Local author shares her new book, ‘Dear Drew: Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief’
Jalen Fong
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Melissa Hull, a local author, talked about a book signing she’ll be having this week for her new book, “Dear Drew: Creating a Life Bigger Than Grief.”
According to Hull, the book chronicles her life after she lost her son in May of 2000.
“So, it’s been a 25-year journey that I’ve been on, and during that time I’ve had to learn how to live alongside my grief,” Hull shared.
While she said she sought out traditional therapy and religious pastors and spiritual leaders, Hull said there was something missing and “couldn’t find it.”
“So, ‘Dear Drew’ [is a guidebook]. It’s all of my best practices, all of the teachings and the learning that I have. Gone through over this 25-year journey in one book, [it’s] one resource for people so that they can feel supported, they can feel seen, they can feel guided, and then ultimately inspired to create a life that is bigger than the grief they carry.”
Melissa Hull
When asked what the central core message for her readers in how to deal with the initial grief of losing a child, Hull said:
“I believe fully that grief is not a problem that needs to be solved. It is an experience that we need to grow through. I believe that love will always outlast life and and so with that in mind, I wanted to create a book that allowed people to look at grief as more of an opportunity for expansion, for more of the opportunities to hold on and to retain the love. They shared with their loved one even after their loss. So this book is really about how to go about learning to coincide with pain and purpose, love and life. It’s about how to continue on in honor of our loved ones and not leaving them behind, but to still create a life of beauty and fulfillment for ourselves instead of instead of being limited to the pain that we feel from the loss.”
Hull is holding a book signing at Barnes and Noble, located at 819 W. 32nd Street, Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
She also offers free resources on her website, which you can find HERE.