Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
- ISBN-10
- 1614292965
- ISBN-13
- 9781614292968
- Series
- Bearing the Unbearable
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-06-27
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Joanne Cacciatore
Description
Subject: When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable, especially in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, 'NO!' with every fiber of our body. The process of grieving can feel wild and nonlinear and often lasts for much longer than other people, the nonbereaved, tell us it should. This book is a companion for life and most difficult times, revealing how grief can open our hearts to connection, compassion, and the very essence of our shared humanity. The author, who is also a bereavement educator, researcher, Zen priest, and leading counselor in the field accompanies the reader along the heartbreaking path of love, loss, and grief. Through moving stories of her encounters with grief over decades of supporting individuals, families, and communities, as well as her own experience with loss, the author opens a space to process, integrate, and deeply honor our grief
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- 2017-06-27
- 248 pages
- Ebook
- Simon and Schuster
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- 2015-07-08
- 176 pages
- Ebook
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
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- 179 pages
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- 242 pages
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