Good grief : a constructive approach to the problem of loss

by Granger E. Westberg

Pamphlet, 1962

Status

Available

Call number

G WES/1

Publication

Melbourne : Joint Board of Christian Education, 1989, c1962.

Original publication date

1962

ISBN

085819578X / 9780858195783

Description

Timeless wisdom for all who grieve For more than fifty-years, Good Grief has helped millions of readers, including NFL players and a former first lady, find comfort and rediscover hope after loss. This classic text includes a foreword by Dr. Timothy Johnson, a leading communicator of medical health care information. An afterword by the author's daughters tells how the book came to be. Good Grief identifies ten stages of grief-shock, emotion, depression, physical distress, panic, guilt, anger, resistance, hope, and acceptance, but recognizing that grief is, complex and deeply personal, defines no "right" way to grieve. Good Grief offers valuable insights on the emotional and physical responses persons may experience during the natural process of grieving. Reflection questions help readers explore their own experience with each stage. Whether mourning the death of a loved one, the end of a marriage, the loss of a job, or other difficult life changes, Good Grief is a proven steady companion in times of loss.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Kratz
Good Grief identifies ten stages of grief--shock, emotion, depression, physical distress, panic, guilt, anger, resistance, hope, and acceptance yet provides no rationale or fixed referent point for the relief of grief.
LibraryThing member crossandcrown
Good Grief identifies ten stages of grief--shock, emotion, depression, physical distress, panic, guilt, anger, resistance, hope, and acceptance but, recognizing that grief is complex and deeply personal, defines no "right" way to grieve. Good Grief offers valuable insights on the emotional and
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physical responses persons may experience during the natural process of grieving. (Amazon)
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LibraryThing member RubislawLibrary
Many people experience grief as the result of loss. This book describes what happens to us whenever we lose someone or something important.
We all need a better understanding of the small griefs in life as well as those larger grief experiences which can overwhelm us.
Here is a volume to be kept
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close at hand. It can be used over the years as you encounter a wide variety of grief experiences or as you assist friends in moving beyond grief to good grief.
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LibraryThing member nkmunn
This little book has helped a lot of people!
LibraryThing member BrannonSG
Thankfully short, this book on the stages of grieving was highly recommended in a book we're reading on how to be an effective deacon. Unfortunately, this book could have been written by a post-modern. I'm not saying that Westberg is post-modern, but he quotes very little scripture, makes most of
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his points from anecdotes or psychology, and quotes only one person associated with religion, a rabbi.

I think that a book on grieving from a Biblical perspective would be helpful. This is not it.
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LibraryThing member jmcdbooks
Rated: B
Good book to help people who are grieving a loss understand what is normal during abnormal times.

Call number

G WES/1

Barcode

3052
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