Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Grief Is Love: Living with Loss by Marisa Renee Lee

8 reviews

ivi_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Racism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

e_tully4's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.75

I think this book is very helpful when thinking about how to care for yourself while grieving, as well as explaining what grief really is. I would have loved more of a damnation of americas policies on grief, but this book wasn’t the place really (10 or less days is really not enough). 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

lagerslipstickliterature's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! It mixed the authors personal experience with grief with some ways to heal and great life advice! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Miscarriage

clarabooksit's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Self harm, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

megbodz's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Beautiful book about grief and the impact of it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

mmrohbock's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.5

4.5⭐

When is the last time someone talked about grief and it wasn't at a funeral? Maybe we see someone on social media share a picture of a loved one who died too soon to commemorate their birthday, but the reality is that grief can be experienced before someone dies and long after. I'm so glad Marisa wrote this book to talk about this complex feeling and to truly validate the challenges experienced with losing someone.

I think my favorite quote that could summarize this book is: "We are irrevocably changed when we lose someone we love because so much of who we are is a reflection of the people who love us and now one of those people is gone." and "The death of a loved one, of someone you hold dear, should change you. That is their mark on the world. You are their mark on this world."

If these quotes resonate with you or you're struggling with your own loss (my heart goes out to you friend), this book is for you.

This book may not be for everyone given the heavy topics though so please know this book contains: loss of parent, miscarriage, infertility, & grief (duh!)

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, and Death of parent

jessica_talbot's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Racism, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

literaryintersections's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is so important. A book that can give folks who have lost someone guidance for how to live and full life. Not in spite of, but because of the person lost. Highly recommend for anyone who is experiencing of has experienced grief. Grief isn’t something you get over. While reading this book I found myself grieving the miscarriage I had back in 2016 that I thought I had dealt with. Grieving the loss of my grandparents, knowing they will never meet my kids. Grieving not getting to know my Aunt Lisa as an adult. Things I thought I had figured out, made peace with.

Your grief matters. The love you had for the person you lost is still there. It matters. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Grief, and Death of parent