Advice you can take to hear, I sure did!

Lessons on Finding the Love of Your NEW Life from Award-winning Author Carole Brody Fleet

Carole Brody Fleet, author of Happily Even After: Getting Through (and Beyond) the Grief of Widowhood, counsels people of all ages and backgrounds with her wisdom and experience.

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Happily Even After: Getting Through (and Beyond) The Grief of Widowhood

(PRWEB) August 01, 2013

When Carole Brody Fleet lost her husband at age forty, there were no resources that spoke directly to her needs as a young widow. The books she turned to spoke only about grief, but Carole knew that focusing on grief was going to keep her in a place of sorrow. Twelve years later, she is the Founder and CEO of Widows Wear Stilettos, Inc., a non-profit organization and website founded in 2006 and devoted to service. Carole’s brand is a recognized imprimatur of quality and trust among grief counselors, therapists and widows themselves.

Carole presents her sage advice in her column on Huffington Post, one of the most widely read on the whole website. In her most recent article, "Finding The Love Of Your NEW Life: You Can Do It If You Choose It," she discusses finding love after loss and how to decide when the right time to start dating again is.

"Whether you are widowed or divorced, you can find love again. You can enjoy the companionship of another once again; even if you choose to remain unmarried. You can love again. You can do away with the excuses and the negativity; whether it is coming from those who surround you or from within yourself. Rather than simply accept the circumstances that have been handed to you—whatever those circumstances may be—you actually can control, design and live the life you choose to live."
—Carole Brody Fleet

Carole will be interviewed on "Real Life with Lisa Jesswein" on August 29th, so tune in to hear more life-improving advice.

Happily Even After
A Guide to Getting Through (and Beyond) the Grief of Widowhood
By Carole Brody Fleet

A Compassionate and Comprehensive Guide for Anyone Who Has Lost a Spouse or Life Partner. Happily Even After is also available as an audiobook.

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Proud and grateful:

Viva Editions: Books for Inspired Living Proudly Announces Author Carole Brody Fleet's Happily Even After wins the Books for a Better Life Award

Books for a Better Life is one of the most prestigious awards in book publishing. Happily Even After: A Guide to Getting Through (and Beyond) the Grief of Widowhood, by award-winning Carole Brody Fleet, founder and CEO of Widows Wear Stilettos, is in the running for the Relationships Award.

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Happily Even After: Getting Through (and Beyond) The Grief of Widowhood

Learning to live happily after the experience of devastating loss is among the most important lessons that can ever be taught.
—Marci Shimoff, Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul

Happily Even After: A Guide to Getting Through (and Beyond) the Grief of Widowhood is in the running for the Relationships Books for a Better Life Award.

Brenda Knight, Associate Publisher of Viva Editions, acquired Happily Even After having experienced widowhood herself said, "This is the book I wish I had at the time. I feel incredibly proud of Carole's book, essential reading for anyone experiencing grief. Now it can get to many more people who need it thanks to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Our intention all along was to get this book to widows, young and old, as well as "widows of the heart," partners not in legally joined relationships. Carole's heart, humor, and practical guidelines cover everything from finances, dealing with children, living single in a couple's world, and more. Carole's courage in sharing her own experiences and those of others is invaluable to anyone who's lost a spouse or life partner."

About the Book
The issues that surround the loss of a spouse are numerous and complex. The widowed must find a way to accept and deal with conflicting and confusing emotions while being expected to "carry on and carry forward." They must also adjust financially and legally and be available to children that inevitably look to their surviving parent for guidance and support. Happily Even After answers the most common questions that the widowed have, both immediately following a spouse's death and in the months and even years after. In her warm, witty, and wise tone, Carole walks widows through the shock and overwhelming sadness and back into the land of the living. Whether a young woman in the early years of a marriage, a golden anniversary celebrant, or a "widow of the heart" who lost a significant other with no legal claims, Fleet offers practical tools.

About the Author:
Carole Brody Fleet is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Widows Wear Stilettos, Inc. Widely recognized as a leader and expert in the areas of grief and loss recovery, Ms. Fleet is a regular guest on national and international TV and radio shows. She has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and websites, and is recipient of the Embrace Life Award from State Farm Insurance Companies and the Board of Directors Outstanding Service Award from the Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation. She is also one of Huffington Post's most popular bloggers. Carole Brody Fleet resides with her family in Southern California.

About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the founder and sponsor of the Books for a Better Life Award:
Since its inception in 1996, Books for a Better Life has recognized more than 650 self-improvement authors and has now raised more than $1.9 million for the New York City - Southern New York Chapter’s comprehensive support services and educational programs for people living with MS, their friends and families. The Awards recognize self-improvement authors whose messages are aligned with the chapter’s mission of inspiring people to live their best lives. The National MS Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about MS now—to move together toward a world free of multiple sclerosis. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn't. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50-state network of chapters. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward.

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Allen Klein and Carole Brody Fleet inspire me!

	Inspiration in Action November 2012 Viva Editions' mission is to publish books for inspired living. Our authors are certainly walking their talk. This week, Carole Brode Fleet, found of Widows Wear Stilettos will be on Huffington Post Live with Oprah's BFF Nate Berkus, discussing tips on incorporating a loved one's possessions as a way to honor and remember them. Carole will also appear on the Mary Jones Show, and Health, Wealth and Wisdom. Author Allen Klein, the world's only jollyyologist, was featured in Inspire Me Today with his tried and true techniques for turning roadblocks into opportunities. Allen Klein can tell you how to turn nos into yesses and is an example of the passionate positive. He is on tour currently, bringing joy to Unity churches, bookstores, and hospitals. You can find Allen at these events: 11/9: Science Care, Long Beach - 10:30am 11/15: Towne Center Books, Pleasanton - 11am 11/15: Under One Roof, San Francisco - 6:30pm 11/18: Unity Spiritual Center of San Francisco - 11:30am More · Buy Happily Even After  A Guide to Getting Through (and Beyond) the Grief of Widowhood by Carole Fleet Carole Brody Fleet’s mission is to lead her readers and the entire widowed community (regardless of age, gender, "technical" marital status or sexual orientation) in a decidedly future-focused direction, giving them the tools, reassurance and confidence to move into a new life.  More · Buy The Art of Living Joyfully  How to be Happier Every Day of the Year by Allen Klein Open this book and discover wonderful words to live by, laugh by and love by. In this era of tweeting, endless email and obtuse texting, Jollytologist® Allen Klein simply offers sage advice that will soothe your heart and lift your spirits.