Tragic Loss

In the fall of 2009, Catherine Gourdier and the other members of her family were happily gathering for a surprise horror-themed birthday party for their youngest member, Julie, when the unthinkable happened. As Julie and her parents were walking home from church, they were hit by a car driven by an 84-year-old woman. While Catherine’s father somehow escaped without harm, Julie and her mother were rushed to hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries. Breathe Cry Breathe is the story of Catherine’s journey through grief.

Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, the largest ship in the world, hit an iceberg, starting a chain of events that would ultimately make it history's most famous, and notorious, ship. In the over 100 years since it sank on its maiden voyage, the Titanic has been the subject of endless fascination, as evidenced by the efforts to find its final resting spot, the museums full of its objects, and the countless books, documentaries, and movies made about the doomed ocean liner.

Suicide claims over one million lives worldwide, each year. In the United States alone, suicide has become the second leading cause of death among people aged 10 to 35 and has literally become a national epidemic resulting in 47,000 deaths per year, or more than twice the number of homicides. Beyond the Grey Sky is the first major publication of its kind to truly help explain the impacts of suicide on both our physical and spiritual beings.

Beside Me Always is an audiobook about grief and healing. The ten stories in this audiobook share my experiences of grief and how I embraced music once again.