Bearing the Unbearable

Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief

Author: Joanne Cacciatore
Secondary Author: Jeffrey Rubin
ISBN: 9781614292968

If you love, you will grieve—and nothing is more mysteriously central to becoming fully human. Foreword INDIES Award-Winner — Gold Medal for Self-Help When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable—especially in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, “NO!” with every fiber of our body. The process of grieving can feel wild and nonlinear—and often lasts for much longer than other people, the nonbereaved, tell us it should. Organized into fifty-two short chapters, Bearing the Unbearable is a companion for life’s most difficult times, revealing how grief can open our hearts to connection, compassion, and the very essence of our shared humanity. Dr. Joanne Cacciatore—bereavement educator, researcher, Zen priest, and leading counselor in the field—accompanies us along the heartbreaking path of love, loss, and grief. Through moving stories of her encounters with grief over decades of supporting individuals, families, and communities—as we

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Publish Date: 2017-06-27

Subjects: Family & Relationships / Death, Grief, Bereavement, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS, Psychology / Grief & Loss, Self-Help / Death, Grief, Bereavement

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Death/Grief)