The Courage to Grieve: The Classic Guide to Creative Living, Recovery, and Growth Through Grief (Paperback)

by Judy Tatelbaum (Author) "The death of a loved one is the most profound of all sorrows..." (more)
Key Phrases: recovery from grief, dead loved one, grief feelings, Elisabeth Kiibler-Ross, Diane Kennedy Pike, Peter Koestenbaum (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The Courage to Grieve is a bright candle along a dark, mysterious path on which none of us are equipped to travelcoping with the loss of a loved one. But it contains, I believe, far more than many reasonable and logical suggestions for handling, with courage, our aching grief over the passing of another. This excellent and sensitive book also sheds considerable light on how each of us can learn to live, unafraid, among the always present reminders of our own unavoidable encounter with the shafts of death." -- Og Mandino

"The Courage to Grieve is a wise and helpful human document. It is written with sympathy and compassion. And it presents sound and sensible insights. The book should be helpful to those experiencing grief. Professionally the book will be a valuable aid to others who counsel with grieving persons." -- Norman Vincent Peale

"An excellent and tactical, valid book on all the aspects of grief and grief resolution, including important ideas about self-help and avenues to finish unfinished business and teach people how to let go. It is a well-done book written with wisdom and love, and makes people aware that every ending is also a new beginning." -- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D.

"I have never read a more clearly written, thorough and understanding book on the subject than The Courage to Grieve. Judy Tatelbaum has reached a desperately needed hand toward us alland her hand is truly helpful." -- Eugenia Price

"Sooner or later, each of us must experience grief. As unpleasant as it may be it is a reality we must face. The Courage to Grieve by Judy Tatelbaum serves a very important function in helping us face thatreality." -- Lee Salk, Ph.D.

Product Description

This unusual self-help book about surviving grief offers the reader comfort and inspiration. Each of us will face some loss, sorrow and disappointment in our lives, and The Courage to Grieve provides the specific help we need to enable us to face our grief fully and to recover and grow from the experience. Although the book emphasizes the response to the death of a loved one, The Courage to Grieve can help with every kind of loss and grief.

Judy Tatelbaum gives us a fresh look at understanding grief, showing us that grief is a natural, inevitable human experience, including all the unexpected, intense and uncomfortable emotions like sorrow, guilt, loneliness, resentment, confusion, or even the temporary loss of the will to live. The emphasis is to clarify and offer help, and the tone is spiritual, optimistic, creative and easy to understand. Judy Tatelbaum provides excellent advice on how to help oneself and others get through the immediate experience of death and the grief that follows, as well as how to understand the special grief of children. Particularly useful are the techniques for completing or "finishing" grief--counteracting the popular misconception that grief never ends. The Courage to Grieve shows us how to live life with the ultimate courage: not fearing death. This book is about so much more than death and grieving'it is about life and joy and growth.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; 1 edition (September 12, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060911859
• ISBN-13: 978-0060911850
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #445,339 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vanished my fear that I was having a nervous breakdown., July 25, 1999

By A Customer

I had never been in the position of losing a partner before. I went to a therapist and she gave me this book to read. While reading this book my fears about never being the same again started going away, and I began to feel that it was okay to feel the way I was. This book should be read by anybody who has lost a loved one. I am getting several copies to give to people when they lose a loved one. This book brought me back from the nightmare I was in.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courage in times of change, September 15, 1999

By A Customer

I've finally found the courage to read this book. It was recommended more for learning to grieve for an old life. My friend was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. I needed to grieve for that old life that could never be again. It's helping me through the stages to get to where I can face our new life together. I'd recommend this for anyone going through any of Life's changes: marriage, divorce, death, graduation from college. Even when something is positive (like marriage), one needs to learn that the old way is gone and to find a new path. My marriage is getting better by some of the thoughts I've had after reading this book. I'm learning to let go of old hurts. It's not a silver bullet for all of Life's Ills, but it's a nice, warm cup of tea for the heart or a soothing salve for serious hurts.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Grief Book I've found, August 20, 2003

By A Customer

I read about 20 books on this subject after the sudden death of my young husband. I was looking for a road map to get through the shock and grief. This book was the only one that really helped me. It is an excellent, practical guide for those who have experienced a death of a loved one. Sudden death is especially traumatic and the book really helped me understand that what I was feeling and doing was perfectly normal. Good Luck.