Publication Date: April 28, 2024
And She Was Never the Same Again is about you. It is about your family and your friends, everyone you’ve ever met, and all the strangers you have yet to meet.
It takes you on a journey of gains and losses that stretch generations, cultures, identities, and decades of time. It awakens you to the inevitable and makes you look at things most people want to avoid seeing. It explores near-death experiences; medical, individual, and intergenerational trauma; the stigmatized death of a partner; perfectionism; athletics; first loves; and the gaping holes that become permanent fixtures within us when those we love the most die.
You will feel, you will learn, you will grown, and you will never be the same again.
Delving into a raw reflection of relationships requires courage, especially when trying to make sense of our lives.
Through a collection of narratives, psychologist/author Natasha Pryde Trujillo explores the losses that affected her perceptions the most. She packages them in a thought-provoking book titled, And She Was Never the Same Again.
The book also comes with a discussion guide that helps readers through the deep emotional themes introduced such as illness, death, uncertainty, etc. Using examples from her own life, reinforced by interviews with family members, the author shows how trauma, grief and loss can alter those involved.
The ultimate goal of sharing these experiences is to encourage people to embrace the messiness of the human condition. This isn’t a “how to” book or an academic textbook. Instead, it demonstrates how we learn to adapt in spite of those difficult circumstances.
And She Was Never the Same Again offers valuable insight into the author’s relationships involving situations that changed those involved.
Dr. Trujillo is a counseling and sport psychologist, consultant, educator, author, and human. Labels don’t make her better or worse-equipped to deal with inevitable grief throughout life. She’s passionate about the power of storytelling and wanted to illustrate nuanced ways we cope with grief. Like you, she’s had losses and decided risking vulnerability may encourage others to redefine relationships with loss to live more holistic and intentional lives. She hopes this limited collection of stories can build the realization that there’s no “right” way to grieve.
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Thank you so much for taking the time tonread my book and share your thoughts about it with the world. It is much appreciated, thanks for the support!
Natasha Trujillo, Ph.D.