Posts Tagged ‘grief books’

On the Subject of Grief, Academic Researcher and Journalist Are Just Tilting at Windmills

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Last week I read two books I found rather appalling. Though supposedly about grief, neither of these books will be of any help whatsoever to people who are actually grieving. In fact they will likely do more harm than good. Though The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About [...]

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I hate grief memoirs!

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I really hate grief memoirs. Why? Just because you’ve experienced grief does not make you an expert on grief. It only makes you an expert on YOUR grief. So why are so many people out there peddling products and services to help the grieving with no other credential than their own grief, and unhealed grief [...]

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How to Survive Your Grief is also available in these versions...


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