Book Review: Healing Grief, Finding Peace: 101 Ways to Cope With the Death of Your Loved One by Dr.

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Dr. Louis E. LaGrand sets the tone for his book, Healing Grief, Finding Peace: 101 Ways to Cope With the Death of Your Loved One, before it even begins. “Dedicated to all who are mourning and all who must inevitably respond to the opposite side of the coin of love,” LaGrand wrote.   

Healing Grief, Finding Peace is a self-help resource book for individuals coping with a loss through death.  Whether the death was sudden or prolonged, the book presents many ideas and practical advice on how to adapt to the loss.  

This book is separated into six easy-to-read chapters, each beginning with an affirmation.   The first three chapters focus on understanding and learning about grief, as well as dealing with our feelings and deciding how to respond to those feelings.  The last three chapters offer suggestions and practical ideas to incorporate into one’s life to help work through the grief process. LaGrand also includes a list of additional resources for further reading.    

The author emphasizes that one can find ways to grow—even in grief.   The healthy outcome of the journey is to achieve peace and healing.  With more than 100 different coping strategies, every reader should find several ideas that are helpful to them. 

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