Welcome to the Grief Club: Because You Don't Have to Go Through It Alone

Welcome to the club that no one ever wants to join but so many of us end up needing. Were so sorry that youre here. Based on her own experience with griefthe authors partner died when both were in their late twentiesand those of other Grief Club members, Janine Kwoh uses brief writings, illustrations, and creative diagrams to explore the wide range of emotions and experiences that grief can encompass. For anyone who has lost a loved one or who is close to someone who is grieving, Welcome to the Grief Club is a book of solace, connection, hope, and reassurance. It addresses with empathy and honesty the aspects of grief that so many of us experience but that arent widely discussed: the variety and volatility of emotionssadness, anger, guilt, joy; the physical symptoms of grief; and how grief isnt linear, but it does change and soften over time. It affirms that there is truly no right or wrong way to grieve and assures us that the things we feel that surprise us or seem strange are often common and always valid. Humor helps us to survive, and the book uses a lighthearted approach to cover powerful topics, like supremely unhelpful things that people say to those who are grieving, grief trigger bingo, and everyday acts of resilience. This book is a companion that says, I see you and you are not alone, from one grieving person to another. It is a gentle reminder to give yourself permission to grieve for as long asand in whichever waysyou need.