so we can learn to do a better job companioning each other through the difficult times

I have taken the past 4 weeks to slowly and thoughtfully read through this book. It is one of the most to the point, helpful, practical books I have read on the subject of grief. 

Here are some reasons why I think that:

It calls out the wrongness of thinking that grief is something to be "gotten over". Who started that myth anyway?

It helped me understand the anger felt about some of the things people say (or even worse when friends/family never say a thing) after the death of a loved one.  

It includes practical advice about how to be with someone who has experienced loss. No one knows what to say or do. 

There truly are some losses that are more unimaginable than others. This book is helpful in understanding that and the physical responses that accompany loss. 

It is well written by a woman who herself has experienced an unbearable loss. This should be required reading for all people. So we can learn to do a better job companioning each other through the difficult times we have been through already, and those we will surely face in the future. If you are grieving and are not sure where to turn, you may want give this book a read. If you care about someone who is grieving, you may want to give this book a read. Please add your thoughts to the conversation if you have read it already, or add them as you read, so we can all continue to learn from each other. 

Comments

[jacki long]

Thank you, Carol.

[Emie]

Yes... simply, yes.