Louis LaGrand

Healing Grief, Finding Peace is a well written guide to dealing with the death of a loved one. The author's most significant credential is his own grief experience, but he is also a researcher, writer and counselor in the field. I treasure his statements early in the book that validate the differences in grief reactions and grant (much needed at the time) permission to grieve and heal at your own pace. The fact that he used my very favorite Turkish proverb as he described moving forward, garnered my curiosity about what was to come. Out of the 101 easy to cope with a love one's death, the reader is likely to find many that will be helpful.
Only one caution, and it is related to timing. I think this book will be most useful after some healing has already occurred. There are lines in the book that I would not have wanted to read during the first year after my husband's death, but are very helpful in the years after that. As long as you are not put off by his "do's and don'ts," the advice he offers is solid and life-giving. I will share this book with those who are grieving, particularly men.… (más)

This is a comforting book, which I would highly recommend to anyone who has lost a loved one, even if it's been years. It offers reassurance that there's no "right" way to grieve. Everyone is different and that's okay. I like that this book offers multiple strategies for coping, in which the reader is afforded the opportunity to pick and choose which works best for him/her. This book is also a good too for anyone who is just looking for some type of coping strategy, period. Very insightful, well written, well thought out, and very vaulable. Highly recommended. My thanks to the author for taking the time to create this work so that it may benefit others.… (más)