Synopses & Reviews
This spiritual companion for mourners affirms their need to mourn and invites them to journey through their very unique and personal grief. Organized around the six needs of mourning that all mourners must yield to and eventually embrace to find continued meaning in life and living, this book offers reflective passages for each need that help mourners work through their thoughts and feelings.
Synopsis
Dr. Alan Wolfelt, one of North America's best-loved and respected grief educators, has written this series of reflections as a spiritual companion to mourners on what he calls a "natural and necessary journey" that follows the death of a loved one. The Journey Through Grief is organized around the six needs that all mourners must embrace if they are to go on and find continued meaning in life and living. They include:
-- Acknowledging the Reality of the Death
-- Embracing the Pain of the Loss
-- Remembering the Person Who Died
-- Developing a New Self-Identity
-- Searching for Meaning
-- Receiving On going Support from Others
Following a short explanation of each mourning need is a series of brief spiritual passages that help mourners work through their unique thoughts and feelings.
Synopsis
First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
About the Author
Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD, serves as director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. He writes the "Children and Grief" column for Bereavement Magazine and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, and Today. He is the author of Healing Your Grieving Heart, Healing a Teen's Grieving Heart, and Understanding Your Grief. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.