Most of us experience profound loss at some point in our lives, yet we live in a culture that is often “grief illiterate,” according to grief expert Lisa Keefauver, who has penned a book cheekily titled Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * Most of us experience profound loss at some point in our lives, yet we live in a culture that is often “grief illiterate,” according to grief expert Lisa Keefauver, who has penned a book cheekily titled Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Most of us experience profound loss at some point in our lives, yet we live in a culture that is often “grief illiterate,” according to grief expert Lisa Keefauver, who has penned a book cheekily titled Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss.
“Grieving is not something that can be completely done and certainly not in a hurry,” Keefauver writes in her 272-page guidebook on how to live with loss, reestablish your identity in grief and redefine a relationship with a lost loved one. “It’s not something we can complete by checking off a to-do list.” Rather, Keefauver offers an alternative to the myth of closure for anyone experiencing loss.
Instead of trying to move on from grief, she explores ways of moving forward with it. Supplied photo Lisa Keefauve.