Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief

This book has become my best friend. The daily passages reflect understanding, empathy and hope. It has helped me, and those I now frequently purchase it for, immeasurably. While not preachy or directly biblical it exemplifies Christian or spiritual love. When given the book I set it aside in a pile. The last think i wanted to do was read about grief or be reminded of the "stages." I am not a daily devotional girl. Well...now i look forward to time with my new friend every day. I guess it was on a particularly crappy day during Covid that I decided to read a page, just so I could tell my sister I had tried it. It must have been the right day for me, the right frame of mind or the right message. I began to read daily, turned corners of so many pages the book looks weird. Now I do the daily read and review those special pages when I have an extra needy day. I give a copy to those whose grief seems to touch my own heart, but always include a note about putting it aside until it calls to them. That's when they are ready. Thats when the new friend will be most helpful. One person, not someone I was close to, started to read immediately and we now have super helpful text conversations about specific messages or feelings. Others are likely still looking at it in their pile. The feeling of possibly helping others by giving this book has been an unexpected addition to my own healing and I encourage you to do the same. Include your number and be open to text messages that can turn into a remote and unobtrusive group therapy experience! It's nice to share memories and feelings with someone who wont judge or feel you are just being a downer!

I received this wonderful daily reader as a gift after the death of my son last year. It has daily meditations written by various contributing writers offering helpful insights to help people work through their grief after a loss. I recently gave this to a friend after her husband and mother died just three months apart. She let me know how helpful the readings have been, offering a new perspective on how to work through her grief. I highly recommend this book.

Very well written daily reflections: concise one page per day format. Has been very helpful in dealing with grieving and loss.

I have been steadily comforted and encouraged by this little book.

This book helped me alot .It's concise and everyday there is a reading that has to do with grief. I would recommend this book .

Hickman, though not much of a writer herself as evidenced by her commentary, does manage to assemble many wonderful quotes from great writers starting with Shakespeare.

This book is perfect for people after a loss. I give it to everyone who has lost someone and it has help each and every one of them. I highly recommend it.

Best non-cheesy grief support book I’ve ever come across. Have used it oth professionally annd personally. Each daily passage is written by someone who’s been through loss. Book doesn’t preach or patronize.

It is what is says it is - a guide for the grieving. With short but profound thoughts for each day. Highly recomended, beautifully written and very helpful.

This helped me when I went through the loss of my mother-in-law so I purchased another for my friend who lost her child. It gave her some comfort.

Bought for someone who had just lost their spouse it is proving to be a genuine source of inspiration and comfort. Very strongly recommended

It takes you each day through your own journey of life , it is as if the book is written for you

This is a classic book, that provides some solace and words express the loss over 365 days, and we can repeat as the healing is unending...but the printer, William Morrow (an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) shows no appreciation of reading a book - for every page one has to prise the book at the binder to read the words at the inner edges (do see the image). The printer has reduced a 5-Star content-book to a 2-star reading experience - a disgrace to the dignity of reading!!!