{"id":10776326406454,"title":"Flying in the Face of Grief | The Ever Being of Life | ANNWYN","handle":"flying-in-the-face-of-grief-book-annwyn","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFlying in the Face of Grief – The Ever Being of Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e ANNWYN \u003cem\u003e(Author)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen seventeen-year-old Tim dies in a car crash at the turn of the millennium, well-meaning friends tell Annette that a parent, especially a mother, never recovers from losing a child. And yet she not only survives — she thrives, flying higher because of grief. Refusing to be defined by long-held beliefs, she uncovers \u003cstrong\u003etransformational gifts\u003c\/strong\u003e arising from a rite of passage humanity has long regarded as simply crippling loss. It's not all plain sailing, especially while living aboard a yacht and dismantling who she thought she was — but she was never alone. Offering wisdom from beyond the veil, Tim reveals how death is not the end of our loved ones, and that life continues in the spirit realm as the ever being of life. Tucking his mother under his wing, he guides her to release the beliefs of her conditioned mindset and delight in a new relationship that extends beyond worlds, time, and space. 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Since the sudden death of her teenage son Tim in 2000, she has drawn on more than two decades of tutelage under ascended masters to weave ancient, practical wisdom into everyday life. Tim, now known to her as Katoosh, remains one of her main teachers, guiding her from the realms of Spirit. ANNWYN holds workshops and webinars and offers one-to-one sessions for those navigating significant change, and is a contributing author to the international bestseller \u003cem\u003ePortals\u003c\/em\u003e by Freddy Silva. 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