Grieving Room, Making Space for All the Hard Things After Death and Loss
by Leanne Friesen

Leanne Friesen is an author, speaker, grief educator, ordained minister, and curator of the popular Grieving Room Instagram account. She has pastored for twenty years and serves as a conference and retreat speaker across Canada. Friesen holds an MDiv from McMaster University, as well as a post-graduate certificate in death and bereavement from Wilfrid Laurier University. A sought-after preacher, speaker, and guest on numerous grief platforms and podcasts, Friesen lives with her husband and two children in Hamilton, Ontario.

Leanne Friesen helps us push back against a world that wants to minimize our sorrow and shows us how to give ourselves and others grieving room.

“A rare and wonderful gift: a story of loss that is both vulnerable and strong, raw and wise. I will be recommending this book for years to come.” — Amanda Held Opelt, songwriter and author of A Hole in the World: Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing.

“Leanne Friesen is doing inspiring work by normalizing conversation surrounding grief with this honest, firsthand account of how she made space for her own grief. This book is a great gift for a grieving friend or loved one.”—-TJ Jackson, founder of Dee Dee Jackson Foundation.

“A poignant and thoughtful must-read for grievers. This book is a gift for anyone traversing life after loss.”       — Sally Douglas, coauthor of Good Mourning: Honest Conversations about Grief and Loss.

“A rare work that is as emotionally compelling as it is intellectually insightful. All of us will experience grief and will be called upon to help others—which is why I believe everybody reading this endorsement would benefit greatly by reading Grieving Room.”  — Greg Boyd, pastor, theologian, and author.