{"product_id":"2940016724751","title":"Griefprints - A Practical Guide For Supporting A Grieving Person","description":"In her new book Griefprints: A Practical Guide for Supporting a Grieving Person Radha Stern offers compassionate and sound guidance for understanding and helping a grieving loved one. She also shares her own moving story.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eRadha Stern is no stranger to grief. In 1996 her twenty-two-year-old son, Christopher, was murdered, and she started down the long road of healing and coming to terms with her loss. While Stern believes that “closure” is a myth, she is living proof that you can gain solace, acceptance, and the strength to reclaim your life even after the most tragic loss. Stern found support from others who had walked the same path, and she quickly realized that everyone grieves differently. “Grief is like fingerprints; everyone grieves in their own way,” she says. Still, one thing that remains constant is that support from family and friends can nurture the healing process, and make the journey less painful. But so few of us know what to do and say in the face of grief. We agonize about saying the “right” thing and then second guess ourselves no matter what we say, struggle to find ways to be of practical help, and worry that our attempts at being supportive are starting feel like intrusions. That’s why Stern wrote GRIEFPRINTS: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR SUPPORTING A GRIEVING PERSON.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eIn her book, Stern offers straightforward advice and suggestions for helping and supporting a loved one. They include:  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e• Call and keep calling—and don’t agonize about what to say;  \u003cbr\u003e• Talk about the elephant in the room;  \u003cbr\u003e• Run small errands or do small chores—it can be of great help and comfort;  \u003cbr\u003e• Consider sending one card a week for a while;  \u003cbr\u003e• Offer the loved one and his or her family comforting food and cook them a nutritious meal;  \u003cbr\u003e• Send emails—but only after you’ve talked to the grieving person directly;  \u003cbr\u003e• Don’t judge—remember everyone grieves differently;  \u003cbr\u003e• Help care for family pets;  \u003cbr\u003e• Be there when it’s time for the grieving loved one to go through the possessions of the person he or she lost.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Radha Stern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176923807984,"sku":"2940016724751","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016724751_p0.jpg?v=1763659720","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016724751","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}