Hardcore Grief Recovery Workbook: An Honest Journal for Getting through Grief without the Condolences, Sympathy, and Other BS (F*ck Death)

I ordered this about 9mths after the death and it took about 3mths to complete. Every few days either my husband or I would read a page or three and then we'd take turns giving our responses. I'm sure it wasn't meant to be a group project, but this worked for us. We both found the workbook helpful and it brought to light a lot of feelings that hadn't been considered and heavy discussions.

Useful, not pushy. The book and the workbook - solid set. Been working on mine for a few years. It really helped me through the first few months though. I dunno... It's a things. It might help. It's not preachy. If you've experienced a loss and nothing about it seems fair to you, this book won't feed you fortune cookie comfort, but the book and the workbook are good tools to have on hand when all you want to do is fight back against something that can't be changed.

For when the platitudes and prayers just aren’t hitting the mark—I needed something raw in the aftermath of my husband’s sudden death. I am still making my way thru this one, but it is helpful—even just reading the cover sometimes helps me.

This workbook is perfect. Each section starts overly simple. Almost laughable. Then it leads in a way to make the person completing it to realize their feelings on their own. It subtly breaks down walls and barriers we all put up in grief. I got 3 copies. 1 for me because I lost my grandma, who I was very close with, 3 years ago. I got a copy each for my husband and brother in law because they lost their mom 21 years and never took the time to cope. Their experience was extremely traumatic. My husband is younger and was 13 when she passed away from a heart attack in her sleep. They both performed CPR despite the fact it wouldn't have changed anything. Due to the trauma, they never took the time to heal properly. So far my husband has started working on it today and was crying because of all the unresolved and unrealized emotions. Already he says he is starting to feel progress in working through those emotions. I highly recommend this book to anyone coping with lose no matter how long ago...

does help out

Awesome book and has helped me so much

I love this workbook. As hard as it is to write in it sometimes, it has helped me through my grief journey. I use it in my therapy sessions as talking points to navigate this road. I would highly recommend this for anyone whose dealing with heavy grief and the loss of a loved one.

My boyfriend passed away. I needed to read something that wasn’t so…. Pleasant. It has a little bit of everything and has helped me with cuss words, prayers, ect. It’s like an actual human with emotions wrote this. I even Bought one for his sister.