When winter causes loss: Surviving a decade of pain

I struggled with pain and depression for approximately ten years after my mother's death from cervical cancer at age forty-three. I felt anxious, hopeless, and pessimistic, along with guilt, shame, and overall worthlessness. I endured these maladies for almost ten years---until Bethany, Ingrid, Liza, and Pam helped me to overcome them through experiential role modeling and loving kindness.;While all the stories in this book are true, names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of the people involved. In some cases, events have been compressed and occasionally embroidered. Some parts have also been changed to varying degrees, in order to maintain anonymity.;Keywords: Codependency, "Crazymaking," and "Democracy of Loss"...