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This Isn’t the Story I Wanted
Grieving the Life You Lost and Trusting the 
God Who Stays
Nicole Langman
Therapist and social worker with personal loss 
writes to women navigating non-death grief
L
ife is unpredictable, and when the inevitable losses happen, 
women often fall into the trap of minimizing the pain they 
experience because it feels unworthy to name as grief. They 
measure their loss against death and conclude it does not count, 
leaving no space to process or heal. 
Nicole Langman writes to these women and says loss should 
never be minimized. When the future is ripped out of their 
hands, women need a gentle voice to guide them through their 
feelings—a voice with biblical wisdom, tender understanding, 
and a therapeutic approach. This Isn’t the Story I Wanted offers 
women practical support, faith-based hope, and guidance from 
a professional who has traveled the path of non-death grief. 
Nicole validates women’s pain and demonstrates how God’s 
presence can transform the valley of grief into a journey of 
healing and growth.
Designed with the grieving reader in mind, the book is 
made up of short, stand-alone, devotional-style chapters that 
integrate descriptive storytelling and therapy-based reframing 
techniques to help readers find hope and freedom in their pain. 
The jagged edges of unwanted goodbyes and brokenhearted 
living are painful, and real.
Nicole Langman (BSW, MSW, RSW) is a writer, speaker, and 
social worker in private practice in Ontario, Canada. She is the 
author of You Are Wanted. Her devotions can be found on the You-
Version Bible App and have been included in Proverbs 31 publica-
tions, EABooks Publishing, (in)courage, and Carol Kent’s recent 
book, Life Lessons for Moms. Find her at nicolelangman.com.
978-0-8254-5337-3
$18.99
Paperback • 5.5 x 8.5 • 208 pages
RELIGION / Christian Living / Women’s Interests
Kregel Publications • Rights: WW
September 15, 2026
•	 Combines personal stories, Scripture, and therapeutic 
techniques to offer a comprehensive guide to healing
•	 Author is a therapist with over 25 years of experience and a 
personal journey with non-death loss
•	 Short, stand-alone chapters are designed for grieving 
readers to engage with applicable content at their own pace
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