It Won't Ever Be the Same - by Korie Leigh (Paperback)

About the Book

Help young people name, express, and give shape to their grief with this book on grieving for teens.

Book Synopsis

Help young people name, express, and give shape to their grief with this book on grieving for teens.

Whether teens are in the midst of their first grief experience or have experienced grief before, It Won't Ever Be the Same is designed to support them. Reflections, analogies, and suggested activities within the pages guide teens in working through and making sense of their personal and complex grief experiences, and words and artwork from other grieving teens help them feel less alone and more connected.

It Won't Ever Be the Same is a validating and reassuring book that speaks directly to teens experiencing grief, providing them with tools to understand, express, and cope. Written by grief counselor Dr. Korie Leigh, the book touches upon big milestones in the grief journey, starting with new grief and continuing through the days, weeks, months, and years after. Each chapter ends with a Give It a Try activity idea to help teens build an understanding of what they're going through. Other moments throughout invite teens to reflect on a specific question or experience, tune in to what they're feeling, or try out a new way of viewing or being in their grief.

Review Quotes

"A calm look at dealing with loss that acknowledges people's widely varying reactions."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"As a bereaved parent and mother to grieving teen siblings, I struggled to find a meaningful, supportive, and practical book to help my teens process their grief. This book offers all of that and more! Dr. Leigh expertly and compassionately gives teens a wide array of tools to help them on their individualized grief journey. This book highlights teen perspectives and diverse projects to help teens process grief while honoring their loved one."--Jen Bartz, president and founder of Hero's Path Palliative Care

"Grief can be especially overwhelming in adolescence. Dr. Leigh provides a compassionate and carefully created roadmap to assist teens in learning how to healthfully grieve, a skill that will help them mightily throughout their lives."--Adam Dorsay, Psy.D., psychologist and host of the award-winning SuperPsyched podcast

"Grief is never easy, and it's especially hard for children and teens. With decades of experience in the field, Leigh provides a visually engaging book full of extremely helpful information to help teens through grief and the grieving process."-- "Booklist"

"In their years-long journey with grief, my teens have survived by talking--sometimes about the little things, other times the messy parts, and always about their little sister who remains alive amidst the dialogue. Thank you, THANK YOU for this sharp and insightful book, an invaluable tool for continuing the conversation."--Hannah Van Sickle, author, single parent, bereaved mother

"A gentle and sensitive resource for grieving young people."-- "School Library Journal"

About the Author

Dr. Korie Leigh is a child development specialist and grief counselor who specializes in working with children and families experiencing grief and loss. As an associate professor and program director, she teaches graduate courses on child development, death, dying, and bereavement. Dr. Leigh obtained her Ph.D. in transpersonal psychology. She wrote her dissertation on the lived experiences of bereaved parents. She also holds an M.A. in public health and grief counseling and a B.A. in child development. She speaks and presents at national and regional conferences on issues of grief, loss, and coping. Dr. Leigh is the author of What Does Grief Feel Like?, It Won't Ever Be the Same: A Teen's Guide to Grief and Grieving, When Everything Changes: Parenting Through Loss and Grief, and Why Are the Numbers All Jumbled?: A book about dyscalculia. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.