Traveling through Grief: Learning to Live Again after the Death of a Loved One
FRONT FLAPYou can live life to the fullest even after a loved one dies.Traveling through Grief is a compassionate resource to help you find your road to recovery and discover a fulfilling life after the death of a loved one or friend. The authors, both of whom lost spouses before marrying each other, are grief counselors who show you five specific tasks to work through to aid in healing. From exploring your feelings to sifting through memories, reshaping a sense of self-identity to reengaging in your own life, these crucial tasks help you handle grief with purpose and intention. Thoughts on how loss affects both your spiritual and mental well-being are covered separately, so you can choose which is most helpful--or read the sections together for the fullest exploration of healing.Your experience of grief will change your journey forever. Let Traveling through Grief help you develop a life that can become rich and rewarding again.BACK FLAPSusan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge is a licensed clinical psychologist working for Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. Robert C. De Vries is emeritus professor of church education at Calvin Theological Seminary and an ordained pastor. The authors speak regularly on grief related topics and together have written Getting to the Other Side of Grief, The Empty Chair, and Living Fully in the Shadow of Death.