🌱 Check out my second book On Growing! 🌱
After her mom’s early onset dementia diagnosis in the fall of 2016, Kyla fell into a deep depression.How could this be? She was a Global Happiness coach.She had delivered her signature Happiness Workshop in 16 countries across 3 continents. If anyone knew anything about happiness, it was surely her.
Desperate to heal her depression naturally and find some answers, she quits her job as a professor in Korea and decides to take a year off and in.As the year draws to a close, she meets a mysterious energy healing practitioner in Bali who would change her life for good.
From the tranquil retreat space in Bali, to the frenetic streets of Mumbai, to a sweat lodge in Costa Rica, Kyla’s search for happiness takes her on an unexpected personal growth journey over a three-year span. Join Kyla as she walks, leaps without looking, and often stumbles through her on growing journey - an essay at a time - sharing what she’s learned along the way from the field.
She’s included growth work activities so you can grow along WITH her every step of the way, too.
Let’s get growing, awesome human!
Desperate to heal her depression naturally and find some answers, she quits her job as a professor in Korea and decides to take a year off and in.As the year draws to a close, she meets a mysterious energy healing practitioner in Bali who would change her life for good.
From the tranquil retreat space in Bali, to the frenetic streets of Mumbai, to a sweat lodge in Costa Rica, Kyla’s search for happiness takes her on an unexpected personal growth journey over a three-year span. Join Kyla as she walks, leaps without looking, and often stumbles through her on growing journey - an essay at a time - sharing what she’s learned along the way from the field.
She’s included growth work activities so you can grow along WITH her every step of the way, too.
Let’s get growing, awesome human!
Know Someone Who May Want to
Grow through their Grief Journey?
Gift the Grief to Growth Workbook
Grow through their Grief Journey?
Gift the Grief to Growth Workbook
The Backstory
In the fall of 2020, my aunt lost her husband and her brother within weeks of each other. I lost two uncles. My dad, worried about his sister, my aunt, asked me to send resources to support my aunt in her grief journey. In my own grief journey, I wondered:
How could I possibly support my aunt and honor my uncles' passing?
Wait, aren't we all, collectively grieving our old lives due to this pandemica?
This feeling is all too familiar.
I actually already went through my own grief journey when I found out my mom had dementia.
I was grieving my old mom.
Perhaps I can share what helped me GROW through my grief journey WITH my aunt.
Maybe other people might find this workbook useful too?
The answer to all of these thoughts ended up becoming this workbook. I hope it helps you as it has helped me and my aunt bring meaning to our grief journeys. We hope it brings meaning to your grief journey, too.
Week 1: Grief to Growth
It occurred to me that during unprecedented challenges, like Corona, we are all grieving something or someone: our old lives, old relationships, old selves. While we can stay in that grief, we can also choose to move forward in growth.
Week 2: Grief to Gratitude
Along the grief journey, you can often feel bogged down or overwhelmed. Gratitude is like an old friend that comes along and helps to reframe your grief and remind you of what is really important in your life.
Week 3: Grief to Good
It can be easy to focus on the negative, the bad, the icky. Getting to good isn't always easy either, but can be a powerful way to nudge you forward gently along your grief journey when you feel like giving up-- like a warm bowl of chicken soup.
Week 4: Grief to Gifts
My spiritual coach Szilvia often asks me, "What are the gifts?" Whenever I am experiencing a hard time, she wants to hear from me what I have learned along the way. There are gifts in your grief journey, like tiny sparkling jewels. Sometimes you have to look hard to find them, but they are there, ready to be discovered.
Inspired by my Aunt Sherry and in honor of my Uncle Jim and my Uncle Brian.
In the fall of 2020, my aunt lost her husband and her brother within weeks of each other. I lost two uncles. My dad, worried about his sister, my aunt, asked me to send resources to support my aunt in her grief journey. In my own grief journey, I wondered:
How could I possibly support my aunt and honor my uncles' passing?
Wait, aren't we all, collectively grieving our old lives due to this pandemica?
This feeling is all too familiar.
I actually already went through my own grief journey when I found out my mom had dementia.
I was grieving my old mom.
Perhaps I can share what helped me GROW through my grief journey WITH my aunt.
Maybe other people might find this workbook useful too?
The answer to all of these thoughts ended up becoming this workbook. I hope it helps you as it has helped me and my aunt bring meaning to our grief journeys. We hope it brings meaning to your grief journey, too.
Week 1: Grief to Growth
It occurred to me that during unprecedented challenges, like Corona, we are all grieving something or someone: our old lives, old relationships, old selves. While we can stay in that grief, we can also choose to move forward in growth.
Week 2: Grief to Gratitude
Along the grief journey, you can often feel bogged down or overwhelmed. Gratitude is like an old friend that comes along and helps to reframe your grief and remind you of what is really important in your life.
Week 3: Grief to Good
It can be easy to focus on the negative, the bad, the icky. Getting to good isn't always easy either, but can be a powerful way to nudge you forward gently along your grief journey when you feel like giving up-- like a warm bowl of chicken soup.
Week 4: Grief to Gifts
My spiritual coach Szilvia often asks me, "What are the gifts?" Whenever I am experiencing a hard time, she wants to hear from me what I have learned along the way. There are gifts in your grief journey, like tiny sparkling jewels. Sometimes you have to look hard to find them, but they are there, ready to be discovered.
Inspired by my Aunt Sherry and in honor of my Uncle Jim and my Uncle Brian.
WITH the Korean version of my First Book | Songdo, Korea | December 4, 2018
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WITH the English version of my First Book | Songdo, Korea | December 22, 2018
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WITH My Second Book | Songdo, Korea | December 15, 2020
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GLOBAL BOOK LAUNCH TOUR
DEC 2018 - MAR 2019
DEC 2018 - MAR 2019
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December 21, 2018
February 22, 2019 March 8, 2019 March 22, 2019 March 26, 2019 |
Seoul, South Korea
Songdo, South Korea California, US Amsterdam, The Netherlands Helsinki, Finland |
Thank you to everyone who came to be WITH us!
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Interested in being WITH us on this book tour journey? Get in touch WITH us to schedule a book tour in a city near you!
FAQs
Why did you write your first book?
Read the blog post here.
Where can I buy the English version of your first book?
On Amazon!
Where is the hard copy of the Korean version of your first book available?
At Kyobo, Bandi and Luni's, and YP Books.
Is the Korean version of your first book available online?
Yes. Kyobo, Interpark, Aladin, Yes24.
How much does the Korean version of your first book cost?
If you buy it at bookstores it is 13,800KRW. If you buy it online, you can get a 10% discount =).
What are people saying about your first book?
Check out a Blog Post here in Korean.
Check out an Amazon review here in English.
Can you come to my organization for a Book Tour/Book Workshop?
Yessssssss, please e-mail me to schedule it!
Where can I get your second book?
On Amazon for a hard copy. Or you can get an e-copy at the top of this page!
Read the blog post here.
Where can I buy the English version of your first book?
On Amazon!
Where is the hard copy of the Korean version of your first book available?
At Kyobo, Bandi and Luni's, and YP Books.
Is the Korean version of your first book available online?
Yes. Kyobo, Interpark, Aladin, Yes24.
How much does the Korean version of your first book cost?
If you buy it at bookstores it is 13,800KRW. If you buy it online, you can get a 10% discount =).
What are people saying about your first book?
Check out a Blog Post here in Korean.
Check out an Amazon review here in English.
Can you come to my organization for a Book Tour/Book Workshop?
Yessssssss, please e-mail me to schedule it!
Where can I get your second book?
On Amazon for a hard copy. Or you can get an e-copy at the top of this page!
✨WHAT CLIENTS ARE ALREADY SAYING ABOUT THE BOOK:
"I thought all of the stories were told in a thoughtful, honest, and inspiring way. Even though I had heard some of the stories before, it was different reading them again on [e]paper. Ok, I also didn't get to all of the growth work activities, but I will!"
"I haven't been able to put it down!"
✨WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BOOK CLUB:
"It's inspiring. I am constantly learning new ways to grow. It really is On Growing. And that's the only way to stay happy during these times."
"Before the On Growing book club, I had felt like I was a victim of COVID-19 and believed there was nothing new or interesting going on in my life during 2020. But talking about Growth WITH Kyla and the other participants awakened my motivation and inner power for my own internal growth. Our book club has become my healing resource and has made the end of 2020...beautiful."
"Wow...our book club has been really helpful for all of our daily lives; when we come across challenging things or humans and we have to choose how to deal with or what to say to them, thanks to this book club WITH Kyla, I have been able to choose growth. I have also been able to change my attitude to a growth mode one. And I can be On Growing WITH our bookclub."
"I thought all of the stories were told in a thoughtful, honest, and inspiring way. Even though I had heard some of the stories before, it was different reading them again on [e]paper. Ok, I also didn't get to all of the growth work activities, but I will!"
"I haven't been able to put it down!"
✨WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BOOK CLUB:
"It's inspiring. I am constantly learning new ways to grow. It really is On Growing. And that's the only way to stay happy during these times."
"Before the On Growing book club, I had felt like I was a victim of COVID-19 and believed there was nothing new or interesting going on in my life during 2020. But talking about Growth WITH Kyla and the other participants awakened my motivation and inner power for my own internal growth. Our book club has become my healing resource and has made the end of 2020...beautiful."
"Wow...our book club has been really helpful for all of our daily lives; when we come across challenging things or humans and we have to choose how to deal with or what to say to them, thanks to this book club WITH Kyla, I have been able to choose growth. I have also been able to change my attitude to a growth mode one. And I can be On Growing WITH our bookclub."
Thank you to everyone who has been WITH us on this ON GROWING journey WITH us!
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