Behind The Book With Doug Lawrence 

Mickey Mikkelson was kind enough to reunite me again with Doug Lawrence for this Behind The Book Q&A discussing his new nonfiction book Grief The Silent Pandemic coming out next month! 

Q: Doug, can you give a brief description of your book Grief The Silent Pandemic? What compelled you to write your current book about grief?

A: The book provides the readers with an overview of what Grief is and the many different aspects of Grief. It dispels the myth that Grief has a start date and end date which it does not. The book touches on some of the following:

1.     What is grief

2.     What are coping strategies

3.     What are the types of grief

4.     Pandemic – what is it?

5.     Mentoring and mental health

6.     Youth and mental health

There are more key points that are touched on in the book that take the reader on a journey of healing and mental health.

This book was primarily written in honor of my wife, Debra who I lost to cancer in 2021.

Q: How long did it take you to write Grief The Silent Pandemic? 

A: I would say that I began writing “Grief, The Silent Pandemic” about a year and a half to two years ago. There were some bumps in the road that I had to work through but it was well worth the effort and I have grown as a person as a result.

Q: What lessons do you hope readers learn after reading Grief The Silent Pandemic?

A: What is grief

What are coping strategies

What are the types of grief

Pandemic – what is it?

It is okay to experience grief. If you need support open the closet door and extend your hand and ask for help. 

It is okay to be sad and need to cry

You need not go on your healing journey alone.