Goodreads Giveaw
I wanted to thank all of you personally, that entered for the 100 kindle giveaway.
I also wanted to congratulate the 100 kindle giveaway winners. Yaahooo 🙂 I really hope you enjoy the read. I appreciate you all
My Heart Behind Bars: A Mother’s Journey of Grief, Incarceration, Love and Forgiveness My Heart Behind Bars: A Mother’s Journey of Grief, Incarceration, Love and Forgiveness Lorri Britt
I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that has been so supportive in my journey of launching the book. I hope everyone that has ordered a copy enjoys the read. It is hard at times to put yourself out there and leave yourself so exposed. The journey that brought me to writing the book was painful, a pain I hadn’t felt before. I am not sure if it was that I had felt so alone in the grief, the shame attached to it the grief, along with the loss of my day to day life that I had been so use to for the 21 years prior or if this is how everyone feels in moments like these. Had I had someone to share my pain with, someone that had been there or could relate, in my mind the journey may not have been so lonely. Hence the writing of the book.
I really hope in lands in hands that can utilize the information, to help someone or to have it help someone help someone. lol isn’t that a mouthful. Some very wonderful things are happening with the book being launched, having giveaways and being interviewed for pod casts. I have been connecting with more people that have been wounded and standing in the judgement of others. Feeling lost and alone. The two people that I have already had pre interview with and will be on their pod cast are Podcast | Prison: The Hidden Sentence (prisonthehiddensentence.com), as well as Welcome! | Mental Health Mamas and there podcast is Podcast | Mental Health Mamas. With both interviews I could have talked and talked and talked with these ladies. It was like for the first time I didn’t have to explain my language, emotions or disposition. It was ok that something fired me up, they understood the passion when the topic hit a cord. They didn’t think I was angry, overactive or somewhat crazy. The 100 percent understood it, it wasn’t the exact same as there journey however the end result seem to have the same effect.
I was asked if I would like to facilitate some meeting in the states, via zoom. What an honor. I do shift work so I will have to look at the most convenient day that wont interfere with work schedule. The site that I will be helping facilitate is Prison Families Alliance – The Heart of the Prison Family. This site is for anyone, you do not have to live in the states to join in on the meetings. I haven’t attended one yet, however, i will be and will let you know how it goes and what day I can sort with them to help out. Another gift my boys gave me, giving back to those that might be struggling. These ones have to do with broken hearts from loved ones going into the system. However, I give back lots and as often as I can. Mental health and addiction, peeps dealing with shame, family dysfunction, soo many things. If i see something that triggers me I will always try my best to contribute.
The boys going to prison was painful and destroyed my day to day life, I walked around completely broken for many years. I am not saying I am all healed or anything like that. Though I can tell you I came through it a better human.