Living With Amazing Grace
A journey through grief, healing and transformation
by Melanie Mackie
This is a much needed inspirational story that gives a voice to address the silence, taboo and stigma that continues to surround women following miscarriage and baby loss.
Miscarriage is an isolating and lonely time and many women feel that as their pregnancy had only just begun how can they experience such strong feelings of loss, grief and sadness afterwards? Especially when you're repeatedly told 'It's common' and 'just one of those things'.
Melanie lost her own longed-for baby Grace Rose during her pregnancy and having received the utterly devastating news that Grace's heart was no longer beating she began to write as a way to cope and grieve; going from the depths of darkness and despair back towards the light.
Within 'Living With Amazing Grace’ you'll read what followed physically, emotionally and spiritually.
This is a heart-felt and moving account of a life-changing journey that took Melanie through the depths of grief, healing and transformation as she learned to live with Grace. Albeit on a different path that she would have ever willingly chosen and led to an unexpected and truly beautiful 'Graceful Awakening'.
An emotional and inspiring read for anyone who has lost their own precious baby and for loved ones who want to be better informed on how to offer much-needed support to aid grieving, healing and recovery.
“I believe in order to bring much-needed change and diminish the taboo’s, silence and judgement surrounding baby loss women need to unite and support and accept each other, despite our circumstances. If we start here with mutual kindness, compassion and honesty everything will begin to shift, we will feel as though we belong and the world will change for the better.
As when you lose someone precious to you, life takes on a different meaning and purpose. Those who experience trauma, loss or heartache often go on to do remarkable things to help others. But they make a choice to do so. When the worst thing imaginable happens, you can sink further into a life of darkness and despair. Or you can choose, to grieve, heal, reawaken, rise, transform and seek out the light.”
Reader reviews for Living With Amazing Grace
“A very personal and honest account of miscarriage reaching out to others who have experienced the same - beautifully written and told - a reflection of how it changes us.”
“Thank you for sharing your story so honestly, courageously and openly. A brilliant book, Melanie writes so beautifully and from the heart. I hope that this book helps those who are in the darkest of places to find light.”
“Such a beautiful book and an account of the Author’s personal journey through her experience of trying to fall pregnant and when she did, to sadly experience a missed miscarriage. Devastating to any woman, who dearly wanted to have children. This account takes you through the journey Melanie experienced from when she got a positive pregnancy test, to the scan where there was no heart beat detected. It shows bravery and honesty throughout her experience within the hospital and her healing journey. She describes the various methods, which helped her heal and come to terms with her loss, and get to a place where she could move forward. The heartfelt stories, where Grace was present and felt, will warm hearts. A must read for anyone who has experienced a baby loss, especially a MMC.”
“For anyone who has lost a baby during pregnancy or for anyone who wants to be better informed about the grief of parents who have have lost a baby this book is emotional and inspiring. A very honest and raw a account of what Melanie went through, a difficult read at times but after the harrowing loss Melanie charts her journey to healing and transforms her life through her experience. Heartbreaking and emotional but this book aims to inform and stop the stigma and ignorance around baby loss, helping people to understand and be able to talk about miscarriage and baby loss. A truly inspirational book.”
“A very well written and thoroughly thought provoking personal account. I am unable to relate to the situation that many women have to go through. I really hope this will be of help to the many women who tragically live with this very common occurrence. Hopefully they will gain some consolation and hopefully help with their individual positive future.”
“This is an open and honest account of how Melanie broke apart when she had a devastating miscarriage and then wrote herself back together. At times it’s hard to read and it’s also a very positive book and full of hope, showing that there is a way back from whatever heartbreak we’re struggling with. If you’ve had a miscarriage, it will show you that there is a path to happiness and if you haven’t, the chances are you know someone who has so it will give you understanding as to what they’re going through. I really admire Melanie’s courage in speaking out, hers is a hard story to tell and reading it will help many other women.”
“A brave and very personal story which helps to address the stigma and silence surrounding baby loss. Beautifully written although at times difficult to read, the book follows Melanie’s journey from the depths of darkness to the gradual rebuilding of her life. Both heartbreaking and inspirational.”