Good Grief: Turning the Showers of Disappointment and Pain into Sunshine

Written by Arthur Morey and Granger Westberg

Granger Westberg's gentle wisdom and acute insight into human nature helps grievers understand the ten identifiable stages of grief. Whether grieving a death or divorce, job loss or disappointment, everyone must move through these stages, and we are changed by the experience. Faith makes a difference during these times.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ChristianAudio.com
• Release date: Oct 1, 2010
• ISBN: 9781610450584

Reviews for Good Grief

[stephenbarkley · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It’s not often that a 64 page book with large print is reissued over and over again as a “classic”. In this feature-article length book, Westberg gives a quick apologetic about the need to grieve followed by descriptions of the 10 different stages a grieving person may go through. He wisely notes that not every one goes through every stage, and they don’t always flow in order.The role of the believer is not to short-circuit the grieving process, but to help the person through the stages.I particularly appreciated his realism at the start of the final chapter: "Please note that we do not say that the final stage is, 'We become our old selves again.' When we go through any significant grief experience we come out of it as different people. Depending upon the way we respond to this event we are either stronger people than we were before or weaker—either healthier in spirit or sicker."

[jmcdbooks · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Rated: BGood book to help people who are grieving a loss understand what is normal during abnormal times.

[nkmunn · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This little book has helped a lot of people!

[brannonsg · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Thankfully short, this book on the stages of grieving was highly recommended in a book we're reading on how to be an effective deacon. Unfortunately, this book could have been written by a post-modern. I'm not saying that Westberg is post-modern, but he quotes very little scripture, makes most of his points from anecdotes or psychology, and quotes only one person associated with religion, a rabbi.I think that a book on grieving from a Biblical perspective would be helpful. This is not it.

[kratz_2 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Good Grief identifies ten stages of grief--shock, emotion, depression, physical distress, panic, guilt, anger, resistance, hope, and acceptance yet provides no rationale or fixed referent point for the relief of grief.