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Tear Soup

While soft foods may contain a comforting recipe for dinner, this book contains a recipe for the days when your heart aches and longs for comfort following a loss.

"Tear Soup" is a great resource for children as well as adults. The story uses the act of cooking to address various "ingredients" of loss ~ and seeking hope in days ahead.

Helpful Ingredients To Consider:

a pot full of tears
one heart willing to be broken
a dash of bitters
a bunch of good friends
a handful of comfort food
a lot of patience
buckets of water to replace the tears
plenty of exercise
a variety of helpful reading material
enough self care
season with memories
optional: one good therapist and/or support group


Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.