How To Survive the Loss Of A Love

Years back, a friend gave me her copy of this book. For years, I gave copies to friends. I reread this book, forgetting that grieving is a process that varies from person to person and topic to topic. It is simple and I highly recommend reading it. If they let me write a chapter, I would say you can......more

A powerful road map. My therapist recommended this book to me after the death of my parents left me feeling like an adult orphan adrift and alone in the world. It’s written with the intention to encapsulate all levels of loss – from death to divorce. Quick, digestible bullet points describe all the......more

This book has been helping me through a hard time, and I’m grateful for it. This is the kind of book that, if you read it when you were in a good spot in life, you would think it’s cliche. But, if you read it when you’re in need of validation that heartbreak is hard and terrible and that you are res......more

This book was also given me shortly after a family death. The friend who brought it to me drove it across town to me fairly late the night he heard about our tragedy. He said it couldn't wait - I needed it immediately. He was right. This, and George Anderson's book, have "saved my life" as they have......more

This is a quick read but very thought provoking. The authors validate a wide range of feelings and experiences on every page; as everyone going through a loss feels something a little different. I got some good takeaways from it!......more