She suffered an unimaginable loss. Her journey back from darkness would make her whole again. Isolated in a small country town, Veronica is already struggling with motherhood, trapped under the yoke of an ordinary life. After her second daughter, Jacqueline is born with severe disabilities, every moment of every day becomes crowded with people and interventions to keep her alive and well. Despite all the intense love and care - and just before her fifth birthday - Jacqueline dies, and Veronica falls into an ocean of grief. Wishing to never feel the pain of loss again, her grief builds a wall that keeps her emotions safely locked away, until a brave confession offers the first chink of light in that impenetrable barrier. Gradually, aided by friends, mentors, books, and her own cathartic writing, Veronica feels the cold, hard lump of her heart respond. She begins to heal. Inside this poignant memoir, you'll travel the ten stages of the Heroine's Journey and learn how to acquire healing along the way. You'll discover how to find feeling and connection to the person you want and need to be. Raw journals, tools, and powerful lessons will guide and inspire you to follow your own quest for wholeness-in your own way, at your own pace. Breathing While Drowning: One Woman's Quest for Wholeness is a message of courage and hope. If you're searching for practical advice and you're ready to be guided through your own 'ocean of grief', then you'll love Veronica Strachan's sensitively written and uplifting book. Order Breathing While Drowning today and take the first step on your own healing quest. Now you can also buy The Wholeness Quest Workbook & Journal and be guided through the ten signposts of the Heroine's Journey on your own self-discovery quest. You'll complete thought-provoking exercises and follow inspiring, engaging journal prompts to write yourself a new story and learn to listen to your inner voice - the one telling you to dream more, to do more, and to be more.