Reviews and Testimonials
This is my first book. Before its publication, I asked some experienced editors, award-winning authors, and highly qualified psychotherapists to read and evaluate the manuscript. While I had hoped they would approve of what I had written, their response was more than I expected or could have imagined. They unanimously praised the subject matter and my writing, and offered to provide the testimonials that appear on the cover of the book.
Following publication in the Spring of 2011, customer reviews started to trickle in. To my deep gratification, they were strongly positive. The full texts with credits can be found at Amazon.com under Customer Reviews and on the front and back covers of the book, which can be seen by clicking on "Click to Look Inside."
A few excerpts appear below:
"Someone to Talk To: Finding Peace, Purpose, and Joy After Tragedy and Loss . . . an inspirational memoir from Samantha M. White . . . is touching and poignant reading, very much recommended for those who have lost what they hold dear." Midwest Book Review
"Someone to Talk To will change your world. I was enthralled and did not want it to end." Carole Eilenberg, Psychotherapist, editor, Women in Motion Magazine.
"An easy-to-follow recipe we all can use to effectively heal our pain." Ruth Fishel, Author of Change Almost Anything in 21 Days and Time for Joy.
"This is a powerful personal story to share with anyone suffering from deep loss and grief. When someone is ready to learn, heal and change, the teacher will appear. Samantha is that very kind teacher who leads by example showing us that life is worth living when we deal with our pain, find the support we need, believe in the impossible and persevere." Lauren, Cape Cod.
"In journeying with Samantha through the worst kinds of pain, sorrow from grief and loss, it is possible to enter into the story and come out at the other end knowing that healing is possible. The steps for healing are also quite clearly laid out and are broadly written so that anyone can find meaning possible in them. I highly recommend this as a good book for anyone who has experienced loss and is grieving...or for therapists to recommend." Rev. Susan Flemr
"This is true life. Samantha White's telling of her awful loss and her life thereafter is an intriguing tale of tragedy and recovery, of finding personal strength under very trying circumstances . . . a fine and appropriate gift for anyone who has found themselves blindsided by fate." John Michael
" . . . for men and women . . . an odyssey of a person's life from tragedy through her discovering of ways to survive, then accept and finally overcome traumas and find true peace and happiness. A must read . . . " Bob
"I marvel at the author's courage as she took me with her into her deepest feelings, but lifted herself up, along with me, out of her pain to a beautiful path to spirituality. . . beautifully written and touching. I highly recommend it." Martie Dumas, Psychotherapist and author.
"Samantha . . . guides you to understand your own grief through her own experience. . . helps you along at your own pace, on your own terms. . . I highly recommend this to anyone." JoAngela
