Don't Take My Grief Away

by Doug Manning

Book Overview

Gently, with warm, consoling, and practical guidance, Doug Manning addresses the painful, often disorientation aftermath of the death of a loved one, helping the bereaved cope with the emotions and confront the decisions that are an inevitable part of this time of radical life adjustment. Beginning with the premise that "grief is not an enemy; it is a friend. It is the natural process of walking through the hurt and growing through the walk," Manning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060654171
• ISBN13: 9780060654177
• Release Date: September 1984
• Publisher: HarperOne
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Don't Take My Grief Away

My wife has just passed away and I went to grief classes but this book has helped me find myself better than all the grief classes.I have ordered several for my friends that are having problems like me.

Excellent book--for anyone at any point in their grief

I really like, and benefit, from Doug Manning writings. This book is concise, easy to read--each topic is only a few pages in length. At the beginning and end of each topic is a brief phrase--helps a person to put into use what one has just read. Very comforting writing.

Don't t Take my Grief Away

Yes, this book has it right. Grief is ours to experience in our own way and to heal as we choose to grieve. Grief is a process it is something that will be with us forever. I also used Write from the Heart, A Healing Grief Journal with this book. Also for my children I bought After the Tears, A Gentle Guide to Help Children Understand Death (video) This had healing activities. All of these resources are great for healing.

This book validated what I was feeing!

After losing my best friend to suicide, I was completely devistated--my world was strange and I was no longer able to relate to those around me. I felt alone in my grief. While attending a support group, this book crossed my path. I was so tired of hearing, "Why aren't you over this?" I read a line from this book that brought me much validity: "Don't take my grief away, I've earned it." What struck me about this book was how it doesn't force recovery. It eases the reader into it. It also allows the reader to identify at many different stages of grief--one week removed from death, to years later. I recommend this book to anyone struggling with recovery from loss.

Very BEST book to read for a recent widow or widower

I have always loved to read. However, after the death of my husband in 1990 I suddenly was absolutely not interested in any book, pamphet, TV guide, etc. (just wasn't able to to concentrate on ANYTHING, much less a book. About 4-6 weeks after his death, I joined a widow's support group. Although I only attended this group for about 2 months, this was the place I found "Don't take my grief away", I took it home and read it from cover to cover - and it re-affirmed what I was feeling and had experienced. I recommed this book to all widows, widowers and also to anyone who wants to know how to help someone after a loss of a spouse. I give this book a lot of credit in assisting me on that very long road to recovery. A HEALTY recovery doesn't just take time ( as 'they' say ), it also takes TONS of hard work