Grief is the result of the loss of someone you love or something that is important to you. However, grief does not have to define the rest of your life, you can become stronger and better in the end. The mind needs to heal from grief the same way that the body needs to heal from a physical wound. Grief doesn’t leave you the way it met you, but you don’t have to be stuck in grief. You can move forward with your grief. When grief strikes, you may think that life can never be good again, but it can. Grief doesn’t have to break you. You can become a stronger person through your grief. How can this happen? By doing the ‘grief work’ well. Friends are waiting to help the grieving person, but they don’t know how. Stepping into the Sunlight encourages the one who has suffered a loss to stare the loss in the face, intentionally take charge of their grief, and be strategic about recovery. It also offers advice to the friend who is keen to support the bereaved on how to help their friends take the vital steps back to life. Reviews Some people find it a task to read an entire book. I am one of those. But I could easily finish reading Stepping into the Sunlight. Busola is a natural storyteller who infuses stories at the appropriate places, from the beginning to the end, making the book easy to read. From stories of people who lost personal belongings, health, or a dream, to bereavement from loss of spouse, mother, father, sibling and child, Busola’s stories are of real people in today’s real life. You won’t want to put this book down! It is a book that should be on everyone’s shelf. -Ihuoma Akinremi I enjoy my relationships with people until they become bereaved. Then I feel a sense of inadequacy to provide the support I think I should offer, as a good friend. So, if I can, I avoid being with them when they grieve. This doesn’t mean I love them any less, only that I’m worried my attempts to comfort them may make them more miserable. ‘Stepping into the Sunlight’ reassures me that I am not alone in my feelings of inadequacy, whilst at the same time empowers me with the tips that I need to become that shoulder that my friends can lean on in their season of bereavement. It has been a blessing gleaning from the experience and wisdom Busola shares. -Semedeton Ilo ‘Stepping into the Sunlight’ shows that grief doesn’t have to destroy us. We can grieve in a way that helps us to grow and brings us healing in the end. We can, in turn, reach out to support others when they are in similar situations. I agree with Busola that God can bring accelerated healing from grief as he does from physical wounds. -Yop Chundusu What do you tell a friend who is grieving the loss of a loved one? That God loves them? That God will see them through? That they will see the light at the end of the tunnel? What more should I say and how can I help my friends? This book answers the questions you would ask if you find yourself in this situation. -Tity Nwankpa Busola writes about the various stages of grief and gives helpful suggestions on how you can navigate those stages if you're grieving or how you can help a grieving friend. There's a time in everyone's life where loss touches you and at other times, you have to put out that hand to help somebody else. It's a good book to have and one that I'll go back to again and again. -Helen Sawyerr This book gives answers to common questions asked during grieving. It uses research, shared experiences and the word of God to help the bereaved process their feelings; and to help their loved ones be there for them in the best way possible. I have no doubt this all-encompassing guide will be a blessing to many. -Ubong Udoh Olubusola Eshiet takes the bereaved and their friend on a journey of acceptance of loss and of healing. She provides real steps from the darkness of grief into the sunlight! I admire the author's willingness to be candid, vulnerable, and unflinchingly honest. -Oluwadunsin Abike Oyewo