Guided: Lost Love, Hidden Realms, and the Open Road

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On the eve of her 40th birthday, Kirsten, a happily married mother of two, receives an unsolicited message foretelling the collapse of her life as she knows it. This startling news is delivered by the unseen guides who have been with her for over 14 years.

In the devastating aftermath of their prediction, these same guides return to offer Kirsten an unconventional path forward through her grief: a yearlong road trip around the country in an RV-something she has never owned, wanted, or even driven before.

Though anxious and uncertain, she decides to heed their advice to sell her home and head out into the unknown in 300 square feet of living space with her two young sons, two large dogs, and one aging flower-child mother.

On this wild and often harrowing journey, Kirsten discovers the true depths of her resilience and a way to finally reclaim her life.

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--Rating: 5/5; Highly Recommended! Chanticleer Book Review

In her stunning memoir, Guided: Lost Love, Hidden Realms, and the Open Road, Kirsten Throneberry weaves together the highs and lows of a road trip packed with life wisdom, where she explores grief, spirituality, and rekindled hope...

Throneberry guides readers toward their own life-fulfilling adventures, reminding them, "The
point is not simply to live, but to shake yourself awake, to open your eyes, eyelash after eyelash,
until you finally understand your true nature."

Learning to live through humble collaboration, true intuition, and radical acceptance is core to
this heartwarming autobiography.

Throneberry intentionally exposes her life--both its exquisite beauty and deep suffering--in
each and every sentence, creating a relationship with the reader that feels truly authentic...

At times jaw-dropping terrifying, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and curl-up-in-the-fetal-position sad,
Throneberry beautifully sculpts not one but five interwoven lives out of the rubble of life-altering
loss.

Guided empowers readers to expand what they believe is possible and to connect with the guides
that inspire them. Kirsten Throneberry is a vibrant and deeply empathetic storyteller. Bold,
courageous, and attentive to delicate relationships, her story is studded with bright jewels of
inspiration that will carry readers through their own difficult journeys.

2022 Finalist --Memoir category, PNWA Writer's Contest
2023 Finalist --Mind and Spirit category, Chanticleer International Book Awards
2024 Finalist --Journey category, Chanitcleer International Book Awards

Author Bio

Kirsten Throneberry is a psychotherapist and healer who lives in the Pacific Northwest with her beloved family. She adores spending time in nature, be it hiking, kayaking, or meditating at the base of a tree. When not exploring inner and outer terrains, she can be found completely immersed in her latest artistic endeavor, trying to figure out the workings of the universe, or making a smoothie.