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    Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up
    Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up
    Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up
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    Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up

    By Shelly Fisher and Jennifer Jones

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    Real stories and real feedback on what should be said, what should be kept to yourself, and what can be done when trying to support someone you care about as they navigate loss. Breaking Sad helps us start conversations through its pages of personal stories and suggestions from everyday survivors—bringing us all to a place where we can more comfortably offer support and caring to



    people when they need it most.







    Featuring stories from Montel Williams, Olivia Newton-John, Scott Hamilton, Giuliana Rancic, Valerie Harper, and more!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShe Writes Press
    Release dateNov 14, 2017
    ISBN9781631522437
    Breaking Sad: What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up
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    Shelly Fisher

    Shelly Fisher is a graduate of Syracuse University’s SI Newhouse School of Communications, with a minor in psychology. She also holds a master’s degree in education from UNC Chapel Hill. While in Chapel Hill she manned a twenty-four-hour crisis intervention line, laying the foundation for her interest in helping others in need and giving back to the community. She is a Philadelphia native and has led multiple small businesses in the area, along with serving on the boards for several educational and charitable organizations. She has been happily married for over thirty years and has three children, three dogs, and a bird.

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