How to Grieve What We've Lost: Evidence-Based Skills to Process Grief and Reconnect with What Matters

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Grief is a journey that can lead to powerful, personal growth. This compassionate guide, written by a team of mental health and grief experts, will help you heal the pain of loss-no matter the cause-and move forward in life with a renewed sense of meaning and purpose.Grief comes in many forms. You may grieve a loved one who has passed on, a romantic relationship which has ended, the loss of a job you loved, or even a place you used to go that no longer exists or has changed. You may also be dealing with another kind of loss-a sense of who you are and how you can live your life in an increasingly uncertain and changed world. But what if you could transform your grief into lasting positive growthFilled with the most effective therapeutic tools drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and more, How to Grieve What We've Lost will help you heal from the pain of loss, move forward, and reconnect with what truly matters to you right now. You'll find strategies for immediate relief-including present-moment awareness and mindful breathing. You'll learn how to create a safe sanctuary for your grief, so you can honor your feelings and give them the space they deserve. And you'll discover ways to create a support network, give voice to your sorrow, and share your humanity with others.This heartfelt guide also includes simple tools to help you: Identify the things that really matter to you Honor your grief Prioritize your mental health and self-care Learn and grow from your loss Whether you are struggling with your own loss or a collective sense of grief, the evidence-based skills in this book will help you mourn in healthy and resilient ways-leading to profound personal growth and a renewed sense of meaning and purpose in life.

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"How to Grieve What We've Lost lives up to its title and will help any person who reads it. The exercises are presented clearly, and techniques for early grief provide grounding to help navigate difficult emotions. How to find meaning again and ways to handle difficult issues are addressed with gentle understanding. The compassionate therapists who collaborated to write this guide have created a book filled with gentle wisdom."
--Claudia Coenen, grief counselor; and author of Shattered by Grief, Karuna Cards,
The Creative Toolkit for Working with Grief and Bereavement, and Seasons of Grief--Claudia Coenen
"Discover your courage and compassion through How to Grieve What We've Lost, an essential guide for anyone experiencing loss. Rooted in a therapeutic approach, this book blends reflective and actionable exercises meeting you wherever you are on your unique grief journey. In the face of great change, this invaluable resource supports you in opening to the tenderness, resilience, and wisdom of your own heart."
--Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Life--Sharon Salzberg

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Russ Harris is an internationally acclaimed acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer; and author of the best-selling ACT-based self-help book, The Happiness Trap, which has sold more than one million copies and been published in thirty languages. He is widely renowned for his ability to teach ACT in a way that is simple, clear, and funyet extremely practical.Alexandra Kennedy, MA, LMFT, is a psychotherapist in private practice thirty-nine years and author of Losing a Parent; The Infinite Thread: Healing Relationships Beyond Loss; and How Did I Miss All This Before Waking Up to the Magic of Our Ordinary Lives. She is an adjunct faculty member of John F. Kennedy University and has taught at the University of California Santa Cruz Extension and the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She has been interviewed in USA Today, the San Jose Mercury News, the San Francisco Examiner, and the Boston Herald, as well as on NPR's Talk of the Nation, CNN's Sonja Live, and on KQED's Family Talk and New Dimensions Radio. Sameet M. Kumar, Ph.D. is a psychologist at the Memorial Healthcare System Cancer Institute in south Broward, Florida with over a decade of experience in working with end-of-life and bereavement. He is also the author of the best-selling Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss, as well as The Mindful Path Through Worry and Rumination.Mary Beth Williams, PhD, LCSW, CTS, is an author, researcher, lecturer, and trainer in the area of trauma. In addition, she treats trauma survivors in private practice at the Trauma Recovery Education and Counseling Center in Warrenton, VA. Williams is former president of the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. She is a trainer for US Customs and Border Protection, cofounder of the proposed 501(c)(3) US Vet Source, and author of many articles, chapters, and books about trauma disorders.Soili Poijula, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, licensed psychotherapist, and director at Oy Synolon Ltd., a center for trauma psychology in Finland, where she has done pioneering work as a developer of post-trauma psychotherapy.