The Five Ways We Grieve
Finding Your Personal Path to Healing after the Loss of a Loved One
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- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
17 July 2013
Summary
Finding Your Personal Path to Healing after the Loss of a Loved One
In this new approach to understanding the impact of grief, Susan A. Berger goes beyond the commonly held theories of stages of grief with a new typology for self-awareness and personal growth. She offers practical advice for healing from a major loss through the presentation of five basic ways, or types, of grieving. These five types describe how different people respond to a major loss.
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…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590308998 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1590308999 |
| Author: | Susan A. Berger |
| Publisher: | Shambhala Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | Trumpeter Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 17 July 2013 |
| Weight: | 321g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 16mm |
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Critics Review
“Author Susan A. Berger offers a fascinating new view of what happens to people who lose loved ones.
“Author Susan A. Berger offers a fascinating new view of what happens to people who lose loved ones. The Five Ways We Grieve helps us to discover who we have become in order to give our lives meaning and purpose.”—Patriot Ledger
“This compelling volume is a treasure trove of penetrating insights. Dr. Berger will bring needed solace to many grieving hearts.”—Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, DHL, DD, author of Living When a Loved One Has Died
“Offers a fresh new approach to understanding and coping with the major losses every human being experiences. Dr. Susan A. Berger gives bereaved people a useful tool for interpreting their responses to a loss and creating a new normal for their lives.”—Bob Deits, author of Life after Loss
“A treasure trove of penetrating insights. Dr. Susan A. Berger’s lucid and thoughtfully researched writing contains personal experiences, clinical examples, and penetrating questions to ponder. Although she takes us deeply into the realm of human torment, the essential message is one of hope as she assists us in transforming tragedy into growth. Dr. Berger will bring needed solace to many grieving hearts.”—Rabbi Earl A. Grollman, DHL, DD, author of Living When a Loved One Has Died
“This book offers hope with a plan—in the form of new ways to recognize, define, and focus on our changed identity and worldview after loss. As a child therapist specializing in illness and loss, I found this book immediately helpful.”—Sallie A. Sanborn, MS, child therapist and contributor to The Goldfish Went on Vacation
About The Author
Susan A. Berger
Dr. Susan A. Berger, EdD, LICSW, counsels individuals navigating significant loss and life transitions. She also trains professionals in her distinctive method of supporting the bereaved. With twenty-five years of experience in the health and mental health sectors, she has worked as a researcher, practitioner, administrator, and consultant in both Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
Dr. Berger lectures extensively across professional healthcare, business, government, and university platforms. She has held faculty positions at three colleges, where she taught courses on human behavior and psychology. Additionally, she has contributed her time as a hospice volunteer. Dr. Berger is a personal survivor of early parental loss.
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