Healing a Friend's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Helping Someone You Love Through Loss

by Alan D. Wolfelt

A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say—or what not to say—to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches that the most important thing a person can do is listen, have compassion, be there for support, and do something helpful. This volume provides the fundamental principles of being a true companion, from committing to contact the friend regularly to being mindful of the anniversary of the death. Included in each book are tested, sensitive ideas for “carpe diem” actions that people can take right this minute—while still remaining supportive and honoring the mourner’s loss.

Genres: Grief

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Marissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great guidance

The concrete actions offered in this book are easy, practical, and doable. It's so helpful to have such guidance and support when wanting to support others we love in times of grief.

[E · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gentle, wise, and compassionate. Although the book is somewhat dated by now, the author presents solid, concrete ideas and has given me plenty of inspiration for how I can help a dear friend, today, right now.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has a lot of practical ideas and advice about how to hold space for those you love who are grieving. Cheesy format and you definitely have to pick and choose what works for you and your friend, but probably the most compact book of wise advice I've seen on this topic.