“Part memoir, part roadmap, Reimagining Grief is a deeply personal yet practical guide for anyone navigating the aftermath of devastating loss. Kate doesn’t offer easy answers— she gives us something far more valuable: her own story, and proof that a life can be rebuilt, not in spite of sorrow, but through it.”
— Belle Burden, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
“Reimagining Grief is the book so many of us have needed and never had—a hopeful, tender guide through unimaginable loss. My dear friend Kate Doerge honors her daughter and her grief with a powerful reminder: it’s not your lifespan that matters, it’s your wingspan. ”
— Norah O’Donnell, CBS News
“Kate Doerge has written the book so many of us desperately need but never knew existed. In Reimagining Grief, she doesn’t ask you to simply endure your pain, she shows you how to move through it with intention, connection, and even moments of joy. As someone who has spent years helping people process difficult emotions, I can tell you: this is a rare and profound gift. Kate’s five actions give grieving hearts something the traditional model never did: agency. This book is a lifeline.”
— Nick Ortner, New York Times best-selling author and co-owner of The Tapping Solution
“In Reimaging Grief, Kate Doerge guides the reader onto a new path through grief, using the inspiration she found in her own grief journey as a model. This is the book she wishes she had had; it is one she has written as a gift to us all. It teaches that we are never alone on our journey, and that the path of grief, while painful, is also filled with love and connection. For anyone walking on a path of grief they never wanted to be on, this book is full of hope and light.”
— Laura Lynne Jackson, New York Times best-selling author of Signs, Guided, and The Light Between Us
“With a devastating level of intimacy, Kate Doerge recounts how personal tragedy transformed into action, growth, and joy. A unique literary marriage of memoir and battle plan, Reimagining Grief is the urgent announcement of a new emotional movement.”
— Lea Carpenter, New York Times best-selling author, Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law
“Every one of us will face grief, but how we move through it shapes everything that comes after. Reimagining Grief is a rare guide—clear, compassionate, and exceptionally useful and healing. Kate Doerge’s book shows how loss can be met with strength, connection, and even growth. A needed companion for all of us learning to live forward after loss.”
— David Magee, best-selling author of Dear William
“Kate Doerge has written a master class on a new way to mourn; her book on grief is inspiring and joyful. You will be talking about Reimagining Grief at your next dinner party.”
— Karen Duffy, New York Times best-selling author, actress, chaplain, and pain patient advocate
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