Theresa Agostinelli has had to travel a road with many unexpected curves before she found the good place where she is today, writes Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times.

Her experiences prompted her to write a self-help guide for others, “The GRID System: Creating More of What’s Good in Your Life.”

Agostinelli lost her 26-year-old husband suddenly to a pulmonary embolism.  Their son David was just 6 at the time. 

A year later, she lost a brother to suicide.

Grieving and a single mom, she moved in with her parents in Glenolden.

“I was in a really bad place, physically, mentally, and spiritually,” Agostinelli explained.

She decided to make some changes.  

This 1981 graduate of Cardinal O’Hara High School, went to college, got a job and an apartment. She earned a master’s degree in social work and human development.

Today, she is a licensed clinical psychotherapist and CEO of Glen Mills Coaching and Consulting in Chester Heights.

She describes the GRID system in her book as a behavioral modification program developed over 20 years, with a goal of helping people survive trauma and drama and travel a road to recovery and success.

Read more at the Daily Times about Theresa Agostinelli and her new book.

The Suffering Podcast talks with Theresa Agostinelli about the idea of happiness.