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The First Year

a daily companion for the year you weren't supposed to have

From Day 1

"What did you almost call him about today? Write it down here. He wouldn't have answered, but you almost did anyway, and that's worth knowing."

What's inside

A page for each day of the first year. Gentle, open-ended prompts that meet you where you are. Space to write a sentence, or a page, or nothing at all.

A weekly check-in. Anniversaries and holidays named ahead of time, so they don't surprise you. Ordinary Wednesdays given as much room as the marked days.

Built to sit on your nightstand. Quiet enough to ignore. Patient enough to wait.

What this book isn't

Not therapy

A companion, not a clinician. It doesn't diagnose or fix.

Not religious

Open to any faith, or none. The prompts ask, they don't preach.

Not stages

The year you're living, not a map. There's no schedule for grief.

Margaret Hale
About the author
Margaret Hale

When my mother was widowed, I didn't know how to be useful to her. I write the journals I wished I'd had to offer her. More about Margaret.

Take it one ordinary day at a time.

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