About Becoming Starlight Becoming Starlight is a memoir about the process of grief and its relationship to the mysteries concerning the afterlife. This book will bring comfort to those who are feeling unrelenting sorrow over the loss of loved ones. This memoir is a story of surviving grief and mending the wounds of loss. Editorial Reviews " Becoming Starlight is truly sensational; everybody who is seriously interested in the question of life after death should read it." — Raymond Moody, M.D., Ph.D., author of Life After Life , Reunions , and Glimpses of Eternity "In Becoming Starlight , Dr. Sharon Prentice describes the deeply human losses and hurts that gave birth to a vision of our true identity and place in this universe. Her life-changing—and life-giving—encounter with the divine simply had to be shared. This book is a gift." —Seth J. Gillihan, Ph.D., author of A Mindful Year and The CBT Deck , and Psychology Today contributor “Dr. Sharon Prentice, in her book Becoming Starlight , assists all of humanity by transmuting our collective fear of death into love when she journeys to that mysterious place we call Heaven and returns to share her experiences with us. This messenger is worth listening to.” — Tim Miejan, editor of The Edge Magazine "In Becoming Starlight , the author teaches us the most important lesson of all—that love is the eternal fiber connecting all existence, living and beyond. Her extraordinary true story provides faith and ease to all who wonder what happens when our loved ones or we die." —Randi Fine, Author of Close Encounters of the Worst Kind , Podcast Host of A Fine Time for Healing "A magnificent reckoning with love, death, God, and the unexplainable universe that surrounds us all. From living through devastating heartbreak to cracking wide open with indescribable awe, Becoming Starlight is a deeply personal story on where we can find peace, solace, and stillness in the world of grief." —Shelby Forsythia, Intuitive Grief Guide and Podcast Host of Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss "Sharon's experience is probably the most extensive and beautiful shared-death experience I've come across. And the struggles she experienced in her life demonstrate that no matter how hopeless life seems, all of us are loved by God, infinitely. Becoming Starlight is more than just the missing link in near-death literature (which it is), and more than just powerful evidence of the afterlife (which it also is), it's a testament to the power, potential, and infinite worth of the human soul.” —Chas Hathaway, Host of the Near-Death Experience Podcast About the Author Dr. Sharon Prentice is a psychotherapist and spiritual counselor whose work focuses on helping patients process the grief of losing a loved one. Becoming Starlight is her memoir of healing from the devastating loss of her daughter and husband. She experienced a unique spiritual experience, known as a Shared Death Experience (SDE) which gave her a peek into foreverness and a sense of peace that was otherworldly. Sharon's Shared Death Experience is a simply wonderful, true story that speaks clearly to our connectedness to our loved ones in life, in death, and beyond from the book- Paul Perry, Co-Author of Glimpses of Eternity and Evidence of the Afterlife. Director of the Award Winning Documentary AFTERLIFE. Dr. Prentice's book is a thought provoking advance that can help bring about progress toward rational enlightenment on the afterlife question. What you will read here opens many new avenues for thinking about humankind's deepest mystery. Hold onto your hat when you read this book! Becoming Starlight is truly sensational; everybody who is seriously interested in the question of life after death should read it.from the foreword - Raymond Moody, M.D., PhD., author of Life After Life, Reunions, and Glimpses of Eternity We have read much on the topic of the Near Death Experience, yet there has been little knowledge put forth on the topic of the Shared Death Experience. This is the perspective that Dr. Prentice takes for this groundbreaking book.Buy it, read it, learn from it- as I did. Mary Kay Malsbury. Book Pleasures.com - Becoming Starlight is a powerful memoir about love, loss and a miraculous phenomenon Dr Prentice witnessed called a Shared Death Experience (SDE). She was transported to a place of peace, grace and starlight as her husband took his last breath and passed away. I have personally heard of similar experiences from friends and family who witnessed something unexplained as their loved ones were released from this life. This is a fascinating and inspiring story. Anyone questioning the meaning of life and death will find honest answers here from someone on a remarkable quest. Susanne White, The Caregiver Warrior In her book, "Becoming Starlight," author, Dr. Sharon Prentice, offers the most enlightening and illuminating description of a "shared death experience," I have ever read. As an excel