
Renegade Grief
a guide to the wild ride of life after loss
$63.80
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2025
Summary
Renegade Grief: Finding Your Own Path Through Loss
From grief quests to altar-making, to dinner parties to Dungeons & Dragons, Renegade Grief is a profound and vulnerable exploration of care practices and rituals that empower grievers in a culture that expects us to simply “give it time.”
So, you’ve lost someone. At first, there is an outpour of support and phone calls and care packages. But after the services are done and the phone stops ringin…
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781668001813 |
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ISBN-10: | 1668001810 |
Author: | Carla Fernandez |
Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
Format: | Hardcover |
Number of Pages: | 288 |
Release Date: | 15 April 2025 |
Weight: | 438g |
Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
“Carla Fernandez and The Dinner Party have been leading a quiet revolution for decades, borne of the tender insight that we must walk with, share, and metabolize grief and loss if we want to be healed and whole. Yet we do not know how to grieve in this society, and we leave ourselves and others isolated and floundering with loss. In a world awash in pain, and increasingly defined by so much change and so many forms of loss, we need to know what she has been presciently learning on behalf of us all. This book is an offering to the struggle and art of being human, an essential tool for inhabiting this time in the life of the world.“—Krista Tippett, New York Times bestselling author and Peabody Award winning host of the Onbeing Podcast “An incisive, warm, inviting, illuminating and boldly practical guide for the grieving heart. These stories and tools offer a way forward and deeper understanding as life evolves after loss.”—Tembi Locke, New York Times bestselling author of From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home “A wonderfully relatable, insightful manual for how to live into grief–rather than run away from it. Filled with ritual inspiration and practical advice, Fernandez has written a book to nourish your soul.“—Casper Ter Kuile, author of The Power Ritual “Who knew that grief was something we all need to practice? This book is an essential guide. I laughed, I cried, I entered a whole new reality.“—Ann Friedman, New York Times bestselling co-author of Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close ”Renegade Grief was an answer to a prayer I didn’t have the words for yet. Like water, this book poured itself into the wounds of grief I carried and unearthed countless pathways of holding both the sensitivity and profound sorrow that can arise from losing someone you love. Carla’s ability to gently yet powerfully guide the reader through one of the most turbulent landscapes any of us will face is astonishing. Each page cradles your sorrow like a beloved friend, whispering truths that feel both ancient and intimately yours. Renegade Grief does not rush the healing process, nor demand your joy before its time—it simply walks beside you as a companion through it all. This is not just a book; it is a sacred space where tears can fall freely and hope, like dawn, can begin to bloom again.“—A. Helwa, international bestselling author of Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam “Carla Fernandez has penned a kind, honest, nuanced, knowing, practical guide and permission slip to bring grief back into its rightful place in modern life.”—Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering “With clear eyes and a full heart, Carla Fernandez is a deft and treasured guide through what doesn’t have to be an isolating experience.“—iO Tillett Wright, Author of Darling Days
About The Author
Carla Fernandez
Carla Fernandez’s work focuses on how circles come together to foster collective care and change culture when a new status quo is called for. She is the cofounder of The Dinner Party, a national network of peer-support circles for young adult grievers, featured in The New York Times, NPR, Oprah Daily, and cited in multiple books. In addition to her work in grief, Carla partners with a range of clients through her community design studio as an impact strategist and facilitator, particularly on initiatives related to climate change, democracy, and the arts. Carla is a senior fellow with USC’s Annenberg School Innovation Lab and a Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship at NYU. She divides her time between the Hudson Valley and Joshua Tree.
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