How to Help a Grieving Friend: A Candid Guide to Those Who Care

This is a wonderful resource that everyone should have on their bookshelf to help in the loss of a loved one. Practical, honest and real. Makes you rethink before speaking.

This little book was so helpful to me when I lost my husband to cancer. It is very quick to read, right to the point- not bogged down with alot of words. It was comforting to know the author had the same experiences with feelings as I do. I bought a couple books so far to give to recently widowed friends. After 2 1/2 years, I still go back to it when I am feeling down.

How To Help A Grieving Friend: A Candid Guide for Those Who Care is a straightforward, simple guide to help Christian readers to become a source of comfort and strength to their friends, family, and fellow parishoners recovering from terrible loss. Divided into short poems "How To Help" and longer prose sections "How It Feels", How To Help A Grieving Friend succinctly describes tested strategies to be of assistance. A brief, simple how-to guide for readers of all ages and all walks of life. "Invite me to sit with you / Church is one of the hardest places to be. / Sitting alone in that pew is devastating. / All the expressions of care are overwhelming. / Shelter me. / Let me hide out next to you."

Ms. Whitson provides windows into her broken heart and provides many valuable insights and tools in being able to help the hurting in the on going time of grief. I read it out loud to my husband on a weekend trip and we both felt it was an excellent resource.