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Jody’s Garden: A Book on Grief and Gardening

Jody’s Garden is a book about using the power of nature to heal your grief. A portion of each book sale will be donated to cancer research.

grief and gardening

Book Summary:

“Grief is a changing of seasons in our own garden.”

Gardens are a space for healing. With the cycle of life and death so close at hand, we have an opportunity to learn many lessons. In the garden, we can see the interconnectedness of our own life. We learn how the soil, once seen as nothing but dirt, reveals that it is teeming with life. Plants remind us the importance of self-care as we must give them just enough, but not too much, water and be on the lookout for toxins and insects that might cause harm. The beauty of flowers that only bloom once or twice a year teach us patience. When plants die we can better understand that nothing is permanent and remember to live in the present.

In this book you will find meditations, journal prompts, poetry and coloring pages. I hope you will also find a sense of peace and balance in your grief.

The book is available as a paperback and e-book on the following websites:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075FLW47B  -Get the e-book FREE until September 27th!

Paperback available on Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jodys-garden-leah-oviedo/1127010867

E-book available on PayHip: https://payhip.com/b/dpzc

(Not on Amazon, but you recently lost a loved one? Contact me for a free PDF of this book.)

Giving Back!

This book was inspired by my mother’s battle with cancer. She fought long and hard to heal herself, but ultimately was unable to heal completely. In honor of her, I will donate one dollar ($1) from each book sale to the following cancer research organizations:

Breast Cancer Research Foundation: https://www.bcrf.org/

Prevent Cancer Foundation: http://preventcancer.org/

Resources

Find a grief support group in your area: https://grief.com/grief-support-group-directory/

Learn more about how we can eradicate cancer-causing toxins and pollution with these resources:

http://www.safecosmetics.org/

https://earthjustice.org/healthy-communities/toxic-chemicals

http://saferchemicals.org/

Peace and hugs, Leah 🙂

2 thoughts on “Jody’s Garden: A Book on Grief and Gardening”

  1. Reblogged this on The Treasure Trove and commented:
    “Gardens are a space for healing. With the cycle of life and death so close at hand, we have an opportunity to learn many lessons. In the garden, we can see the interconnectedness of our own life”

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