Blackbird

<p><p><strong><em>Is grief on a dial or a switch? Both.</em></strong></p></p><p><p>Over six short weeks in 2022 Betsy Thibaut Stephenson lost her son to suicide mother-in-law to dementia and family dog to cancer. Rather than succumb to grief’s darkness Betsy chose to face her losses head-on accepting grief as an uninvited yet permanent companion in her revised life.</p></p><p><p><em>Blackbird</em> is a memoir composed in real time a concise and brutally honest look at the emotional physical and spiritual impact of deep despair. By unflinchingly pulling back the curtain on fear and shame Betsy’s story inspires important conversations about mental health grief resilience and creating a path toward healing.</p></p>