Good Grief: Healing Through the Shadow of Loss - Softcover

Coryell, Deborah Morris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966069781 ISBN 13: 9780966069785

Publisher: Shiva Foundation, 1998

Synopsis

We grieve only for that which we have loved and the transient nature of life makes love and loss intimate companions. In GOOD GRIEF professional grief counsellor Deborah Morris Coryell describes grief as the experience of not having anywhere to place our love, of losing a connection, an outlet for our emotion. To heal grief we have to learn how to continue to love in the face of loss.

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Review

" Helps families deal with grief in a way that is nurturing, honoring, and life-affirming."

" This slim yet powerful book will help readers to not just deal with grief, but also to benefit from it."  

" An insightful and compassionate guide to one of life' s essential growth processes. Grieving is not to penalize us; it is love' s healing work for loss."

" [For] people who are dealing with grief or who are going through other major life transitions. I draw upon Deborah Coryell' s wisdom and expertise and recommend Good Grief as a resource for both patients and physicians."

" Coryell has written a compassionate and quietly inspiring book explaining why we should grieve, how to grieve without getting lost in despair, and what healing can occur when you grieve. . . . I highly recommend this book. It's exceptionally well-written, with a gentleness and strength that supports those experiencing loss, as well as their friends and family members who wish to help, but need direction to do so."

" Helps families deal with grief in a way that is nurturing, honoring, and life-affirming. "

& quot; This slim yet powerful book will help readers to not just deal with grief, but also to benefit from it.& quot; & nbsp;

" An insightful and compassionate guide to one of life ' s essential growth processes. Grieving is not to penalize us; it is love ' s healing work for loss. "

" [For] people who are dealing with grief or who are going through other major life transitions. I draw upon Deborah Coryell ' s wisdom and expertise and recommend Good Grief as a resource for both patients and physicians. " & nbsp;

& quot; Coryell has written a compassionate and quietly inspiring book explaining why we should grieve, how to grieve without getting lost in despair, and what healing can occur when you grieve. . . . I highly recommend this book. It's exceptionally well-written, with a gentleness and strength that supports those experiencing loss, as well as their friends and family members who wish to help, but need direction to do so.& quot;

"[Para] las persons que estan sufriendo con la pena o quienes estan atravesando un mayor periodo de transicion en sus vidas. Yo dependo sobre la sabiduria y habilidad de Deborah Coryell y recomiendo Bendita Pena como un recurso para pacientes y medicos."--Andrew Weil, M.D., autor de "Eight Weeks to Optimum Health"

"Una guia exhaustiva y compasiva sobre uno de los procesos de crecimiento esenciales en la vida. El duelo no es una penalidad que se nos impone; es la labor de sanacion que realiza el amor cuando perdemos a un ser querido."--Rabino Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi, coautor de "From Age-ing to Sage-ing"

"Ayuda a las familias a hacer frente al duelo en una forma robustecedora, honrosa y vital."--Gershon Winkler, director de la Fundacion "Walking Stick" y autor de "The Way of the Boundary Crosser"

"[Deborah Morris Coryell] escribe con una voz misericordiosa que nos reconforta y al mismo tiempo nos desafia a promover la transformacion a traves de la experiencia de la perdida. Esta obra es un excelente acompanante. . . un recurso util y de validacion para los consejeros de duelo, para cualquiera que trabaje con personas afligidas por una pena y para muchos que tratan de superar penas en sus propias vidas."--"The Library Letter", Universidad Bastyr

"In this compassionate guide, the author gives inspiring examples of how embracing our losses allows us to awaken our most profound connections to other people."

"The book is small, but every word is well chosen, thoughtful and filled with wisdom. The additional CD really impacts listeners because Deborah reads her book with deep compassion, sincerity, and emotional commitment to the subject of grieving. One gets the sense that Deborah really does know, at a very profound level, of the pain we suffer when we must say goodbye to someone we love."

"This slim yet powerful book will help readers to not just deal with grief, but also to benefit from it."

"[Deborah Morris Coryell] writes in a compassionate voice that offers comfort as well as a challenge to encourage transformation through the experience of loss. An excellent companion . . . a helpful and validating resource for grief counselors, for anyone working with people in grief, and for many working with their own grief issues."

"[For] people who are dealing with grief or who are going through other major life transitions. I draw upon Deborah Coryell's wisdom and expertise and recommend "Good Grief" as a resource for both patients and physicians."

"An insightful and compassionate guide to one of life's essential growth processes. Grieving is not to penalize us; it is love's healing work for loss."

"Helps families deal with grief in a way that is nurturing, honoring, and life-affirming."

"Coryell has written a compassionate and quietly inspiring book explaining why we should grieve, how to grieve without getting lost in despair, and what healing can occur when you grieve. . . . I highly recommend this book. It's exceptionally well-written, with a gentleness and strength that supports those experiencing loss, as well as their friends and family members who wish to help, but need direction to do so."

From the Back Cover

SELF-HELP / GRIEF "[For] people who are dealing with grief or who are going through other major life transitions. I draw upon Deborah Coryell's wisdom and expertise and recommend Good Grief as a resource for both patients and physicians." --Andrew Weil, M.D., author of Eight Weeks to Optimum Health We grieve only for that which we have loved, and the transient nature of life makes love and loss intimate companions. In Good Grief, professional grief educator Deborah Morris Coryell describes grief as the experience of not having anywhere to place our love, of losing a connection, an outlet for our emotion. To heal grief we have to learn how to continue to love in the face of loss. In this compassionate guide, Coryell gives inspiring examples of how embracing our losses allows us to awaken our most profound connections to other people. Though our society tends to rank losses in a hierarchy of grief, she reminds us that all losses must be grieved in their own right and on their own terms. Paying attention to even the most minute experiences of loss can help us to be more in tune with our responses to catastrophic loss, allowing us to once again become part of the rhythm of life from which we have become disconnected. This 10th anniversary edition includes a 60-minute CD of the author reading select passages from the text. DEBORAH MORRIS CORYELL has worked in the health field developing wellness programs since 1974. She founded the Wellness Education Department for Canyon Ranch Spa Resorts as well as for the Pritikin Longevity Center. She is a visiting faculty member for Dr. Andrew Weil's program in Integrative Medicine and is cofounder and executive director of the Shiva Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the education and support of those dealing with loss and death, located in San Luis Obispo, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shiva Foundation
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0966069781
• ISBN 13: 9780966069785
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 137