The Only Way Out is Through: A Ten-Step Journey from Grief to Wholeness

by Gail Gross

Winner of the 2021 Independent Press Awards in the category of Death & Dying

Winner of the 2021 Independent Press Awards in the category of Grief

Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist in 2020
Books on grief often fall into two memoir or science. In The Only Way Out is Through , Dr. Gail Gross combines the two in an inspiring story of loss alongside the analytical psychology that helped her find her own re-entry into life.
The Only Way Out is Through tells the story of a mother's sudden loss of a child and the impact on the family as a whole. It offers a comprehensive approach to healing for the bereaved and helps them reenter life on new terms. The Only Way Out is Through is not only a book about grieving, but a guide to successfully navigating transitions--the endings and beginnings of life. Dr. Gail helps readers learn to listen to their own inner voices, the deepest part of the unconscious, so that reorienting and reshaping the future seems possible. Offering strategies for dealing not just with profound grief, but with living beyond a devastating loss, she provides a map for those looking for guidance, comfort, care, and hope.

Genres: Nonfiction, Grief

208 pages, Hardcover

Published January 26, 2018

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Only Way Out is Through is a very helpful book about working through the grieving process. Dr. Gail Gross, a renowned psychologist, has all the professional credentials to write this book, but she also is a parent grieving the sudden death of her 24-year-old daughter.

She offers ten practical strategies on working through the stages of grief. I like that at the end of each strategy she provides practical ways to take action in support of the strategy. Melding her professional knowledge with her personal understanding she imparts her wisdom in an easy to understand manner.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Rowman & Littlefield Publishers for allowing me to read a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. Opinions expressed here are my own.

[library lola · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was not quite what I expected. I anticipated a story format of the loss of the author's child and how she moved through that grief. This book is not in that format, but instead reads very much like a textbook. It makes for more arduous reading, but may be exactly what some are looking for. It was not what I was looking for.

Thanks to NetGalley for a chance to read an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.