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  • Surviving the Holidays Without You: Navigating Grief During Special Seasons (Good Grief Series)

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Surviving the Holidays Without You: Navigating Grief During Special Seasons (Good Grief Series) Kindle Edition

by Gary Roe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars (530)
Book Excellence Award Finalist

You've lost someone you love. Your heart is broken, and a holiday is coming.

How are you going to manage this? What can you do?

Bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe has given you a grief survival kit designed for holidays. Speaking from both personal and professional grief experiences, he will empower you to navigate special days seasons with new confidence.

Use holidays instead of letting them use you!

In this book, you will learn how to...
  • Deal with unspoken yet powerful expectations, your own and others'.
  • Handle continual memories and reminders of your loved one.
  • Face feeling misunderstood, lonely, and isolated.
  • Process unpredictable emotions and feeling vulnerable.
  • Take yourself and your own heart seriously.
  • Make good choices -what to do, how, and with whom.
Finding your way to grieve well over the holidays can be overwhelming without a trusted guide. Gary knows your pain and will walk beside you, offering effective tools to help you face the holidays with hope rather than apprehension.

Healing from loss is challenging. Facing a holiday while grieving the loss of a spouse, child, parent, or someone close is tough duty. Use holidays to help you grieve, honor your loved one, and love those around you.

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"Gary has created a powerful, life-changing resource. If you've lost a loved one or are reaching out to those who are grieving, this book should be the very next thing you read. The valuable content and the practical tips and suggestions will equip you to not only survive the holidays but grow and heal." - Athena Dean, Redemption Press and Radio Host

"When it comes to grief, Gary is sincerely empathetic. His writing is personal, compassionate, and very practical. I know that this book will help many during theholidays." -Kyle Incardona, Managing Partner, Hillier Funeral and Bereavement Specialists

"This is an honest and enormously helpful book to have approaching the holidays, a tender read written full of heart and wisdom. It is an offering from a true spiritual friend. Gary is a great story-teller and offers a very practical guide when holiday grief hits." -Bridget Shockey, Therapist, LCSW


"Reading this book was like listening to a friend giving gentle advice - tips the author learned from his own walk through grief. The title focuses on the holidays, but the tactics ring true for any time of year. I recommend this book with no hesitation and have already shared several copies with friends facing grief from various causes." - Kelli Reynolds, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University


"In this world we live in we expect answers for everything to be at our fingertips immediately. However, there is no search engine that can explain to you how to stop hurting. No website that can replace love that's been lost. Gary provides a beacon of hope. If you are hurting, empty, brokenhearted or the thought of this holiday season leaves dread in your heart because it will only remind you of what has been lost, please, please buy this book and take the time to really sit down with it. I highly doubt you will start and end in the same place."- Rebecca Brooks, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

About the Author

Multiple award-winning author, speaker, and grief specialist Gary Roe is a compassionate and trusted voice in grief recovery who has been bringing comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to hurting, wounded hearts for more than 30 years. The author of numerous books, Gary has been featured by Focus on the Family, Dr. Laura, Beliefnet, the Christian Broadcasting Network, Wellness.com, ThriveGlobal, Charisma, Hospice Times, Hitched, The Parenting Bookmark, and other major media and has well over 600 grief-related articles in print. Recipient of the Diane Duncam Award for Excellence in Hospice Care, Gary is a popular keynote, conference, and seminar speaker at a wide variety of venues. A former college minister, missionary in Japan, entrepreneur in Hawaii, and pastor in Texas and Washington, he now serves as a writer, speaker, and grief counselor. Gary loves being a husband and father. He has seven adopted children, including three daughters from Colombia. He enjoys hockey, corny jokes, good puns, and colorful Hawaiian shirts. Gary and his wife Jen and family live in Texas. Visit Gary at garyroe.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GW9FSZK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ GR Healing Resources
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 23, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1624801013
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Good Grief Series
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,073,019 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars (530)

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Gary’s story began with a childhood of mixed messages and sexual abuse. This was followed by other losses and numerous grief experiences. Ultimately, a painful past led Gary into a life of helping wounded people heal and grow. A former college minister, missionary in Japan, pastor, and hospice chaplain, he now serves as a writer, speaker, and grief specialist.

Gary is the author of twenty books, including the award-winning bestsellers Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, Grief Walk: Experiencing God After the Loss of a Loved One, and The Grief Guidebook. Gary has won four international book awards and his books have been honored as finalists eight times. He has been featured on Dr. Laura, Choose Therapy, Belief Net, the Christian Broadcasting Network, Wellness, and other major media. Known for his authenticity and sense of humor, Gary is a popular keynote, conference, and seminar speaker at a wide variety of venues.

Gary loves being a husband and father. He has seven adopted children. He enjoys hockey, corny jokes, good puns, and colorful Hawaiian shirts. Gary and his wife Jen and family live in Texas.

Visit Gary at www.garyroe.com.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
530 global ratings

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Customers find this book comforting and easy to read, with one mentioning it can be completed in a single sitting. The writing style is well-received, with one customer noting it's written from the author's personal experiences of loss. Customers appreciate the book's content, with one describing it as a therapy session and another highlighting its practical emotional tools. Customers value its holiday content, with one describing it as essential reading for holiday survival.
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40 customers mention content, 38 positive, 2 negative
Customers find the content of the book helpful, with one customer noting it's like a therapy session and another mentioning it provides affirmations.
...I am planning on reading all of his.books. Great book!!Read more
Great book for anyone who is struggling with the loss of a loved one during the holidays.Read more
This is an amazing book! I just lost my 24 yr old son Joseph in Oct, he was in a skateboard board accident 16 days before his 25th bday....Read more
...This is an excellent book, short and easy to read with key practical suggestions.Read more
24 customers mention informative, 24 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book informative and helpful, providing practical advice and tools for navigating grief during special seasons, with one customer noting its usefulness for handling other life events.
I purchased this book last year after my husband's death. It proved very helpful in how I managed getting through the special holidays and...Read more
...Way too much for me to handle. This book has given me some good tools to work with. Just reading it brought peace and comfort to me. Thank you GaryRead more
Great resource, usable tipsRead more
This book was really helpful when I didn’t know how I was going to get through the holidays.Read more
12 customers mention emotional, 10 positive, 2 negative
Customers find the book emotionally supportive, with one mentioning it provides practical tools and heartfelt advice, while another notes it offers ideas on how to honor loved ones.
...WELL WRITTEN, SOUND SCRIPTURE AND NON-JUDGEMENTAL. VERY DOWN TO EARTH AND ACCURATE. THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL RESOURCE, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR....Read more
...and his style is a beautiful blend of his own story and heartfelt advice.Read more
This is a great author. He speaks to the heart, and has provided an excellent resource....Read more
There is so much caring and understanding in the pages of this book. It opened my heart to new ways of handling and viewing my loss....Read more
9 customers mention holiday content, 9 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book's holiday content helpful, with one noting it's essential reading for holiday survival.
Good ideas for navigating the holidays after loosing my wife. If gave me some things to focus on to make it through.Read more
...I recommend this book for dealing with grief everyday, not just the holidays.Read more
This book gives practical help and tips to handle grief at the holidays....Read more
...It had wonderful ideas to get through holidays.Read more
9 customers mention readability, 9 positive, 0 negative
Customers find the book easy to read, with one mentioning it can be completed in a single sitting.
It helped me tremendously, and it was short and easy to read. It had wonderful ideas to get through holidays.Read more
This book is an easy read. There are short stories to support the author's comments....Read more
...The book is an easy read with well designed and thoughtful short chapters and tips and thoughts at the end of each one....Read more
...It was a fast read and there was a lot of advice that mostly focused on recognizing your feelings, but before it could give advice on what to do...Read more
8 customers mention comforting, 7 positive, 1 negative
Customers find the book comforting.
...Just reading it brought peace and comfort to me. Thank you GaryRead more
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...I found suggestions that would honor my husband and comfort my heart.Read more
...This book help me make a decision and feel comfortable with what I decided....Read more
8 customers mention writing style, 8 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, describing it as well-written, with one customer noting that the author draws from personal experiences of loss.
This is a great author. He speaks to the heart, and has provided an excellent resource....Read more
...WELL WRITTEN, SOUND SCRIPTURE AND NON-JUDGEMENTAL. VERY DOWN TO EARTH AND ACCURATE. THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL RESOURCE, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR....Read more
It was beautifully written and made me realize I was not crazy for how I feel.Read more
I love the books Gary writes! I lost my son and only child suddenly in 2008. He was a month from turning four years old....Read more
6 customers mention length, 5 positive, 1 negative
Customers appreciate the book's length, with one mentioning it's short enough to read.
It helped me tremendously, and it was short and easy to read. It had wonderful ideas to get through holidays.Read more
...The best thing is that the book is short, easy to understand, and can be read in a single sitting....Read more
This book is short enough to read but packs a punch....Read more
...This is an excellent book, short and easy to read with key practical suggestions.Read more
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Great book
I lost my only son 6 months ago. Thanksgiving was awful and I have not been looking forward to Christmas either. I saw this book and ordered it right away. As soon as I got it I immediately sat down and read it. It is easy to read with a lot of useful information. I wish that I had read it prior to Thanksgiving as it would have helped tremendously. I definitely recommend this book to anyone that has suffered a loss of someone they love. After my daughters read it I will donate my copy to my churches grief support library. ~ Thank you Gary I can not wait to read more of your books.
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  • Champ98
    5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS A GIFT AND GREAT RESOURCE TO HELP A CHRISTIAN'S JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF
    Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2025
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    SO VERY HELPFUL AND ENCOURAGING. I JUST LOST MY HUSBAND OF 61 PLUS YEARS, (A 100% DISABLED US ARMY VETERAN) AND I AM FINDING THIS A VERY HELPUL TOOL AND RESOURCE. AS A CHRISTIAN, BEING REMINDED OF THE SCRIPTURES THAT GOD OFFERS AS HELP AND ENCOURAGEMENT IS SPECIAL RIGHT NOW.

    WELL WRITTEN, SOUND SCRIPTURE AND NON-JUDGEMENTAL. VERY DOWN TO EARTH AND ACCURATE. THIS IS A VERY HELPFUL RESOURCE, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE OTHER RESOURECES BY GARY ROE ARE ALSO VERY HEL[PFUL. I AM GRATEFUL FOR GARY ROE'S HONEST EXPRESSION AND ENCOURAGEMENT. NOT HOLYIER THAN THOU, BUT VERY HONESTLY OFFERING GOD'S LOVE AND WORDS IN AN OPEN MANNER.
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  • Hj Lemons
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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    I lost my only son 6 months ago. Thanksgiving was awful and I have not been looking forward to Christmas either. I saw this book and ordered it right away. As soon as I got it I immediately sat down and read it. It is easy to read with a lot of useful information. I wish that I had read it prior to Thanksgiving as it would have helped tremendously. I definitely recommend this book to anyone that has suffered a loss of someone they love. After my daughters read it I will donate my copy to my churches grief support library. ~ Thank you Gary I can not wait to read more of your books.
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    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
    I lost my only son 6 months ago. Thanksgiving was awful and I have not been looking forward to Christmas either. I saw this book and ordered it right away. As soon as I got it I immediately sat down and read it. It is easy to read with a lot of useful information. I wish that I had read it prior to Thanksgiving as it would have helped tremendously. I definitely recommend this book to anyone that has suffered a loss of someone they love. After my daughters read it I will donate my copy to my churches grief support library. ~ Thank you Gary I can not wait to read more of your books.
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  • Catherine De La Rosa
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, helpful tool
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2024
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    I bought this book for ideas on the holidays after losing my husband at the end of July. I had no idea then what everything would be like going through so many big "firsts".
    The book is an easy read with well designed and thoughtful short chapters and tips and thoughts at the end of each one. I found helpful points I could always apply as I moved through the season.
    I would recommend this to anyone who has experienced loss and needs a helpful and encouraging tool to navigate the emotions of the holidays and come out on the other side of them in a positive way.
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  • Janet
    4.0 out of 5 stars Comforting
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2020
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    This book has certainly helped me during this holiday season. The sections for journaling are also good. I was able to face an insensitive family member after going through this book and we anticipate a relatively positive Christmas experience despite the recent passing of a major part of the family.
    The book is short and quick to go through while covering the critical areas to be processed as you go through this difficult journey of grief.
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  • Terri Davis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surviving The Holidays Without You
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2025
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    This book was really helpful when I didn’t know how I was going to get through the holidays.
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  • Chase Ward
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good encouragement and thoughts for grief
    Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2025
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    I would recommend this book if you have lost a loved one and are struggling with facing special occasions or days. Helpful things to think about and give yourself grace in.
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  • Katejoe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loving help in the time of grief
    Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2016
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    This book is short enough to read but packs a punch. I felt it was well organized and provided some pithy and powerful help for those who are grieving at Christmas. I wish I would have had this available 25 years ago when our oldest son passed away. One of the things that I will always remember is that after a loved one is gone, we need to learn to go on with them in a new way, not just go on without them. This is a lovely thought and I will implement it i my own life. Thank you to the author for sharing these helps with grieving folks. Loss is so hard, and this gentle, loving book will be a blessing to all who read it.
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  • sonya
    3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe I just expected too much after reading all the good reviews. I didn't find anything new or insightful ...
    Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2017
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    Nothing wrong with the book. Maybe I just expected too much after reading all the good reviews. I didn't find anything new or insightful and wish I had spent the money on something else.
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