GRIEF GROWTH GRACE (PB)

This book feels like a warm embrace. Factors like the author's own bereavement, questionnaires, quotes and research increased the holistic depth. I reminisced a lot about my own bereavements, truly honouring my grief.I would recommend it to everyone!

We all go through grief. I have gone through grief. Grief is that phase in our life which will come unannounced and we will "have to" let it in. No questions asked. But as author Neena writes in her book "a dead doesn't die alone." We are left behind and we have grapple with grief. We don't go through grief rather we grow through grief. Grief never leaves us. We learn to live with it. But most often it can trigger negative responses in us. Not everyone is going to tackle grief stoically. However, to arm you with enough strength is the book Grief...Growth...Grace. Reading it was like revisiting my dark times and accepting the reality, anew. I believe that a closure was needed. I had definitely delayed forgiveness. And my overall progress was stalled hence. But after reading this book there's a renewed hope and happiness. It's imperative you read this treatise which is sure life changing.

Grief, Growth, Grace by Neena Verma is a transformative journey of grief into growth and grace Pilgrimage. We all go through different phases in life; what makes us is how we embrace those phases and become better. Grief for everyone is a different experience, what makes difference is How we come out of that phase gracefully and grow ourselves. Neena shares her journey of grief and transformation, offering guidance on how to navigate through difficult times and come out stronger on the other side. This book is like a guide, a healing journey for each one of us. From how we sow the seed of healing to how we nurture, Neena, with her words inspires readers to take this journey. From accepting the grief to growing gracefully, she shares about taking life one moment at a time. One could relate to the stories and situations so well.One of the strengths of the book is Neena's practical approach and The way she explains interestingly explains each concept, in detail. Her six-phase "Growth Mandala" model is especially useful in guiding readers towards growth and grace.This book is food for the soul, a transformative journey altogether, and Neena makes this journey more interesting with her story, various examples, transformative tips and quick reflective exercises that we can practice. You’ll find inspiring quotes and insights, Poetic Affirmations ( My favourite part), and the best one is Words Create Worlds, Pause and Ponder where she makes readers write their own narrative by asking specific questions.You feel the sort of acceptance, and comfort while you read this book. It’s that soothing yet Powerful. Neena’s approach is practical and to the point. The world she creates for the readers with her words is like a guiding light in the dark phase. Her writing style is clear, concise, and captivating giving the reader a beautiful reading experience.

We are scared of Grief. We have been taught and raised believing that Grief would never come to us and our family. Family has never prepared us to accept the Grief. Though the grief is all around, we have always be in denial that it will never come to our doorstep. And one day the grief strikes us. What to do in such circumstances we simply don’t know.The inevitability of loss, death and grief in your life is the ultimate truth. This book helps you to first accept this inevitability. Secondly, once you accept the truth of grief it shows you the path to transcend from the grief via the process of resilient adaptation to re-emerge and to reclaim your world once again.As you a proceed with the book the acceptability towards grief grows stronger and stronger in you. The success of the book lies in this fact. As unless you accept the phenomenal grief is universal, you won’t be able to walk towards the journey of reclaiming yourself. It opens up the entire labyrinth of grief and teaches you that the journey of grief is unique, slow and everyone has to deal with in their own way.Author has suggested a Growth process through a model is again a very unique journey to every individual. She is so correctly named the journey as Pilgrimage. There is no single path that would serve all. So aptly described by her ” There is no deity or priest here. We are the pilgrim, we are the priest, and we are the deity.” In this process of growth, certainly the transformed one chose to share the wisdom of this journey with the world.The concept of Forgiveness and the Self Transcendence completes the journey from Grief to Growth to Grace. Forgiveness is Supreme. It makes you to come forward and rise above our own injury and pain. This capacity and ability to release the bitterness and choose the path of compassion help us grow larger than our pain. Author reinforces this in us through this book.I am so lucky to have experienced this journey through this book. It has equipped me with a lot of new perspective. I am so grateful to the Author for bringing this book to us. Thanks a lot Ma’am

This book covers very a very delicate and difficult aspect of life which is not well researched and not written much about. It provides a sense of direction and handholds in a sincere manner.

I discovered this book purely by chance and am of the firm belief that there was a divine intervention which led me to read it. Having lost someone very dear to me, I was struggling to make sense of the myriad emotions that were holding me back and not allowing me to heal and restore. This book worked as a soothing balm to my soul and made me realise that Grief is a universal & yet a highly individualistic experience with tremendous power to transform one's life journey.Highly recommend this book to anyone who has gone or going through the pain of loss & bereavement.

Each of us will meet grief during our life time. Dr. Verma's book offers us how to embrace it with grace and grow from it. Her work, grounded in her journey through the sudden loss of her young son - something so unimaginable. She shows us how grief can be livable -- it is not easy, and it is beautifully written with such grace, wisdom, and courage that you will grow from it. She reminds us that the essence of grief is the remind us the essence of life -- if you are reading this review -- you are alive and blessed!

As a grieving father, trying to find my place in the world, GGG has helped me tremendously in my search for meaning after the death of my son. I have read dozens of grief books and have learned something from each of them. What sets this book apart from the others is that it has a beautiful balance between science and research and the spiritual side and that really speaks to me. I highly recommend this book.

This book is a treasure both as resource and testimony to growth and healing that can come from the grief that threatens to undo us. The author knows the territory personally and professionally and her deep wisdom shines through on every page. This book is well worth reading for anyone who who works with people in grief or who is grieving themselves. It’s a smart and reassuring path through grief that offers deep truth about the human capacity for resilience.

This book provides meaningful guidance for anyone going through grief. Author has deftly combined concept, practical insights, real examples & an abundance of creative exercises, to explain the way to transform grief journey into what she calls “growth & grace pilgrimage”. Her own inspiring grief story adds strength to her expertise. This book will be of great help to those seeking resilience & deep growth in the wake of loss.