Discover the pathway from
grief to gratitude.

Edie Hartshorne’s

LIGHT IN BLUE SHADOWS

“A journey of grief and loss that leads to a place of wonder.”
Isabel Allende author of The Sum of Our Days

“This beautiful book offers inspiration and hope to anyone who has suffered loss and seeks to return to a life of love and compassion, thereby creating peace.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
author of Being Peace

Edie's Interview with Mal Van Deusen, Channel 36 2006

Are you seeking comfort in a time of sorrow?
Seeking solace for a friend or relative who recently lost someone dear?

Edie's wise words from the book.
“I know now that suffering can transform into light, shining through blue shadows at dawn, that love is more enduring than death.”

Tragedy can offer unexpected gifts.
This is the message of Edie Hartshorne’s beautiful book Light in Blue Shadows. Her memoir chronicles the painful and illuminating five-year odyssey into grief after the senseless death of her 20-year old son.  Through her courageous self-reflection, therapist Edie Hartshorne uncovers a depth of human resilience, teaching all of us that within the darkness of death and sorrow live shining jewels of wisdom and healing...

Edie Hartshorne, MSW has counseled individual families and groups for 35 years She facilitates workshops and retreats internationally. She is also a dedicated musician with ten recordings to her credit. A Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, Edie works tirelessly for peace and justice worldwide, in honor and memory of her son Jonathan and mothers worldwide who carry the weight of senseless loss.