With the book "Leading grief groups: giving those affected support and structure (Edition Guide)" [1] Monika Müller writes a practical guide that is aimed at people who lead grief groups or plan to do so in the future. The guide offers a wealth of information and guidance to give those leading grief groups the support they need.

The guide is clear and structured. 

The chapters are logically structured and build on one another in a meaningful way, so that even readers without prior knowledge can follow easily. The language is understandable and practical, which makes the book easy to read, and complex topics are well explained and illustrated with examples, so that an overview of the essential content is quickly conveyed. As the author herself writes, the “book is intended as a working aid for the conception and implementation of grief groups” [2]. And as such, it is divided into a general section and a specific schedule for group meetings, broken down into phases.

An essential part of the book is the explanation of group dynamic processes.

But also their development during the phases already mentioned. The author goes into detail about the different phases that a group goes through and offers practical tips on how these phases can be accompanied and supported by the leader, but also the role dynamics that should not be underestimated as a group matures. This is particularly important in order to understand the dynamics within the group but also the individual social roles of the participants and to recognize that “the change in one’s own social role is one of the major variables that influence the severity and type of reactions to grief” [3].