A wonderful tool to work through grief
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This is a wonderful tool to work through the journey of grief on the way back to joy. The devotions are inline with the GriefShare support group sessions and video sessions. Each day a person is without a loved one is full of pain and loneliness and this book gives help to work through those days. I wished I had it after my first husband had passed away.
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In "Finding Your Way Through Grief," author/bereavement counselor Marty Tousely has created the essential handbook for those who are trying to regain their physical, spiritual and psychological footing after the death of someone close to them. In her clear, compassionate, approachable style, she offers invaluable insight on every aspect of the grieving process, both immediately after the loss and through that first critical year of adjustment. Being an animal chaplain myself, I was particularly pleased to see that she included a section on pet loss, thereby validating an experience too many in our society dismiss.

Tousely obviously calls upon her training in grief counseling and her work at Hospice of the Valley in plumbing the depths of all aspects of grieving and/or mourning, even including a section to help those of us who want to be of support to a friend or relative who has experienced the death of someone close to him or her but who don't know what to do. "Finding Your Way Through Grief," as its cover suggests, really does act as a compass for its readers, providing direction to those who themselves feel lost after a loss.

Sid Korpi, author of "Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss"
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I've recommended this book to so many friends.  Excellent tool for those who are hurting emotionally.
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Grief is universal and unfortunately something we all experience in our lives at some point. No Time for Tears: Surviving Grief in America (by Judy Heath) is a MUST READ for a multitude of audiences.  Often when a book is described as hard to categorize, that usually indicates a weakness, but for this book, it is just one of its countless strengths. Some may see this book as a self-help guide, others as a textbook for counselors/therapists in training, yet another as a resource for their mental health practice.  As a college professor myself, I can tell you that I believe this book would be an incredible teaching instrument. It could serve as an ideal text for an upper-level course on bereavement, or a supplemental text in a more general survey course on counseling. It provides an in-depth analysis of a topic that is largely misunderstood even by those who have lived through it.  The author has numerous years of experience as a psychotherapist that includes helping so many of those that suffered the losses of 911 when her practice was located in NY. She not only has the professional insight and knowledge necessary for a narrative on such a sensitive, important issue, but she bears the wisdom of her own loss. If you are a mental health practitioner, or an academic teaching those that will practice in the field of counseling, psychology, or social work, you will not regret adding this book to your arsenal of information on a complicated subject. However, to leave the description of this work at a textbook, or even a self-improvement manual, would discount the other wonderful elements of the book such as the powerful, poignant vignettes that offer meaningful, moving, real-life illustrations of the many ways one can struggle through grief, not to mention the inclusion of the original poetry, much of it by the author, that is clearly born of her own sorrow, trials, and eventual joy.  As someone who continues to endure my own battle with grief, I can share with you that reading this book has comforted me, touched me, offered me understanding, and finally, hope. If you or someone you know has experienced a loss, this book will provide the company of others walking through the same darkness, a light at the end of the tunnel, some practical tools to help you navigate your own journey, and the feeling of a warm, consoling conversation during those moments when you have to face the pain alone.
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I've been a bereavement counselor for many years.  As usual I'm always looking for a book to share with my patients.  I've finally found one that is true to the grief experience.  You offer dozens of helpful tips and easy to follow ways to improve your life and take as you mention often an "active role" in grief.  I am highly recommending your book. It is easy to understand and it really helps!
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This is the book that I wish I had been able to read when I was newly widowed, and it is the book that I need now, two years later.  Ms. Devine helped me to understand the seemingly insensitive comments that I kept hearing as she explains that most people see grief as a problem that must be overcome and fixed.  It is comforting to know that I am not odd or unusual as I walk with this grief, that we all grieve differently and, as she says, it's OK that I am not OK.  Also helpful are the explanations for the physical/mental changes in early grief and the section that explains how to support other people in their grief.  I appreciate the book so much that I bought extra copies for people that I know are grieving and those that support them.
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This book helps with people who lose loved ones. The material inside my help with the grieving process.
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It's a wonderful book, which was also recommended to me.  It encourages you to think very deeply about the loss of a loved one and everything and everyone surrounding you... and experience the strong feelings and emotions that go along with this. The religious traditions are also quite interesting and deep.  When I have read parts of the book, I have often said:  "This is exactly what I was feeling and experiencing."  It's so real, and encompassing.  It has been very helpful and almost comforting for me to read this book, after the loss of my husband. The exercises also serve as a wonderful guide through the mourning and healing process .This is a  book that I would highly recommend for those going through a loss of a loved one.
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If we live on this earth, we will all experience loss.  Sometimes we wade into the losses that we experience while other times, we dive right in, experiencing the loss of family members or friends who are close to us.  When we experience loss and dive into a time of grief, how do we appropriately wade through it?  How do we venture through grief, especially when our society seems to want to push past it and not even address it?

H. Norman Wright has experienced loss of his own.  He lost his 22 year old son who was severely disabled and his wife who succumbed to breast cancer.  It is out of the depths of this loss that Wright is able to write and share.  He is not coming in as a counseling or therapy expert alone, he is able to share his thoughts and guidance through grief because he has personally experienced deep and painful loss himself.  His voice of experience speaks volumes when it comes to grief.

This book is laid out in such a way that it can serve as a handbook, so you can pick and choose the chapters that may be more applicable to your own experience if you don't want to read the whole book.  There are insights throughout the book on the journey through grief, tucked in among the specific chapters.  Wright starts out with an overview of the world and process of grief and then walks through chapters that deal with specific losses such as the loss of a spouse, the loss of a child, the loss of a parent, and the loss of a sibling.  Wright even adds chapters on losing friends and pets (as pet lovers can attest to the fact that pets become part of your family).

Part of the strength of this book is the permission that Wright gives to the reader/grieving one.  He says, Everyone grieves differently, and there isn't one right way to grieve.  Never compare your grief with anothers; your grief is uniquely your own.  He talks about the potential physical implications that will be seen as one journeys through grief, the complexity of emotions that will be experienced, and some helpful hints as to how to make the journey less bumpy.  He wouldnt go so far as to say that the journey through grief is easy, but his suggestions can at least help to ease the pain a little.

Throughout the chapters, there are questions that can be asked by the reader (or others) to try to explore and even get to the heart of grief.  Wright offers advice from others who have written on the subject of grief and includes helpful Scripture references that may bring salve to the wounds of grief that are experienced.

Wrights style of writing is such that you almost feel yourself reliving some of your own losses as he describes the emotions experienced.  I felt myself knotting up inside as I read through some of the implications of losing parents.  Wrights experience in loss is an asset for him as he doesnt describe the process of grief in psychological jargon but in conversational prose.  He makes a connection with his reader with this approach.  The only criticisms that I have for the book are that it can feel a little overlong if you read it from front to back rather than using it as a manual.  The other criticism is that there are times when the scriptural reference seem rather forced or obligatory rather than flowing naturally out of an essential part of coping with loss.  A deeper theological treatment of grief would have been helpful.

Besides those few critiques, the book was good.  Its a book that I could easily recommend, in sum or in part, to someone who has experienced grief and is looking for some answers for their own coping.  If you know of someone who has experienced the loss of a family member or if you have experienced that loss, you might give Wright a try.

(This review is based upon a copy of this book which was provided free of charge from Bethany House Publishers.  These opinions are my own; I was not required to write a positive review, nor was I compensated for this review.)
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If I could use one word to describe this book, it would be HEALING. Grief has a way of engulfing us and if we allow it, it can hover above us on a daily basis. This book takes you on a journey. One of healing and hope. It transforms. Through Scripture , personal experience and humor , Brooke has made GRIEF something we can face through prayer and Scripture- something we can overcome. This book is well- written, inviting, challenging in a good way, has a beautiful layout , with plenty of room for your own thoughts and prayers. It encourages you to look at your grief in a whole new way. Encourages you to invite our Creator into our pain, into our hearts to do a beautiful work. Highly recommended!
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As a counselor working with grieving families, I have a lot of books related to grief and loss; this is one of my favorites. I recently ordered one to give as a gift to a friend, who suffered a loss. I have used it with children and adults and find it very useful in validating their experience.
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First I'd like to thank author Stephanie Jose for sharing her story and be willing to share in the ways other grieving people can learn to work through the emotional upheavals life can bring to any of us. The subtitle mentions 'guided exercises', and I just wanted to clarify that is not some mystical magical journey, but simply thought-provoking prompts and questions to help sort out some confusion or heartache. The book has three great sections about understanding grief, dealing with emotions and reactions, and finally journaling through the grief. I liked the uniformity of the sections about what these emotions can look like and feel like ( they can be sneaky and pretend to be something else), ways to cope, and stories of how others have made their way through. There is a great journaling section in each chapter and also an enire section to journal at length. I would say that is a great addition because drawing out your feelings really helps your mind and emotions, it draws them out, haha! And Stephanie, your Anonymous quote for the Anxiety chapter is from Corrie ten Boon. She was a holocost survivor so she sure knows something about living through some grief. Overall I LOVED this book, it's the type of work that several copies can be kept at hand, and when the time is right, ask that one you know if they are ready, and give them this wonderful gift!
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Have you suffered the loss of a loved one, child, parent, or beloved pet?
Have you come face to face with a personal loss, such
as the loss of a long term job, health crisis, divorce?
If you have answered  Yes, to any of the above questions,  then this book,
Grief Healing Techniques, should surely be in your possession.
Grief healing Techniques will help explain and help you
to break down your grief so you can once again be happy without any guilt.
The  amazing 7 chapters in this book will guide you each step of your grieving process.
Below are the 7 chapters:
1)Understand your grief
2)Embrace your feelings
3)Reaching out
4)Rebuilding your routine
5)Exploring new terrain
6)Facing the future
7)Remembering
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If you, like I, struggle for words to say when visiting loved ones who are ready to pass, or wonder about the peculiarities of the human condition as it devolves towards eternity, "Tears in a Bottle" will shed rays of light in this dark demesne.  As I age and witness loved ones shuffling off this mortal coil all too frequently, this book gives me encouragement and guidance in showing graciousness and understanding when death appears.
  The title, taken from Psalm 56, describes how God knows our grief, having collected our "tears in a bottle".  David ends the passage, assuring us that He "has delivered me from death...that I may walk before God in the light of life."  To the believer who takes eternal comfort in such promises, Griffith shares his insight and experiences as a hospice chaplain so that others can be at ease and understanding while witnessing a life made complete by death.
To me, grief has always seemed a lonely, personal burden that rips the soul and spirit, and I find myself at an awkward loss for words and actions while sitting at a death bed.  But thankfully, this book shows how to 'grieve well', demonstrating from a biblical perspective how to snatch hope from the jaws of grief.
  While his first book, "More Than A Parting Prayer: Lessons In Care Giving For The Dying", was particularly useful to the caregiver, "Tears in a Bottle" shares wonderfully illustrative insights into grief that can be useful to all.
  How much did I like this book?  So much so that it is the first book I have ever reviewed.
Highly recommended.
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Someone going through the loss of a close loved one found this very comforting.
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This book addresses the questions and emotions of grief by gently directing us to the sovereign plan of God in our lives.  While allowing sadness and grief, it points to the believer's hope of eternity with Christ and being united once again with those we love.  I particularly liked the dual reading levels so it is appropriate for multiple ages of children. I think this book would be an excellent tool to use in a Christian home to explore death and grief with a child.
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I found this book at the library about 3 weeks after my husband passed away suddenly.  I read it and re-read it and shared it with my kids.  It was so helpful, so affirming, so validating of where I was at in my sadness, grief and loss.  I then purchased it and the companion workbook.  I have given it to the people in my path that have undergone a sudden death too - VERY helpful.