Publisher's Synopsis
Grief doesn't begin at the funeral.
It starts earlier-sometimes quietly, sometimes urgently, often in the stillness between doctor's appointments, awkward silences, or aging hands across the dinner table.The Heathen's Guide to Death is a compassionate, non-religious guide to navigating anticipatory grief-the emotional work we do while the people we love are still with us. Born from lived experience, this book offers a deeply human, honest, and clear-eyed approach to pre-grieving.
With chapters on presence, guilt, emotional preparation, family roles, meaning-making, and practical self-guided rituals, this book provides tools for the secular and spiritually curious alike. It honors the truth: you don't have to believe in an afterlife to face loss with courage and care.
Whether you're an adult child, a caregiver, a partner, or simply someone who wants to show up fully before it's too late-this book will help you speak the unsaid, soften the landing, and begin the healing while the connection still exists.
This is not a book about death. It's a book about loving well in the face of it.
