A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: Help for the Losses in Life

by Margaret Metzgar, CMHC Margaret Metzgar, M.A.

There is an alternate cover edition here.

Covering a variety of situations including death, divorce, aging, and unemployment, this compassionate guide provides practical methods for dealing with grief during any stage. Included is important information about how to help others with their grief as well as a listing of support resources.

Genres: Religion

288 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2001

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so simple, but covered it all. It even explained our biological response to sadness, listed resources for additional help, and went through very specific relationships lost to death. I recommend it to people who council, work in ministry, teach or experienced a loss. As a mom who lost her son, it brought me comfort in areas of doubt and guilt that have concerned me.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked up this book because recently I lost and buried my dearest brother. Because I lost all awareness of feelings in a stroke 2004, I have not been able to grieve and was wondering what it was like. I did not recognize myself in any descriptions, and regret that. This should be a good reference handbook for normal people who grieve and for those who so badly want to help those who do.

[Kymberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book! It would be great to have or do an update on grief.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be simply written, very clear and very helpful. It validated many of my feelings; it seems that my emotions since my great loss, emotions that I have thought to be over the top, have been really rather typical. This was a comfort to me. My numbness, spaciness, guilt, sleeplessness, forgetfulness, lack of energy, lack of motivation,among others, are not unusual for the community of mourners.

[MsChris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to see this was a fabulous book for covering the topic of grief, loss and death. It breaks everything down into simple terms and offers helpful, practical suggestions on dealing with grief. Although it was put out by a Christian organization, religion is not an overwhelming theme in the book. It is mentioned some but not so much that it made a non-Christian uncomfortable.

The imagery in the book is also gorgeous.

[Edwina Book Anaconda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book of comfort for times when the heart is heavy.