Are you grieving the loss of a love? If so, this book, with its list of 94 steps will help you to survive the darkness you're
in. On the left side of each page is a step you can take to help yourself and on the right side of each page is a poem that expresses the pain of loss. This book is easy to read and comforting, with suggestions that coordinate with the stages ofrecovery from grief. The beginning of the book discusses the stages of recovery, which are: shock and denial, fear/anger/depression and then at last, understanding &
acceptance. The authors stress that there will be an end to the hurting, that it is important to experience it, let it be there, but to remember that it will
definitely end and to try to see it as a healing process just as the body heals from physical pain. It suggests that you sleep more, pamper yourself more, and to accept that you are feeling down. Just aswith a physical wound, the body will recover and you must take care of it. This book has many suggestions which will help to diminish your feelings of isolation. It gives you the sense that others have done this grievingprocess and you can do it too. It's a book that is worth reading, not once, not twice, but as many times as it takes to grow through your pain. The poems are wonderful, and grow with you through the book, fromthe shock and denial, through the anger and finally towardthe growth that comes with acceptance. This is a book which will definitely help you heal.