The Grief Guidebook
“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.
FROM GARY
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.
FROM GARY
In addition to The Grief Guidebook, Gary Roe is the author of the award-winning bestsellers Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, Please Be Patient, I’m Grieving, Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse and Surviving the Holidays Without You. He is also the co-author (with New York Times Bestseller Cecil Murphey) of Not Quite Healed and Saying Goodbye. Gary has more than 800 articles in print and has been featured on the Christian Broadcasting Network, Dr. Laura, Thrive Global, Wellness, Bustle, and other major media. He currently serves as an author, speaker, grief specialist, and grief coach. Gary loves being a husband and father. He has seven adopted children, including three Colombian daughters. He enjoys swimming, hockey, corny jokes, and cool Hawaiian shirts. Gary and his wife Jen and family live in Texas.
What Others are Saying about The Grief Guidebook
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
Whom do you ask the difficult, pointed questions about your grief when it is all consuming? Gary Roe has walked this road in his own life and supported numerous others. Listening, learning, and loving others through his God-given compassion is a gift to grieving hearts everywhere. I will share The Grief Guidebook with clients and friends in years to come.
—Carrie Andree Gardner, Licensed Professional Counselor
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
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
Gary knows how to write for the grieving heart. His books have helped so many of my clients in their grief journey and I know The Grief Guidebook will be of great help to everyone as well. As a grief counselor, I have been asked these questions many times and know this book will be of great benefit to me, my clients, and everyone who is traveling on this journey.
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!
Having experienced, and still being on the grief journey following the passing of my husband from Young Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, The Grief Guidebook stands alone. The empathetic and practical approach, which answers so many of the questions those grieving may have, reinforces the importance of grieving well and step by step adjusting to a new way of life.
I love this book. The question-and-answer format makes the information accessible and concrete. Once you identify your concern, you can find it in the table of contents and read about it. Rather than advice, Gary provides options. You can choose a possible solution that works with your personality. Chapters are easy-to-read, brief, and intensely practical.
