Why should a grieving man listen to When a Man Grieves?

A man who is working through the process of mourning will find some insights here stated in a succinct way. He may come to realize he is traveling down the road of bereavement the way other men have gone before him. There’s something comforting when a person realizes certain behavior patterns are normal, therapeutic, and to be expected.

Why should a man who has a grieving friend listen to this book?

A man who has a friend who is recovering from loss should listen to When a Man Grieves so he can understand more about how he can help. If a woman close to him is mourning, he should listen to it to gain an understanding that a woman has her own way of approaching her recovery from sorrow unlike a man’s and that he cannot expect her to react the way he would.

Grief is universal; however, certain aspects of the process of grieving are exclusively masculine or exclusively feminine.

Why should a woman listen to When a Man Grieves?

Women need to understand how men grieve so they can value men’s expressions of sorrow and offer effective comfort to men coping with their grief.

Would you say this book is like an insurance policy?

Mailboxes fill up with advertisements from funeral homes and monument companies. Endless television commercials promote insurance policies. Pictures of women in black with little children standing in the cemetery flash across the screen. Next to nothing is said about how a man is supposed to cope with the loss of a mate who has died . . . or divorced him . . . or how a man is supposed to put his life back together when he loses his grandmother, father, mother, son, or daughter.