Everyone Can Grieve / Jeder Mensch kann trauern
A book for anyone who has ever lost someone
Grief is not an illness. It's a strength.
Grief is not some defect. Some psychological short-circuit. Not some state that needs to be »overcome«. Grief is the logical, physical, and emotional response to love. Grieving does not mean you are weak. Grieving does not mean you’re not functioning properly. It’s the correct response.
This book offers a voice of dissent in a society that tries to speed up grief, to fix it with therapy, or put a stop to it all together. This book looks to stand by those who are affected by grief....
This book offers a voice of dissent in a society that tries to speed up grief, to fix it with therapy, or put a stop to it all together. This book looks to stand by those who are affected by grief....
Read more
Grief is not some defect. Some psychological short-circuit. Not some state that needs to be »overcome«. Grief is the logical, physical, and emotional response to love. Grieving does not mean you are weak. Grieving does not mean you’re not functioning properly. It’s the correct response.
This book offers a voice of dissent in a society that tries to speed up grief, to fix it with therapy, or put a stop to it all together. This book looks to stand by those who are affected by grief. Which is actually all of us. It is not a book of condolence, not some condescending self-help book by people who know better, but an empathetic and honest book about what it means to be human.
When we grieve, we show that we have loved – and that we can love again. Fee Vogel and Eric Wrede write clearly, directly, and uncompromisingly about what grief really is: not a crisis that needs to be solved – but a strength that can carry us forward.
This book offers a voice of dissent in a society that tries to speed up grief, to fix it with therapy, or put a stop to it all together. This book looks to stand by those who are affected by grief. Which is actually all of us. It is not a book of condolence, not some condescending self-help book by people who know better, but an empathetic and honest book about what it means to be human.
When we grieve, we show that we have loved – and that we can love again. Fee Vogel and Eric Wrede write clearly, directly, and uncompromisingly about what grief really is: not a crisis that needs to be solved – but a strength that can carry us forward.
2026, 220 pages
Persons
Eric Wrede
Author
Eric Wrede is Germany's most influential undertaker and grief counsellor. Before founding his company lebensnah Bestattungen, he was a music manager. He is also an author, podcaster, and a highly sought-after interview guest. His book The End was a bestseller, and was made into the film Sterben für Beginner (Death for Beginners) by the TV channel ZDF. The documentary film about his work, Der Tod ist ein Arschloch (Death Is an Arsehole), was one of the most successful documentaries of 2025 in German cinemas. He writes regular columns for Der Spiegel, Focus, and Berliner Zeitung.
Eric Wrede
Author
Eric Wrede is Germany's most influential undertaker and grief counsellor. Before founding his company lebensnah Bestattungen, he was a music manager....
© Felix Seyfert
Fee Vogel
Author
Fee Vogel is an author, undertaker, and grief counsellor. She is a cofounder and manager of »lebensnah Bestattungen« in Bonn and the founder of the consulting firm »trauerkultur3«, which specialises in dealing with grief in the workplace. As part of Caring Community Köln e. V., she is head of the working group for »children, young people, and schools«.
Fee Vogel
Author
Fee Vogel is an author, undertaker, and grief counsellor. She is a cofounder and manager of »lebensnah Bestattungen« in Bonn and the founder of the...
© Felix Seyfert