The unexpected death of Maggie Sayer's husband shatters her perfect world. Struggling to make sense of her grief, it becomes evident that a complete change and a positive focus is the only thing which will help her to carry on with life.

Training as a therapeutic counsellor provides this focus, bringing her into contact with people who desperately need her help. Julie and her children are living in fear of an abusive husband, Janet is crumbling under the weight of a secret she has kept for over forty years, and Karen has never recovered from her mother's violent death.

Maggie is drawn into her client's problems as she seeks to empower them to move on with their lives. And then she is faced with her own ethical dilemma when she meets Peter...