My Spouse Passed Away: What Do I Do? (e-book) FREE PREVIEW
My Spouse Passed Away: What Do I Do? (e-book) FREE PREVIEW
NOTE: This is the FREE PREVIEW version.
"My Spouse Passed Away… What Do I Do?" is a gentle companion for the earliest, hardest seasons of losing a husband or wife. Written by Alex Berrios Sr. — drawing on three years of caregiving for his wife, Kelly, and six years of his own grief since her passing on June 6, 2020 — this book offers something rare: honesty from someone who has actually walked the path, without false promises about how quickly it should end.
Built around The Balance Path™, a four-phase framework of Relax, Restore, Rebuild, and Rise, this book treats grief the way it actually behaves — not as a straight line to "get over," but as a spiral you move through, circle back on, and pass again at a deeper level. A short self-assessment at the front helps you find where you are today, and you're invited to retake it as often as your grief changes, because it will.
What's Inside?
- A personal letter from the author, grounded in his own caregiving and grief story
- The Spiral Assessment — a short, 7-question self-check (not a diagnosis) that points you to the phase that matches where you are right now
- Four in-depth phase chapters — Relax, Restore, Rebuild, Rise — each with real lived-experience stories, gentle practices, and honest reflection prompts
- A "Gentle Checkpoint" at the end of every phase, inviting you to retake the assessment whenever that phase starts to feel complete
- Guidance for the moments grief unexpectedly pulls you backward — reframed as a deeper pass, not a setback
- A closing chapter and safety resources, including when and how to reach out for additional support
Who's It For?
This book is for anyone grieving the loss of a spouse — whether the loss happened days ago or years ago and the grief has simply changed shape. It will especially resonate if you:
- Were also your spouse's caregiver, and are carrying both caregiving exhaustion and grief at once
- Have been told, directly or indirectly, that you should be "further along" by now
- Feel like your grief comes in unpredictable waves rather than tidy stages
- Want honest companionship rather than clinical distance or forced positivity
- Are looking for a framework to return to again and again, not a one-time read
A note on care: This book offers comfort, reflection, and general education. It is not medical or psychological advice and does not replace care from a licensed professional. If your grief brings thoughts of harming yourself, please treat that as its own emergency — in the U.S. and Canada, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You deserve support, and it is there.
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