HeyJaredAndrea Johnson Beck
I’m a GenX herbalist, death doula, author, grief activist, and comic book nerd navigating midlife. Here, I spill it all—grief, grit, ghosts, and growth—with zero filter and plenty of fire.
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The Little Rabbit Who Broke My Facebook (opens the original)
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It was raining. It had been all morning. I walked into my office and looked out the window, like I always did, to look for Lucy. Our wild rabbit. She was born in our yard, in a little nest near our son’s window, and somehow she just stayed while her siblings ventured off. She made our yard her home and grew comfortable with us being part of her world. I’d feed her basil, sometimes spinach out of the garden. Lucy was unique. Smaller than the other rabbits, with enormous eyes and the tiniest littl
Happily Ever Afterlife Is Real (opens the original)
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IT’S RELEASE DAY!!!!Oh my goodness. I can’t believe I’m actually saying that. Happily Ever Afterlife is officially out in the world.Thank you so much for the love, the support, the kind words, and every single ebook and paperback purchase. Truly. After more than a decade away, having people show up for this book has meant more to me than I can put into words. And, I mean, the cover. Swoon. The brilliant and talented Staci Hart worked her magic. My editor, Grace, and her fabulous red pen, thank y
I Was Unfriended Because I Wrote a Book About Ghosts (opens the original)
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I was unfriended because I wrote a book about ghosts.Well, technically, that was why she said she did it. She hasn’t read the book. It’s not even out yet. But she’d seen my posts about it on the socials, decided ghosts were apparently a bridge too far, and informed me of her departure, which I always find interesting. Why do people announce the unfriending?This wasn’t a random internet acquaintance, either. I’ve known her since my homeschool days, so we’re talking at least fifteen years. She isn
When Grief Becomes Ink (opens the original)
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I wrote the dedication, and the words blurred through my tears. I shouldn’t be writing this.No.You should be here.Alive.I should be texting you, showing you my book and what it looks like. I should be telling you all about Henry, Nora’s dad, and how much of you lives inside him. His perfect Tom Selleck mustache. His wit. His aversion to emotional conversations. The way he loves his daughter. I should be able to show you all of it.But you aren’t here.And God, that hurts.Sometimes the anger burns
I Swore I’d Never Do This Again (opens the original)
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I’m doing things a little differently this time around.Yesterday, while working on all the behind-the-scenes publishing things for Happily Ever Afterlife, I logged into my old Amazon author account and saw Deadly Deception and Revelation for the first time in years. And it was surreal.Those books came out thirteen
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