The Grief Companion: A Supportive Guide to Navigating Grief

by Ngaio Parr

Overview

The Grief Companion is a beautifully illustrated and heartfelt resource designed to gently guide and support you through the complexities of loss and grief.

This thoughtful collection features prompts, actions and insights that will support you through your ever evolving grieving journey. It offers grounding thoughts, meaningful ideas for honoring your loved ones, and reliable resources to help you navigate the shifting landscape of your emotions.

The book can be used in a number of different ways. Simply read an Insight, Action, or Prompt every day or week as part of a mindful intention, or during a difficult moment to be comforted.

With The Grief Companion, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the grieving process, learn valuable coping mechanisms, and ultimately feel supported in your journey.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781761452017
Publisher:	Hardie Grant
Publication date:	08/26/2025
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 6.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ngaio Parr is a creative director, author, artist, and curator. Her eponymous studio, founded in 2014, collaborates with clients to create exceptional books and publications, branding and identity, museum and gallery projects, and spaces. She has worked with The New York Times, Disney, Figma, Adobe, Amazon, Leanne Ford and Thames & Hudson. She synthesises and simplifies her obsessive research to create work that is eclectic and refined at the same time - usually with a pop of colour.

Editorial Reviews

"The Grief Companion is a necessary and important tool for anyone who is bound to experience grief (which is, unfortunately, all of us). It’s also a bite-sized encyclopedia of questions, actions and prompts that will help readers sit (and engage) with their grieving loved ones in a thoughtful, meaningful way. In short, everyone would benefit from owning a set." -Becky Simpson, author and artist 

"What a beautiful and loving idea Ngaio has created! Loss is a very real part of all our lives, and too often we don’t have the tools to properly deal with it. We don’t know what to say to those that have experienced loss, or what to send to show them we care. What a beautiful, loving and thoughtful gift to be able to pass on to friends and loved ones as a way to encourage them through their darkest hours." -Leanne Ford, HGTV Restored By the Fords Host, author and designer

"I have found myself wishing for a warm, honest guide to grieving at so many points in my life. To be a human being is to experience loss, and the pain is coming for all of us eventually. A deck of cards is such a brilliant way to o¬er advice and support for navigating this unavoidable, nonlinear process – and finding the beauty and self-knowledge in it, too." Ann Friedman, NYT bestselling author, writer and host of Call Your Girlfriend podcast.

"The Grief Companion goes beyond platitudes and cliches to provide great wisdom, comfort and validation – give it to everyone who is grieving, has grieved, or will grieve." – Nikki Gemmell

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