Permission to Mourn: A New Way to Do Grief [B2280]

2014 PB in Gift-Worthy condition. Written in a poetic structure, the author lets us into his life and grief while offering hope and lessons to other grief survivors. The death of someone we love cracks us open, inviting us to become the person we were born to be. This is the book Tom Zuba wishes he had read after his daughter Erin died. And after his wife Trici died. It's the book he wishes he'd been handed following his son Rory's death. But Tom had to live it. First. Before he could write it. For you.

In the beginning, Tom did grief the old way. Repressing, denying, pretending, numbing and stuffing every feeling and every emotion that arose. He created pain on top of pain until he began searching for a new way. A new way to do grief. Once he gave himself permission to mourn, healing began. Along the way, Tom discovered that: * Grief is not the enemy. Grief can be one of our greatest teachers. * It's the stories we tell that determine whether or not we will heal. * We will always have a relationship with the people we love that have died. * We were not born to suffer. We were born to be radiant. There is a new way to do grief. Let Tom Zuba teach you how.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "After the loss of my sister this book was an integral part of my journey in grief. I read a poem each morning and it helped me feel not alone, seen, heard, and understood. I would recommend this book to anyone who has lost someone. "; "Reading this book made me feel like the author Tom Zuba could read my mind. Many questions were answered, and other parts really made me think. I'm sure I will refer to this book often as I work through my grief"; "Probably the only book I was able to actually tolerate reading early on. So powerful as well as simply and poetically written....just beautifully done. Goes right to the center of what is felt in a way only someone who has lived it might understand. I give this book away all...the...time."; "This book saved my life by helping me understand that the strange things happening to me after my beloved spouse died were not physical and mental illnesses to be dealt with through medication. I was having spiritual experiences of learning to continue our love story beyond my husband's physical death. This book helped me continue my loving bonds with my spouse, resolve my grief and live the radiant life I was born to live."