Forget Prayers, Bring Cake: A Single Woman's Guide to Grieving

Written by Merissa Nathan Gerson

Narrated by Merissa Nathan Gerson

Though at times it may seem impossible, we can heal with help from our friends and community– if we know how to ask. This heartrending, relatable account of one woman’s reckoning with loss is a guide to the world of self-recovery, self-love, and the skills necessary to meeting one's own needs in these times of pain– especially when that pain is suffered alone.

Grief is all around us. In the world of today it has become common and layered, no longer only an occasional weight. A book needed now more than ever, Forget Prayers, Bring Cake is for people of all ages and orientations dealing with grief of any sort—professional, personal, romantic, familial, or even the sadness of the modern day. This book provides actions to boost self-care and self-worth; it shows when and how to ask for love and attention, and how to provide it for others. It shows that it is okay to define your needs and ask others to share theirs. In a moment in which community, affection, and generosity are needed more than ever, this book is an indispensable road map.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Dec 2, 2021
• ISBN: 9781667935584

Merissa Nathan Gerson

Merissa Nathan Gerson, author of Forget Prayers, Bring Cake: A Single Woman’s Guide to Grieving, is a New Orleans-based writer, professor and sex educator. Her written work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Playboy, and Tablet, among others, and she was the inherited trauma consultant for Amazon’s Emmy Award winning television show, Transparent.

Reviews for Forget Prayers, Bring Cake

[Zoe · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a grief book that truly worked for me. Not many have been what I needed, but this one really jived with me. I felt as though the author and I saw the world in very similar ways. Highly recommend.