Unlike the other authors in this category, Zimmerman does not focus solely on loss through death. Instead, she speaks of how writing can allow emotions sparked from any loss to be expressed, therefore allowing the writer to grapple with and come to terms with grief. Zimmerman speaks from experience. She uses anecdotes from her life to introduce exercises designed to get readers writing about their feelings and their own life experiences. Wide-ranging, those exercises include writing both love and hate letters, examining one's blessings-in-disguise, and comparing how much one does for others versus how much one does for oneself. Zimmerman is a firm believer in the therapeutic effects of journaling, and she greatly assists the reader in developing this skill and practice to be of immense benefit in one’s healing journey.