The author of the bestselling I Used to Have a Plan is back with more balm for the soul; offering advice; inspiration; and solace for everyone who has lost something or someone special. After losing her mother to cancer; Alessandra Olanow was overwhelmed by the sadness and uncertainty she felt each day-the shifting tide of emotions that everyone who has suffered loss experiences in their own unique way. In this wise and intimate book; the artist and writer draws insights from her personal loss and also her training as an end-of-life doula to explore the complex; heart-rending process of grief. Olanow chronicles her journey through pain and how she learned to bear a sorrow that will never leave her. In spare but incisive writing and more than 75 full-color drawings; she shares her own struggle with feelings of loss and longing and shows that with time; grief evolves and we relearn the world changed by that loss. Hello Grief can be read straight through from cover to cover or can be opened to any page: each spread delivers a warm combination of advice; solace; empathy; and a glint of humor that is direct; helpful; comforting; and profound in its truth. Olanow has distilled the experience of grief and the process of healing into a soothing book that will bring comfort to anyone in mourning.