HOLIDAY CLOSURE: We will be out of the office on December 25 and back on December 26. You can place orders as usual.

The Porchlight Business Book Awards longlist is here!

Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose

Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose

By Colin Campbell

"A powerful account of one father's journey through unimaginable grief, offering readers a new vision for how to more actively and fully mourn profound loss. When Colin Campbell's two teenage children were killed by a drunk driver, he was thrown headlong into a grief so deep he felt he might lose his mind.

READ FULL DESCRIPTION

Quantity Price Discount
List Price $30.00  
1 - 24 $25.50 15%
25 - 99 $18.60 38%
100 - 249 $18.00 40%
250 - 499 $17.40 42%
500 + $17.10 43%

Quick Quote

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit

Non-returnable discount pricing

$30.00


Book Information

Publisher: Tarcherperigee
Publish Date: 03/14/2023
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780593421703
ISBN-10: 0593421701
Language: English

What We're Saying

March 15, 2023

Demystifying Grief

By Colin Campbell

Most every society on earth has some form of public display of grief, some public ritual of mourning in which the griever shares their feelings of loss to their community. In order to process and integrate our incomprehensible loss, we need to share our pain, and have it be witnessed and acknowledged. READ FULL DESCRIPTION

Full Description

A powerful account of one father's journey through unimaginable grief, offering readers a new vision for how to more actively and fully mourn profound loss. "After loss, one of the most common responses is "There are no words." But often times, words are what people who are grieving need the most. When silence is replaced with empathy and support, we help others heal. In his new book Finding the Words, Colin Campbell provides powerful advice for processing pain and being there for those who are. By bravely sharing his journey through the unimaginable, Colin will bring hope to so many."
--Sheryl Sandberg, Founder, LeanIn.org and OptionB.org
When Colin Campbell's two teenage children were killed by a drunk driver, Campbell was thrown headlong into a grief so deep he felt he might lose his mind. He found much of the common wisdom about coping with loss--including the ideas that grieving is a private and mysterious process and that the pain is so great that "there are no words"--to be unhelpful. Drawing on what he learned from his own journey, Campbell offers an alternative path for processing pain that is active and vocal and truly honors loved ones lost.
Full of practical advice on how to survive in the aftermath of loss, Finding the Words teaches readers how to actively reach out to their community, perform mourning rituals, and find ways to express their grief, so they can live more fully while also holding their loved ones close. Campbell shines a light on a path forward through the darkness of grief.

About the Author

Colin Campbell is a writer and director for theater and film. He and his wife wrote and directed the short film Seraglio , which won Deauville's Grand Prix and was nominated for an Academy Award.

Learn More

We have updated our privacy policy. Click here to read our full policy.