Good Grief: 50th Anniversary Edition - Hardcover

Granger E. Westberg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0800697839 ISBN 13: 9780800697839

Publisher: Fortress Press, 2010

Synopsis

For fifty years Good Grief has helped millions of readers, including NFL players and a former first lady, find comfort and rediscover hope after loss. Now this classic text is available in a new edition with a foreword by one of the nation's leading communicators 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. The anniversary gift edition includes space for readers to record thoughts about their personal experience with grief.

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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Rediscover the hope and comfort that millions of readers have found in Good Grief.

About the Author:

Granger E. Westberg was a widely respected pioneer in holistic healthcare and the interrelationship of religion and medicine. He held a joint professorship in medicine and religion at the University of Chicago and a professorship in preventative medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. Westberg was also the founder of the parish nurse program, now an international movement, and authored The Parish Nurse (Augsburg Books, 1991).

About this edition

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0800697839
• ISBN 13: 9780800697839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96