
Finding New Life After the Death of My Son
Mark Bodnarczuk
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A dauntless memoir about leaning into life after grief, Finding New Life after the Death of My Son is moving in its examinations of life, death, and faith. Foreword Magazine, Clarion Reviews
Bodnarczuk writes with touching precision... As he stares down the hardest questions of all-why?-the pages pulse with a real spiritual struggle, described with rare frankness and clarity, worked through by a thinker who never professes to have all of the answers but whose hard-won insights, in the end, will offer comfort to other believers facing losses that might seem unendurable. Publisher's Weekly, BookLife Reviews
Finding New Life After the Death of My Son, is a story of anguish, confusion, and the struggle to find meaning in a world that seems irrevocably altered. Yet, amidst the pain, Bodnarczuk illuminates the transformative power of love, resilience, and hope, inspiring us with his courage. Midwest Book Review
This is every parent's worst nightmare. You go to wake up your eighteen-year-old son on Sunday morning for church and you find him dead in his bed. Only later do you learn he bought a single Xanax pill on Snapchat for fifteen dollars to calm his anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic. He took the pill then ordered food from Door Dash, but he never lived to eat it. It was a counterfeit pill that contained over three times the lethal dose of fentanyl3/4that one pill killed him. Mark Bodnarczuk's heart-wrenching memoir begins just hours into his process of mourning the tragic death of his teenage son. With indelible sincerity and penetrating detail, Bodnarczuk shares the intimate details of his grief, inviting readers into his moments of anguish, confusion, forgiveness, hope, and transformation. If you allow Mark to be the docent, he'll lead you on a journey down into the depths of grief and pain that plagued his soul, and then back up through his process of finding new life and a deeper sense of meaning after the death of his son.
Product Details
Publisher | Breckenridge Press |
Publish Date | October 15, 2024 |
Pages | 408 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781963461213 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches | 1.2 pounds |
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Reviews
This heart-wrenching memoir begins just hours into a bereaved father's journey as he mourns the tragic death of his teenage son. Bodnarczuk shares the intimate details of his grief, inviting us into his moments of anguish, confusion, forgiveness, hope, and transformation. This deeply honest account illustrates that the more personally a story is told, the more universally it resonates. Mark provides wisdom and resources to help all of us navigate the complexities of our unique journey. His profound insights about faith and doubt, psychology and theology, mystery and paradox challenge all of us to be more curious and alert to ourselves, God, and the people around us. Be prepared to have your heart softened, your mind stretched, and your soul awakened. Reverend Jane Filkin, director of Leadership Development & Spiritual Formation, the Campolo Center for Ministry of Eastern University
As a parent who lost my son to fentanyl, Mark Bodnarczuk's new book is directly relevant to me on many levels. Anyone looking to explore the experience of rebuilding one's life after a devastating event, which is everyone, ultimately, will benefit from reading this book. Ed Ternan, president, Song for Charlie
As a grieving father, Mark Bodnarczuk invites us to follow his psychologically profound journey down to the depths of despair and then back up to a new sense of life's return and transformation. Following his son, Thomas's, death from fentanyl poisoning, Mark has been challenged in every way, emotionally, relationally, and at his deepest core, psychologically and spiritually. We are privileged to experience a Dante-like journey down to the deepest levels of the psyche, through Mark's eyes. He beautifully blends the world of dream interpretation and Jungian individuation with his deep Christian faith, and we see the mystery of his son's life and death unfold on the path he walks. Mark's commitment to face his grief fearlessly, his commitment to his son, and his faith carry him on what at times seems like an impossible journey of doubt and sorrow. This is a book that challenges its reader, and if we take up the challenge, our reward is the message of an enduring truth, which we, like Mark, may carry into the world. Lara Newton, Jungian analyst; president, C. G. Jung Institute of Colorado; founding director of Training, C. G. Jung Institute of Colorado; and author, Brothers and Sisters: Discovering the Psychology of Companionship
This book will break your heart wide open. It is a love story, it is a tragedy, it is raw, brutal at times, and honest. Readers will feel the author's anger, despair, love, and hope, all at the same time, in this very human and exceedingly holy reflection. Be cautious, reader, this memoir will change your life. Reverend Garrett Struessel, senior pastor, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Longmont, Colorado
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