Addicted to Grief: Life After Alexus Died
About this audiobook
In writing about grief, I hope my story can help parents and loved ones who are struggling with the death of a child. No matter the age, the death of a child seems unnatural. Untimely. It hurts, but you are not alone; the world is full of us. I am here to share my story with you and explain why I had to break my addiction to grief for my child, Alexus.
After going through the whole ordeal, I told myself that I needed to finalize this process we all call grief. I had to be the mother that my kids needed. I needed to be the strong and courageous woman that God put me on this earth to be—the woman I was before Alexus died.
I wrote this book with the hopes of helping others understand their own grief and, hopefully, find their way through the concepts that grief has imposed upon us all. In doing so, it helped me with my own process in more ways than I could have imagined.
About the author
Amelia Ochoa-Dockins was born in west Texas but raised in the greater Oklahoma City area. She is a mother of five and is married to a United States Army veteran. Throughout Amelia’s life, she has been faced with many obstacles and has hurdled them all with and by the grace of God. Her primary interest is motivating others. She firmly believes in self-motivation and sharing inspiration to maintain a realness and assure others that they are not alone in their dealings. “Life stories and lessons make us relatable, a unity for strangers within a community,” says Amelia.
Amelia is a poet and songwriter and is currently working on gospel songs and a series of children’s books created to mend the mental. Another perspective that resides within Amelia is to challenge the self to seek the brighter side of everything and trust in God. Her motto is “Keep your head up and your faith higher.”
Amelia and her family have also founded the nonprofit Team AlleyKat AK12 Foundation in memory of Alexus Ochoa-Dockins. This nonprofit transfers the legacy of Alexus while creating diversity. It promotes the same work ethic instilled in Alexus at a young age, her love for life, and her love for others, along with the inspiration that is always felt by her spirit. The family uses basketball as a form of unity, as well as mentorship and counseling to help youth recognize and maintain the necessary tools they hold within themselves to conquer any challenges that life may bring them.
