Comforting the Bereaved Through Listening and Positive Responding: What Are the Bereaved Trying to Tell Us?

We don’t seem to handle grief very well—whether it’s our own or someone close to us.

Part of the problem is that we live in a death- denying society; where many people feel awkward using terms like death, dying, or dead. We rarely say that someone has died, and instead use metaphors to soften the blow.

This book helps families, friends, colleagues, and professionals to understand what someone who has lost a loved one is feeling. Topics include the death of a child, teen, adult/older adul...