A single gunshot shatters the quiet, early morning, and in an instant, transforms a wife into a widow. However, upon discovering her husband had taken his own life, shock and dismay quickly gave way to something truly surprising: relief. Amanda-Lee Pitzer retraces her 15-year marriage through a lens of grief, to uncover the truth: her marriage was tumultuous and unpredictable thanks to his undiagnosed mental health battle, and looked a lot like caring for a terminally ill partner. Coming to the surface allows her to breathe the air she had been choked off from and relearn the importance of boundary setting, giving grace to herself, and the courage to imagine and embrace a better future. For those who have lost a spouse to suicide and felt relief, The Relieved Widow will guide the reader through the range of emotions, the delicate questions, and the tremendous growth in the wake of loss.