Healing Shattered Hearts
Life After Loss
Overcoming Grief Depression and Anxiety
Life After Loss is a transformative guide for anyone suffering from grief, depression, or anxiety. Written by Jean Atkinson, who survived unimaginable loss—including her daughter's suicide—this book is a beacon of hope.
Faris Jean shares her deeply personal journey through pain, offering powerful insights on how to transform suffering into strength, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose. Packed with practical tools, emotional healing strategies, and compassionate wisdom, this book helps readers rebuild their lives, find peace, and embrace joy again. If you're ready to heal and thrive, Healing Shattered Hearts is your roadmap to recovery.
A Journey of Survival and Hope
Faris Jean, a mother who endured the unimaginable loss of her daughter Jessie Jean, takes readers on a deeply personal and transformative journey through grief, healing, and renewal. Combining her lived experience with professional expertise as a former highly intuitive Registered Nurse, Emergency Medical Technician, and grief counseling mentor, Faris brings profound insight and compassion to her writing.
Healing Shattered Hearts: Life After Loss builds on the foundation of her first acclaimed book, Blooms and Butterflies: Life After Loss, a work credited with saving lives and inspiring thousands.
Written from the Heart
Healing Shattered Hearts Life After Loss Overcoming Grief Depression and Anxiety was originally Blooms and Butterflies which originally began as a private journal—a raw and heartfelt way for Faris to process her pain after losing her daughter Jessie Jean. Initially written for herself, her words struck a chord with those around her, leading to encouragement to share her story with the world.
Faris’s hope was simple: that her book might help even a few others feel less alone in their struggles and ensure Jessie’s legacy would be one of hope and healing.
What followed was extraordinary. Blooms And Butterflies Life After Loss went on to sell over 10,000 copies primarily through word of mouth and became a lifeline for thousands. It touched hearts, saved lives, and inspired resilience in countless readers, proving that even in the depths of loss, healing and renewal are possible.
A Lifeline for Mental Health and Loss
Beyond her personal story, Faris Jean has dedicated over 20 years as Communications Coordinator at the Suicide Prevention Resource Centre (SPRC). Her work included traveling to schools, businesses, and communities, delivering impactful presentations to students, teachers, and the public.
Faris’s words and presence have helped thousands of individuals understand mental health, navigate grief, and find hope in seemingly hopeless circumstances. Her unwavering dedication to mental health advocacy makes her a guiding light for those grappling with anxiety, depression, and loss, as well as for those supporting loved ones through these challenges.
An Expanded Vision: Healing Shattered Hearts
In this updated and expanded edition, Faris delves deeper into the complexities of grief, depression, and anxiety. Through heartfelt narratives, expert insights, and actionable strategies, Healing Shattered Hearts equips readers with tools for survival, resilience, and healing. This book offers:
Practical Strategies for coping with the pain of loss and rebuilding a meaningful life.
Expert Guidance on navigating mental health challenges with compassion and understanding.
Personal Stories that reflect Faris’s journey and the triumphs of others she has inspired.
Testimonials of Impact from readers, public figures, and community leaders whose lives have been forever changed by her work.
Testimonials That Speak Volumes
Faris’s influence extends far beyond the written word, earning accolades from leaders in education, media, and sports, including a Minister of Education, a CBC reporter, and a Hall of Fame NHL player. These testimonials stand as a testament to her ability to connect with diverse audiences and inspire positive change in the face of adversity.
Faris Jean Is an Author and Public Speaker
She speaks to thousands each year in every walk of life.Her down to earth, approachable and engaging style helps people connect with her whether they are professionals or recovering addicts, school students, a group within a marginalized population or a group of seniors in a rural community. She has spoken at worksites, in classrooms, in conference halls and auditoriums to hundreds, and to a handful of people around a boardroom table.
Here is a small sample of comments she has received after presenting on depression and suicide.
Testimonials
“I now have a better understanding on how to reach out to others and things I can do in my life during stressful /depressing times.”
– High School Teacher
“Although I have had a lot of personal experiences with these issues, you put it in a wonderful and easy to explain way.”
– Nursing Student
“This is the best workshop I’ve been in here at (agency). Please come back, I want to learn more.”
– Business professional
“I have learned to give the person suffering more time instead of rushing them into help. The biggest thing that can help is love and care. This presentation is great, please keep it up, you’re truly making a difference and I admire your strength. Thank you!”
– Nursing Student
“I learned that something as simple as asking if they are ok or if they are thinking of suicide can save a life. I will make myself more available to people that I see the signs in. Awesome (presentation), thank you for sharing your experiences, it really opened my eyes.”
– Emergency Medical Response Student
“Don’t be scared to ask for help. I’ve already had 2 suicide attempts so this brought me back to a bad place, but the awareness is important and always beneficial, so thank you.”
– Recovering addict
Faris Jean brings her experience to YOU in “DEPRESSION? YOU GOT THIS.”
A Voice of Compassion and Strength
Faris Jean’s unique combination of personal experience and professional expertise makes her an unparalleled voice in the field of grief and mental health. She understands the pain and trauma of profound loss because she has lived it. Her words resonate deeply, offering hope and practical tools for healing to those who feel lost and alone.
Her compassion and strength serve as a beacon of light for others, guiding them toward renewal.
A Beacon of Hope
Healing Shattered Hearts: Life After Loss is more than just a book—it is a lifeline. It is a testament to the transformative power of resilience and a guiding light for those navigating the darkness of grief, depression, and anxiety. Whether you are mourning the loss of a loved one, struggling with your own mental health challenges, or seeking hope for yourself or others, this book offers the tools, inspiration, and support you need to heal and thrive.
A Powerful Closing Message
Through the cracks of our shattered hearts, light can still shine. Faris Jean’s story reminds us that even in the deepest pain, there is hope. With love, courage, and resilience, we can heal ourselves and, in doing so, help to heal the world around us.
Let this book be your companion on the journey to rediscovering joy, strength, and purpose.
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