Grief Ally

Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief

By: Aly Bird

Narrated by: Aly Bird

Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

Someone you love has faced a traumatic loss—how to help them cope, heal, and survive.

Your best friend has lost their spouse, your spouse has lost a parent, or someone close to you has lost a child. It doesn’t matter what has happened—the loss is deep, heavy, and seemingly impossible. You want to help, but...how? Unfortunately, we’re not trained in the human art of knowing how to support a loved one in their darkest hour.

In Grief Ally, Aly Bird rips the curtain away on this inevitable dynamic called grief. After her husband’s untimely death, Aly gradually learned to cope with constructive support from loved ones. However, she soon realized she was one of the lucky ones with unwavering friends and family in her corner. In this empowering guide, she gives you solid step-by-step advice on how to support “your person”—what they’re experiencing, what you can do, and what you can’t control.

Help your loved one feel like one of the lucky ones with this guide. You can’t take the pain of loss away from someone you love, but by following the steps in Grief Ally, you can become their skilled, passionate advocate.

You’ll discover:

• How terrible clichés are more harmful than helpful and what tools to replace them with that support and comfort.
• The skillful art of asking the right questions to help your loved one heal.
• How to be a super human, not a superhero!
• The two most important things you must provide as they grieve.
• How to keep your feelings out of their grieving process.

There isn’t a cure for grief. Nothing you do can change that devastating reality—but you have power to alleviate sorrow. Listen to Grief Ally today so you can offer the support your person actually needs.

©2022 Aly Bird (P)2023 Aly Bird

So thankful for this book!

I was so relieved to find this book. This situation sucks. It's all new for all of us, and there's no training for it. All you want to do for your person when they are going through the worst thing imaginable is make it better for them. Sometimes we fumble, especially when having zero experience in the matter. This book is an easy listen. The author Aly speaks from experience, making her advice credible and truly helpful. She breaks down all kinds of situations, using real life examples, suggests things to say and not to say, how to be actually helpful to your person, and simple easy gift ideas if people feel inclined (which I really appreciated, as I know my person is sick of food and barely ate during the first week anyway). If you feel like you're floundering with this issue, read or listen to this book immediately. You will feel better about your efforts, and will be able to help your person in truly meaningful ways.

Clear and very digestible in a trying time.

Aly Bird’s ability to give clear, digestible insight and guidance comes through on every page. This book comes from a place of experience, compassion and deep caring and it will give you a solid foundation to start your journey in support and allyship. And it may teach you a good bit about yourself in the process. I highly recommend it.