The Year After Kahlia

Surviving, Loving & Writing My Way Through Loss

Author: Kristen O’Connor

This book is a raw, unfiltered account of life after losing my 24-year-old daughter, Kahlia, to suicide. It’s not about moving on, it’s about moving through.

It’s a story of love that doesn’t end, of grief that doesn’t behave, and of the relentless, aching courage it takes to live in a world without her. It’s messy, beautiful, unbearable, and true.

This isn’t a book of answers. It’s a book of questions, breakdowns, breakthroughs, and the kind of honesty most people run from. If you’ve ever lost someone or loved someone who struggled; you’ll find parts of yourself in these pages too.

This is the story I never wanted to tell. And maybe the one you need to hear.