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'This is a book for our time . . .. It will encourage you to speak, it will help you to listen. It is a manifesto for a better relationship with our lifetime's portion of grief.' – Dr Kathryn Mannix, medical writer, campaigner and author of With the End in Mind

'Everyone needs to read this wonderful and profoundly helpful book.' – Julia Samuel, psychotherapist, speaker and author of Grief Works

Much-loved actor, author and screenwriter, Greg Wise, offers his personal experiences with loss and encourages us to be more open in our own. Grief shapes us but we can learn from it. Through honesty, vulnerability and ritual we can navigate the chaotic, messy journey of bereavement.

Wise explores traumatic grief – the sudden drowning of a close friend in his twenties; intergenerational trauma and the sorrow that can be passed down through families; the emotional aftermath of his sister's death from cancer; and anticipatory grief – the pain of infertility and failed IVF when cherished hopes are dashed and we grieve a loss before it is born.

Greg offers solace and understanding through his own moving stories. He advocates for a change in our modern suppressive culture of mourning. Instead, we should allow ourselves and others an open healthy processing of grief so we can become kinder, more connected and experience happiness again.

Whether you're struggling to articulate your feelings or supporting a loved one through loss, Grief Talking will show you that you are not alone.