Grieving room : making space for all the hard things after death and loss / Leanne Friesen.
Publisher:
Broadleaf Books,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
241 pages ; 23cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Room to be uncertain -- Room for the "and" -- Room for the grief to come -- Room in the Valley of Death -- Room for imperfect goodbyes -- Room for the rituals -- Room for the grief bubble -- Room to not have room -- Room for people to let you down -- Room for the roller coaster -- Room for regret -- Room for rage -- Room for holidays (and other days that suck) -- Room to talk about it -- Room for lament -- Room to reconsider -- Room for your loved one -- Room for resurrection -- Room to never get over it -- Room for redemption -- Another introduction -- Reflections, practices, and prayers.
Summary:
"Leanne Friesen thought she knew a lot about bereavement. But it was only when her own sister died from cancer that she learned what grieving people need. In these pages, Friesen writes with vulnerability, wisdom, and even wit about stark and sacred lessons learned at deathbeds and funerals. When we lose someone, what we need most is grieving room"-- Provided by publisher.
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