Understanding Grief : A Guide For The Bereaved

About this book

Understanding Grief is a response to the all too common ignorance and misconceptions about grief that are encountered in American society. It begins by providing a practical framework by which to view grief and follows with essential information about common grief reactions the necessity of mourning and circumstances in which professional help is advised. Focusing on cycles of grief instead of stages of grief the human experience of significant loss is more accurately portrayed. It is written with a sensitivity that developed over many years supporting and counseling hundreds of bereaved individuals and is thoughtful and in-depth in a way that is rare for a guidebook of this length.