Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.
This book touches on grief and made me have some deep thoughts about the grief that i have experienced from losing loved ones and as my job as a Nurse when i feel the grief of my patients and their families and also my grief at the loss of them as a patient.
Beautifully written.
Thanks again
5/5 stars

I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
This book is a workbook/journal to work through grief in a creative way. The book has various prompts for the reader to write or draw responses. They ask the reader to reflect on their memories, feelings, and the person that they lost. Alongside these prompts, the author shows their responses to the prompts in relation to the loss of their mother.
I liked that the book gives the reader the option of writing or drawing their response, so it is easier for those who don't draw.

Drawing on Grief is a beautiful and deeply moving journal for navigating grief. With her own drawings along side prompts to draw ourselves, this book is an invitation to heal in a way you may never have considered- through creativity, drawing, art.

The author says she created this book because it’s the kind of thing she would have liked to have when she lost her mother.

There’s even an index in the back where you can find whatever emotion or issue you’re dealing with in the moment and it will point you to an exercise.
I will treasure this book. I lost my mom 15 years ago. No matter where you are in your grief, this is a beautiful companion.

Thanks to NetGalley, Quarto Publishing Group-Leaping Hare, and Kate Sutton for the opportunity to read and review this book.

A jewel of a book. In this book, Kate Sutton takes you on a raw, honest journey through all the stages of grief when you lost a loved one. Whether it's been a short or long time since you lost someone, Sutton lets you know that on these pages there’s room to feel very very very sad. She highlights the theme of mourning from different angles and shares personal examples of losing her mother. In addition, she encourages you to draw and write about your memories of your loved one yourself. I can only imagine that a beautiful memoriam is created if you gradually follow the exercises.

Big thanks to NetGalley for an advanced readers copy, which I received in exchange for my honest review.

Oh boy, I love this. Right from the first prompt, "write or draw their name in a beautiful way" 🫶 This would make a lovely, thoughtful gift for yourself or a loved one you care about.

I wish that this book had been around when my Dad passed away, 4 years ago. I think that it would have been a great help with grieving. I love all the little tasks to do to help explore your mind, thoughts and feelings all through the use of art whilst you are grieving. This book is amazing and such a brilliant idea. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Such a unique and creative approach to dealing with the subject of grief. After losing a close friend to cancer, this book was helpful in giving my mind space to breathe, create and appreciate. Would highly recommend.

Drawing On Grief:
Exploring Loss Through Creativity
by Kate Sutton
Quarto Publishing Group –Leaping Hare, Leaping Hare Press
Available now.

Using art to cope with grief is a powerful way to bypass the mind and access underlying emotions. Kate Sutton's Drawing On Grief provides creative drawing and writing prompts to do just that. She also shares from her own experience of loss and includes illustrations and quotes that touch the heart. Supportive and beautifully validating, Drawing On Grief would be a healing resource for anyone suffering loss. Highly recommended!

Thanks to author Kate Sutton, Quarto Publishing Group –Leaping Hare, Leaping Hare Press, and NetGalley for the ARC. Opinions are mine.

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Having lost two people, who played a very important role in my life, during the pandemic, this book called out to me. The author talks about her personal loss and how she avoided grief and later, used drawing to understand and express her grief better.

Each page has a different drawing prompt for the reader to express. Personally, I did not do all the prompts in the book (which is okay, as the author says so herself) as it was difficult for me to relive certain memories that were too heavy for me to process. However, the prompts are well thought out and of course, help you in processing and expressing the grief in a better way. If you are struggling with processing your grief, or you have already processed it, I would still recommend this book as art helps in healing more than words can sometimes. Tread with caution and remember that this is not something you must complete. If some prompt is difficult for you, you can skip it and maybe come back to it at a later stag.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

This book captures the complexity of grief and the way that it touches all aspects of your life extremely well. The author shares her story in a very relatable and empathetic way, while also allowing space for the reader to engage with their own feelings. I really appreciated the visual components of the book and the emphasis on healing being a non-linear process.

I absolutely love the concept of this book. For people who are artistic or are not very experienced but willing to try, this could be a great way to express their feelings and make something out of it. I love the writing/drawing prompts and the quotes and illustrations throughout the book. There’s so much validation and encouragement to feel your feelings and let them out.

Kate Sutton's book has arrived at exactly the right moment in my life. Struggling with my beloved Dad's sudden death from cancer, I was looking for some way of expressing my grief beyond journaling or reading, and this book hits the mark. Sutton's drawings are wonderful, sweet and clear without being intimidatingly good, and her prompts have been very helpful. It was agonizing to relive some of those memories, but the book feels like a support, leading a clear path through. I will likely revisit some of the prompts again and again as the non-linear process of grief continues. Thank you.

Drawing on Grief was a fantastic book! Although the subject matter is a bit heavy, I can honestly say that I think everyone should read it. The book is a creative journal full of prompts that encourage using art to cope with grief. I loved that Kate recommends drawing more rather than writing. Throughout the book, Kate shares her experiences with grieving the loss of her mother. The book also contains an excellent list of resources for readers to look up and use. Those resources are books, websites, podcasts, apps, and social media accounts of other people/groups/communities. I've researched several resources and have already put some of the books on hold at my local library.

Title: Drawing On Grief
Exploring loss through creativity
Written by: Kate Sutton
Pub Date: 12 Apr 2022
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group –Leaping Hare, Leaping Hare Press
Genre: Health, Mind & Body | Self-Help
Goodreads review:https: //www.goodreads.com/review/show/4664211384?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1

This is a book that aims to help those who are struggling with grief to use drawing as a means of expression. The writer Sutton found that it helped after the death of her mother. When Sutton's self-destructive behavior could no longer distract her from her grief she realized she needed a healthy way to deal with said grief. This lead Sutton to create this book.

Sutton uses her own story as a guide to show readers how to use this book. There are tasks to be done and this allows the reader to confront their own grief. The writer takes extra time to include self care in the tasks. The art included shows how small and basic or large and elaborate the reader can be.

Unfortunately for me I did not have the same kind of loving relationship with my mother who, like the authors mother passed from cancer so a lot of the book didn't help my feelings about her passing. But some tasks would lend to facing that, or the passing of other loved ones. Some sadly just do not apply for one reason or another. I would have loved to use it for the grief of my father''s passing but I was too young to remember him which made the memory tasks a little upsetting but Sutton admits that not all the tasks work for everyone.

In the end I found it beautiful and inspiring. I would try the self care tasks if nothing else. However I don't think it would be helpful those who had toxic parents.

Never the less I do think there are benefits from trying this book.