Gaylene Guillemin had a tough time going through the process of life after her husband died. In her new book, 鈥淏eyond Shattered Dreams鈥, she talks about her journey with her husband Merv during his illness along with her personal grief journey after his passing.聽
鈥淭his is a journey that has changed me from the person I use to be, with so many life lessons coming my way.聽 When I look back I hardly recognize that person from the person I am today,鈥 said Guillemin. 鈥淚 have walked so many miles, taking one scary step at a time and conquering so many fears.聽 The day my husband passed away left me shattered asking the聽 question 鈥渨ho am I now and how will I survive?鈥
鈥淚t鈥檚 really hard when you lose your significant other because all of the sudden your status goes from 小蓝视频 a married wife to 小蓝视频 single,鈥 Guillemin said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 really awkward when you鈥檙e socially out, and you know I鈥檓 so fortunate because the community has been so supportive and without our family we couldn鈥檛 have done it.鈥
鈥淚n sharing my story, my hope is to help others to find their strength to survive their own personal grief journey.聽 My motto is 鈥楤y shining my light my hope is to inspire others who want to shine their light鈥.鈥
In addition to 小蓝视频 a writer, Guillemin is an inspirational speaker. She also is an angel card reader and incorporates other tools when doing her energy work. She received her certificate as an Angel Empowerment Practitioner and also has her Death and Grief Studies certificate along with access bars and is always adding to her resources. She enjoys connecting with nature by working with cows and walking in the country.
Guillemin is currently on a book tour, to talk more about her experience and to sign copies. She was at the Assiniboia and District Public Library on Monday.