About Bente Forsdal
I'm Bente Forsdal, an author, wife, and mom. I've written several books over the years, but The Second Heart came from a very personal place.
I wrote it after losing my dad, one of the most important people in my life.
After he died, I kept coming back to one question:
Where does all the love go when someone we love dies?
Writing this book helped me understand that maybe we aren't supposed to move on from the people we love. Maybe we learn to carry them differently.
That is what The Second Heart is about. I wrote it from my heart, for anyone who is missing someone they love and trying to figure out how to keep going without leaving them behind.
What this book is
I'm not a therapist. This is a personal reflection, written by someone who went through grief. It draws on bereavement research where that is useful, and the sources are listed at the back.
It is company, not treatment. If grief is affecting your health or your safety, please talk to someone qualified.
I write from Arizona. If your book club, grief group or bereavement program is reading it, I will join your call and answer whatever comes up. There is no fee for that.