The Other Side of Yet: Finding Light in the Midst of Darkness
Written by Michelle D. Hord
Narrated by Michelle D. Hord
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About this audiobook
A “contemplative, emotional, and spiritual” (Shondaland) memoir about how resilience, hope, and defiant faith can lead to powerful transformation even amid our darkest hours.
Media executive Michelle D. Hord has suffered loss at almost every major phase in her life—the most devastating being the murder of her beloved daughter at the hands of her ex-husband. Yet through it all, there was a voice inside her insisting that she must let the light shine through the holes in her heart.
A timeless and accessible book for anyone who has experienced grief or loss, “The Other Side of Yet will guide you to find the light” (Robin Roberts, Good Morning America). With evocative prose and spiritual insight, Hord offers “inspiration and a road map to help us get to the other side” (Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group and star of Shark Tank) of unimaginable pain. Finding strength in God and her faith, she shares how, while we can’t control the pain or trauma that alters life as we knew it before, we can always pivot to a yet and rebuild a new after. In this deeply vulnerable tribute to her daughter, Hord provides a guide for “the radical healing after loss that must occur as we seek to recover from unimaginable trials and tribulations” (Essence).
The Other Side of Yet is about creating a life of purpose, passion, and possibility regardless of what is thrown at us and highlights how we can face our hardships, yet also choose to keep fighting.
Editor's Note
The greatest grief…
After Michelle D. Hord’s ex-husband murdered their daughter, it was difficult for her to find any purpose in life. Guiding readers through her difficult journey of enduring such a horrifying loss, Hord refuses to sugarcoat the story yet gracefully deals with delicate topics. Readers struggling with grief will find plenty of hard-earned wisdom in this story of survival and reclaiming one’s life after unspeakable tragedy.
Michelle D. Hord
Michelle D. Hord is a creative storyteller and media executive. A proud graduate of Howard University, she is the president of Hope Warrior, Inc., and former vice president of creative content and talent management at NBC Universal. Michelle has spent more than three decades in network news and entertainment. In a career that has spanned from television control rooms to corporate board rooms, she has consistently sought opportunities to inspire creativity in all its various forms. In 2018, she founded Gabrielle’s Wings, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to giving children of color in vulnerable communities the kind of experiences, access to programs, and exposure that she is unable to now give her late daughter, Gabrielle.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Painful AND oh so beautiful! I highly recommend this book…especially the audio version. There is so much more to be gained by hearing Michelle read this. She is literally telling her story.