After experiencing the loss of four family members within five years, and witnessing one take their last breath, Jennifer Elliott experienced a shift - from being a Death Denier to going toe-to-toe with grief.
Elliott provides thirteen opportunities for personally addressing grief, each a stepping stone toward healing, all with the hope of developing a better relationship with grief and death..
As readers, we emerge not just with a deeper understanding but also with a toolkit for healing.
Shying away from sterile and sanitized discussions about death, she goes elbow-deep into the messy and complicated feelings associated with Death and grief.
In thirteen stand-alone remembrances of deaths that have touched her-of close relatives and neighbors, classmates and dear pets, those caused by accident or violence or simply because it was time -Elliott invites us into her life.
It\'s a memoir that offers accessible, action-driven self-help.
Holding Grief: A Love Letter from a Recovering Death Denier is Elliott\'s very personal-but wholly universal -exploration of Death and grief\'s relentless ebb and flow.
After experiencing the loss of four family members within five years, and witnessing one take their last breath, Jennifer Elliott experienced a shift - from being a Death Denier to going toe-to-toe with grief
