Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart: Hope and Healing After Losing Your Partner (Comfort for Grieving Hearts: The Series)

Bought for a friend & he says it’s helpful & insightful & spot on with his feelings. Helps validate those feelings.

Helped my poor grieving Mother after losing my Father . They were married for 70 years 😞

I lost my husband a year ago. I bought and read this book leaving highlighting on almost EVERY page. The most important things I learned were that I was not alone, grieving is normal and good in order to process the loss, and most important that I was NOT going crazy. I just lost a very good friend and have purchased this book for his wife.

I bought this book and had it sent to my brother in another state,who lost his wife and was having a very hard time processing the grief. He is also an atheist and wanted to read something that would help him with the process without bringing religion into the process.He praised this book very highly & said it has helped him to deal with the reality of his current circumstances & to review memories & bring the grief to the forefront to deal with. Based on his review I would say this book is very,very helpful.

There really isn't much you can say to someone who has lost the love of their life ... beyond the actual loss of the person, there is the feeling that things will be uncertain and lonely for the one who is left behind, which brings on thoughts of guilt, sadness and fear. There are a lot of emotions to process and everyone will get through this period differently, so having a book like this to guide someone through the grieving process when they are ready is important.This is laid out very well and although when you read it at first, it sounds a little sappy ... for someone who is in pain over losing a loved one, a lot of the thoughts in the book will be comforting. There are worksheet style things you can do in this book which walk you through a series of mental checks ... not everyone will be ready to complete these steps. But, for those who are ready to work through their emotions in order to get to the grief processing, this will be helpful.I gave this book to someone who lost her husband of 50 years. She was in shock, although it had been a somewhat long illness and a bit expected, I don't think she was ready to accept that once he was gone, there was more to process than just the loss. This book helped her and she thanked me for giving it to her. She did chapter by chapter and over a period of several months she finished the book. This is never an easy process and there are many books on the subject, but this one seemed to get the most genuine sounding reviews, so I purchased it. Hopefully, you will not need this book ... but if you do, it may help you work through a very difficult period when you are ready to start processing your emotions.

Ordered this book for a friend and she absolutely loves it.

I lost my husband earlier this year, and after 38 years together, I was (and still am in many ways) totally lost. I tried speaking with a counselor, and she had referred another book on grieving to me. While I did purchase the book, I also saw Gary's Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart" and bought that one at the same time. I chose Gary's book first - and this book has helped me more than any other support that I've had since I lost my husband. I couldn't put the book down - it made me cry, but more than anything, it's given me hope that I will, eventually, be able to handle the on-going grief. The grieving heart statements at the beginning of each section literally SPOKE to me, and the affirmations have helped me move forward more than I could have hoped. I go back and re-read sections every day - I actually stopped counseling when I started the book, because Gary has been so much more helpful to me, personally. I have already shared the book with another spouse who lost her husband, and she's already shared it with someone else. If you've lost any family member, PLEASE lean on Gary Roe - I'm sure you'll be as comforted as I have been.

Recently lost my dad fairly unexpectedly, so bought this for my mom. She reports this book has helped her much more than another book that was recommended to her from a well-known Christian author- as a lot of what he spoke about just didn't apply to how she felt & her situation.

I have only read a few chapters and it is hitting me hard. In tears after reading the first few sentences as this book really resonates. I know this will help me as I continue on this sad journey.

Bought this for my stepdad as we lost Mom recently , hope he reads it i looked and it seemed comforting so Im hoping even if its a page a day

Lots of ideas to try to help you cope with your loss.

I loved reading this book because it resonates with my grief at present. I would recommend this book to a wife/partner/spouse /girlfriend /boyfriend of their mate who passed away. So far, I find this the best book on the topic and very comforting. It also has sentence starters for journaling at the end of each chapter, that part is optional. I like writing in my journal/diary and this helps a lot with grief.