief and how to live with it.
The book is very personal but universal in talking about the ongoing and changing facets of grief. Initially it seemed as if it would be Jill’s autobiography, but her anecdotes, memories and thoughts about losing loved ones told tenderly and with great self-compassion and love, were at once painful, thought provoking and perhaps hopeful.
With love and hope for the author, a fellow travellers on grief’s journey.
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- Roger Rambles
- 18-07-24
Gentle and hopeful
This is beautifully written in a kind, gentle and hopeful way. I wish this had been available 24 years ago for me. Thank you Jill this is going to give comfort to so many people in grief.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-07-24
From the heart
softly written and spoken with openness and honesty and very relatable and helpful. Some original ideas to consider and try. thank you.
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- Kate
- 10-07-24
Incredible book for grievers
Beautifully written and explained. Thank you for sharing your story Jill. Having lost my brother and my dad, so much of what she says makes sense.
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- Mutley_20
- 25-06-24
Honest, compelling and beautifully written
Love love love this book. I've always loved Jill Halfpenny having grown up in the north and watched her career blossom from watching Biker Grove as a kid after school to the many amazing dramas she has been involved in since. This honest account of how she walked through her grief and trauma was beautifully written. Whilst I relate through other forms of grief, the lessons learnt are interchangeable. The book was bursting with truth, sadness, hope and everything in between. Better still the audio book being read by Jill herself makes it even more special and real.. I would highly recommend this book, it's message is relevant to every one of us as we make our way through life's many challenges. Five stars 🌟
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- lynn Munro
- 01-07-24
A gift I did not know I needed to recieve.
Without doubt one of the most validating, heart opening and encouraging books I've ever listened to. Truly thankful to you Jill.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-07-24
Grief at its rawest, and facing the ultimate outcome
Feeling of complete honesty thru out all the trials and tribulations of the saddest of journies
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- Pete R.
- 05-07-24
Awful book
Worst and most depressing book I have ever read. Relentless grief all the way through.
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- LT
- 03-07-24
miserable
the most depressing book I've ever listened to! love Jill as a fellow geordie girl but omg....
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