Rebuilding hope after heartache: Rammi’s story

December 2025

After losing her husband to a brain tumour, communications professional and former WAY Trustee Rammi Janack began journalling as a way to heal – reflecting on love, loss and rebuilding a life from the ashes of grief. Now she’s written a memoir to help others navigate the same path…

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“Losing my husband to a brain tumour nearly eight years ago changed every part of my life. Grief didn’t hit all at once – it unfolded slowly, reshaping my identity, my family, my confidence, and the rhythm of everyday life. For a long time, I felt as if I were living in two worlds: one I had planned, full of promise and partnership, and the other, a life I suddenly had to navigate alone.

In those early years, what helped most were small glimmers of connection. Meeting others who understood the complexities of widowhood made me feel less isolated. Honest, messy, courageous conversations became the anchors I hadn’t realised I needed. They showed me that moving forward isn’t about ‘getting over’ loss – it’s about learning to carry love and grief together.

Over time, I began to rebuild. I became a mother again, returned to work, found companionship, briefly became a WAY Trustee and rediscovered parts of myself I thought were gone. Rebuilding after trauma isn’t a straight path; it takes resilience, support and space to create a life that honours both past and future.

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This journey inspired me to create MySachCoaching, supporting women who are rediscovering themselves after grief, trauma or major life changes. I work especially with South Asian women, who often face cultural pressures and silence around bereavement, relationships and identity. 

In many communities, widowhood, mental health and starting over carry quiet stigma. Through coaching, I offer a space to speak openly about grief and hope, helping women rebuild in a way that feels authentic.

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My coaching isn’t about quick fixes or forced positivity. It’s about a steady, compassionate space to breathe, reconnect with confidence and piece life back together. I bring both structured tools and empathy shaped by my own experience – balancing grief with parenting, work and cultural expectations.

Writing my book, My Sach (My Truth): One young widow's reflective grief journal, to help others navigate life after loss, has been part of that healing. Blending memoir with reflection, it explores widowhood, sisterhood, motherhood, advocacy and the many ways we learn to stand again. The book is both a companion and a guide – with space to write, reflect and rediscover hope after heartbreak.

The cover features forget-me-not flowers, a quiet symbol of remembrance for me, for Tyrone, and for every chapter I’ve carried.

By sharing my journey, I hope to help others feel less alone and to remind them that healing has no set timetable. There is only finding your own way forward, in your own time and on your own terms.”