Synopses & Reviews
Wise and compassionate advice from one of the nation's most trusted grief counselors-to help heal emotional wounds that linger and prevent us from leading full and happy lives.
Unattended sorrow is unresolved grief that has never been given a chance to heal. It disturbs sleep and infects our dreams. It affects all our appetites. It often makes relationships a place to hide instead of an opportunity to open. Unattended sorrow narrows the path of our lives. In the first book to address the unhealed grief that is the underlying cause of myriad physical, emotional, and spiritual maladies, bestselling author Stephen Levine shares with the reader dialogues with many patients confronting the common losses that asail us all and offers a series of techniques for approaching and healing this pain.
The book not only guides those who have experienced a fresh loss to face the pain before it settles in, but it also addresses the devastating impact of tragedies past, when people become "stuck" years after experiencing any loss. From his three decades of grief counseling, Levine has discovered techniques that can help make people whole again, and he presents them here-including breathing exercises; keeping a grief journal; tracking sorrow through the body; and talking to the dead. This lovely, spiritual book presents fresh evidence, as Elisabeth Kübler-Ross said of Levine's work with the grieving and dying it is "magic...amongst the most skillful and compassionate that I am aware of."
Review
"A wise and compassionate exploration of grief can be a doorway into greater presence and connection with life. Stephen Levine's rich experience of accompanying people as they navigate pain resonates deeply in Unattended Sorrow."
--Sharon Salzberg, author of Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience
“Stephen Levine offers profound and intense wisdom in Unattended Sorrow. His poetic, deeply felt words about grief, loss and the nature of being human distill and transcend his brilliant, earlier work. Reading these pages is not just powerfully illuminating; it is an experience of deep healing.” -- Belleruth Naparstek
“Stephen Levines wise and beautiful book, Unattended Sorrow, encourages us to be kind and merciful students of ourselves through the challenging and sacred process of healing our losses and sorrows. Stephen has created a work filled with loving kindness and compassion. To read this book is an experience of healing.” --Barry Neil Kaufman, Author of Happiness Is A Choice, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Option Institute
Stephen arouses the energy and truth from within the deepest core of ourselves. The healing that is possible leads us to do the work that we took birth for. We are able to move from a sense of being broken apart to a sense of wholeness. --Fred Schwartz, M.D., Medical Director, Hospice of New York
Synopsis
In "Unattended Sorrow Stephen Levine addresses the issue of loss after the initial period of grieving. Levine says most of us carry grief of loss with us and these unattended sorrows account for a host of physical, emotional, and spiritual problems.
Synopsis
Wise and compassionate advice from one of the nation's most trusted grief counselors-to help heal emotional wounds that linger and prevent us from leading full and happy lives.
Unattended sorrow is unresolved grief that has never been given a chance to heal. This lovely, spiritual book from one of the nation's most trusted grief counselors offers a series of techniques to help heal this pain so readers can lead full and joyful lives. The book not only guides those who have experienced a fresh loss to face the hurt before it settles in, but it also addresses the devastating impact of tragedies past, when people become "stuck" years after childhood abuse, teen rape, early divorce, or loss of a loved one.
"Your heart and soul can be made whole again, be rejuvenated. . . . All this is thanks to the gentle, insightful, user-friendly wisdom of my friend, Stephen Levine."--Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator, #1 New York Times bestselling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul
About the Author
STEPHEN LEVINE's many best-selling books include A Gradual Awakening and Who Dies? His renowned work in grief counseling has been featured in television programs on PBS and CNN, in radio segments, and in magazine articles. He lives in Chamisal, New Mexico.