The Mourner’s Book of Hope:
By: Tensie Holland, LSW, CT
CATEGORY: Grief and Loss
PUBLICATION: About Grief
Book Review
The Mourner’s Book of Hope: 30 Days of Inspiration
By Alan D. Wolfelt, PH.D
Alan Wolfelt is the Director for the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Ft. Collins, Colorado. A renowned author, teacher, and grief counselor, he has written many best-selling books read by the bereaved all over the world. In The Mourner’s Book of Hope, Dr. Wolfelt draws on his personal experiences as a grieving person as well as his professional work supporting the bereaved.
Dr. Wolfelt describes how he was compelled to write a user-friendly, easy-to-read book that would help the mourner invite hope into their lives.
He describes it as an “invitation to come out of the dark into the light.”
The Mourner’s Book of Hope guides the reader through 30 days of reflections and offers the author’s favorite quotations on hope and healing. At the end of each section the reader is invited to write their own personal reflection on hope.
This book can be read day by day or the reader can select a section they would like to focus on. Many quotes can serve as powerful affirmations. This is a small book of 200 pages that the reader can carry with them for words of hope and encouragement when needed.
The Mourner’s Book of Hope will remind the reader to keep HOPE alive.