Aniya Bradsher

I never set out to write a book. I set out to make sense of the losses that forever changed my life. After losing my grandfather, my twin brother Nigel, and other people I deeply loved, I found myself asking the same questions so many grieving people ask: How do you keep living when life no longer looks the way you imagined?

G.A.B. (Grief’s A B*tch) is my answer—not because I have all the answers, but because I chose to stop pretending that healing is neat or linear. In these pages, I share the parts of my story that were painful to revisit, the mistakes I made while trying to survive, the anger, the guilt, the love, and the hope I found along the way.

I believe grief deserves more honest conversations. Too often we’re taught to be strong, to move on, or to hide our pain. I want to create space for people to tell the truth about what they’re carrying and to know they don’t have to walk through it alone.

When I’m not writing, I’m continuing to learn, grow, and build a community where healing is rooted in honesty rather than perfection. My hope is that anyone who reads my story feels a little less alone and a little more understood.

Thank you for being here. I hope you find a piece of yourself somewhere within these pages.