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Confessions of a Griever
Confessions of a Griever: Turning a Hot Mess into an Haute Message (Laughable Lessons for When Life Just Sucks) | Crystal Webster
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Grief sucks, but you don't have to. Part memoir, part self-help, part choose your own grief guide; this cheeky and honest book takes a hard look at society's view of grief and flips it the bird. If you've encountered a traumatic loss (of any kind) and you want to use your experiences to make yourself better (and less bitter), then the sugar-coated platitudes everyone gives you just won't cut it. In Confessions of a Griever: Turning a Hot Mess into an Haute Message, Crystal helps readers understand: * Why you should 'Go Duck Yourself' * Why 'You Don't Get to Call her Husband an @$$hole' * Why you should 'Do More Good Sh!t' * How 'You'll Set Yourself Free' This book will help you realize that grief is grief--whatever it is and however you experience it. Everyone experiences it differently and everyone feels crazy while living through it. You're NOT crazy and your feelings ARE normal. You just need to embrace the ride and 'Remember. You're not alone.' If you're a fan of It's Ok That You're Not Ok, The Hot Young Widows Club, and The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving A F*ck then Confessions of a Griever is exactly what you've been looking for!
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This book isn't for everyone. I mean the very first line is "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" ? But that is exactly why I like this book- because the author is just so normal. She's not trying to put on airs or act superior in her grief. She's not trying to write a "by the book" book or self help her readers into a boredom coma. It's a book written by someone who knows what it's like to live in the throws of grief and loss. It's relatable. ?

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Ain't that the truth. 🥺😭💔

andreadmw So true. Everyone‘s journey is unique. 3mo
TheBookHippie Yes. 3mo
CBee Oh yes, this is exactly it ♥️ 3mo
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GingerAntics It‘s hard to say it goes in a linear pattern, because it really doesn‘t. You can be at acceptance one day and be back at anger the next. 3mo
monkeygirlsmama @GingerAntics So very true. I'll have a couple of relatively good days and then BAM it's like I'm back on day one. :( Interesting side note, the author of this book said the one who originally came up with the stages of grief did so not for those left behind grieving someone or something but for actual terminal patients to gauge their own grief about dying. Additionally, they apparently later started they wished they'd not used the term "stages". 3mo
GingerAntics @monkeygirlsmama Hm… that is an interesting tidbit that gets left out all the time. That wasn‘t even in any of the psychology books I‘ve ever read that discuss it. I‘ve had family members that had terminal illnesses. There were days they were completely at peace. There were days they were entirely at peace. Other days, it‘s like the woke up and had just gotten the news. I agree with her, stages isn‘t a good word. Maybe facets or elements? 2mo
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"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" ? But, also, OMG yes. What an appropriate way to summarize the beginning of grief. ?

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dabbe Yowza! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
TheSpineView Wow!🤯 3mo
julesG Yassss! 3mo
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