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Product Description "The most comprehensive book on grief I’ve read. Well done!" – Dr. Craig Borchardt, President / CEO Hospice Brazos Valley "Help! How do I do this?" Loss strikes. Your heart is stunned. Your world is shaken. Someone special is missing. Life will never be the same. You will never be the same. Questions surface in your mind and heart. You try to make sense of it all. You struggle with overwhelming emotions and troubling thoughts. You tussle with what to do and when. You need answers. You need compassionate, practical direction. You need a guide for this journey - a companion to walk with you through all the questions, wonderings, fears, and obstacles. Welcome to The Grief Guidebook. Multiple award-winning author, speaker, and grief specialist Gary Roe is a trusted voice in grief recovery who has been helping wounded, grieving hearts find hope and healing for more than three decades. Written with heartfelt compassion, this warm, easy-to-read, and practical book reads like a conversation with a close friend. Gary says, "Over the past three decades, I've had the honor of walking with thousands of grieving hearts through the valley of loss. Along the way, I've been asked a multitude of questions about grief and grieving. In this book, I've compiled and addressed more than 70 of the most common questions I've been asked. Each chapter contains a question, a heartfelt response, and some suggestions for how to handle that issue. The beauty of The Grief Guidebook is that you can read straight through or simply go to the question that's currently on your mind and heart. Consider this a reference manual for your grief process. I hope you find The Grief Guidebook helpful, comforting, and healing. Please let me know what you think. Feel free to contact me anytime. I'm here to help, if I can." You have questions. The Grief Guidebook has answers. Grab your copy today. Review The pain of grief and loss evokes tough questions. The Grief Guidebook tackles the mental fog, the emotional despair, the physical setbacks, and the spiritual needs common to grievers. If you're asking questions and going through grief, get this go to resource to help you get through. - Dr. Charles W. Page, MD, author of A Spoonful of Courage for the Sick and Suffering The most comprehensive book on grief I've read. The genius of this book is its ability to speak to anyone who is grieving, regardless of the situation. The suggestions and grief skills are crucial tools that facilitate healing and growth. Well done! - Dr. Craig Borchardt, President / CEO Hospice Brazos Valley; Associate Professor, Texas A&M Health Science Center Grief is often filled with confusion and a litany of unanswered questions. Where do you even start to find an answer? In The Grief Guidebook, Gary takes his years of grief experience and creates a simple, practical reference guide for all the questions that the bereaved or someone helping the bereaved has (and even some they don't yet know they have). The answers he shares meet the griever where they are on this complicated and challenging road with the compassion, gentleness, and expertise needed to help them find their direction on the journey of grief. - Glen Lord, CEO The Grief Toolbox; Board of Directors, The Compassionate Friends The Grief Guidebook is exactly what I needed and wished I had seven years ago after my daughter passed away. I particularly love that each chapter has its own affirmation to use when you are stuck in that category. For example, when I am stuck on the "why" questions, such as "why" did this happen to me, there is a wonderful affirmation that speaks to that. There is a terrific chapter on changing relationships after loss and so much more. This is the club you never wanted to join, but at least Gary is there with you helping you make sense of it all. - Annette Hines, Esquire, Special Needs Law Firm of Massachusetts Gary knows how to write for the grievi