We Regret to Inform You, Joanne Steen, MS, NCC
We Regret to Inform You, Joanne Steen, MS, NCC
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We Regret to Inform You
A Survival Guide for Gold Star Parents and Those Who Support Them

Author: Joanne Steen, MS, NCC

Narrator: Marie Hoffman

Unabridged: 6 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/31/2019

Synopsis

Author Joanne Steen tackles the subject that terrifies parents of military personnel—the death of their son or daughter on active duty. In short, accessible chapters Gold Star parents find thoughtful explanations and trustworthy advice for coping with military grief. Steen weaves together realistic examples with voices of other Gold Star parents, connecting the listeners to the wisdom of those parents who have walked in their shoes.

Chapters for relatives, friends, and professional service providers of Gold Star parents are also included, supplying them with what they need to know about military loss; what to expect in the parents; and best practices on what to say and ways to help support them. Gold Star parents will find a path to survive their life-changing loss and develop the resilience to move forward.

About Joanne Steen, MS, NCC

Joanne Steen, MS, NCC, has more than twenty years of experience in the grief and loss field, with a specialty in military loss. She is a board-certified counselor, instructor, Gold Star widow, and the founder of Grief Solutions, a training company on grief, loss, and resilience. Steen is also coauthor of Military Widow: A Survival Guide.

Reviews

Goodreads review by max theodore on September 23, 2021

i was NOT expecting this to be anywhere near as good, funny, or fucking WILD as it was. bro what......more

Goodreads review by Samantha (WLABB) on August 20, 2022

Rating: 4.5 Stars This was the moment, when it was all supposed to payoff. This was the reward for all her hard work, sleepless nights and her mother's financial sacrifice so that she could attend a top notch private high school. High SAT scores - check! Near perfect GPA (curse you freshman PE!) - ch......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on September 30, 2018

Read my full review here! Some of the writing in this book is really bad. This next line comes directly from the book."It was good. It tasted maple-y. I like maple." That drove me insane and pulled away from the interesting plot. I felt like this book took a completely different turn, I was not expect......more

Goodreads review by Paul on June 16, 2018

We Regret to Inform You is a piece of YA fiction that is a perfect hybrid of mystery and drama with a bit of romance. Misha takes some hits and questions herself, but ultimately, she escapes rock bottom with the help of her wit and determination. What starts as drama quickly turns to a satisfying ca......more

Goodreads review by Carlos on August 19, 2019

Such a easy read. I loved the plot and the characters, Sharma is an overachiever and always has an end game but when all of her plans fall through she struggles to find a meaning to it all, but maybe she realizes that the things we take for granted and that are free (love, friendships) are more impo......more

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