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Grief Recovery Handbook (Paperback)

by John James (Author) "Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss of any kind ..." (more)
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"This book is required for all my classes. The more I use this book, the more I believe that unresolved grief is the major underlying issue in most people's lives. It is the only work of its kind that I know of that outlines the problem and provides the solution." -- Bernard McGrane, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Chapman University


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"This book is required for all my classes. The more I use this book, the more I believe that unresolved grief is the major underlying issue in most people's lives. It is the only work of its kind that I know of that outlines the problem and provides the solution." (Bernard McGrane, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Chapman University )
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Feels like a miracle, Nov 1 2001
By kathleen silver (los angeles, ca United States) - See all my reviews
For more than a year after my father died, I felt as if I was going in slow motion, while the world raced past me. Time didn't seem to have done anything to heal me, in fact I was feeling worse. My friends tried to talk to me and help me, but I couldn't hear anything other than my own despair. One of my dear friends, in desperation, gave me a copy of The Grief Recovery Handbook. That simple act of kindness changed my life. In the solitude of my own home, without having to try to feel good so others would think I was okay, I began to read the book. Almost against my own will, I began to take the actions and do the exercises outlined in the book. One of the hardest parts about them, was that they were too easy. I began to realize how much I had been complicating the possibility of recovery by trying to use my head to fix my heart. As the direct result of creating an accurate picture of my entire relationship with my father, and completing what had been unsaid or unfinished, I regained the gratitude I felt toward life, and the energy with which to live it. While I have normal sadness and miss my dad from time to time, I am able to sustain a life of meaning and value, even though he is no longer physically here. What happened for me feels like a miracle, but in reality is the result of the safety and encouragement to take action provided by The Grief Recovery Handbook. I am eternally grateful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best in Grief Help Out There, Mar 15 2009
By Carole Rubin (B.C. Canada) - See all my reviews
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I read this book 14 months into grieving my husband and best friend, who died suddenly, in my arms, with no warning of illness. Shock, trauma and loss.

At the time, I was only 8 months into my own recovery from massive brain surgery, so had little energy reserves or coping skills available to fall back on, which turned out to be a good thing: I had little choice but to live the grief wherever it took me.

However, 14 months along, I still felt locked in grief, unsatisfied with friends' responses, advice from experts in books, widows groups, and physicians. Losing him had resurrected, unbidden, many ungrieved losses in my life so that the mass had become an enormous weight still carried in my body and spirit. I was full of dread each and every day.

My bewlidered refrain: "I don't know how to do this!"

A friend gave me a copy of this book. At first, it seemed too simple to be effective, but 20 pages in, it was clear that the authors had learned how to cut through all the stuff we carry around from infancy on, and get down to the work of cleaning up old and new losses.

Grieving may never completely end, but by doing the hard work in this book honestly and completely, I found myself clearing away regrets and sadness and fears over losses in my life that I had no idea I still carried. I also came to new insights about how to continue the grieving process for my husband enough so that I could look out on the world with an open heart.

Each time I do and redo the excercises in this book, the letting go continues, and as it takes place, old losses surprisingly surface to be honoured and resolved. I no longer feel I don't know how to do this.

The Grief Handbook is so valuable, multiple copies have been purcahsed and sent to friends who have lost loved ones, or who still carry emotional wounds from unresolved relationships with the living.

The most honest and simple guide out there.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The most helpful book I have ever read to help with loss., Oct 22 2001
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It was refreshing to finaly find a book that touched my heart and gave me the specific steps that I needed to follow to heal my heart after the "death" of the relationship with my Dad. I only wish I had found The Grief Recovery Handbook years ago. The practical information makes sense and works. Now I am free to have access to the fond memories my Dad and I once shared.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Grief Recovery Handbook
If you can't find support to walk through the journey of grief with you, here is the help you need. It is an excellent book to help you when you don't know how to finish the... Read more
Published 11 days ago by L. Dyck

5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful template for healing
I am even more impressed with the expanded edition than the wonderful edition that preceded it. As a bereavement counsellor, this has been invaluable for me, and for my suffering... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dianne Bradshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Much Needed
A comprehensive book that will help you through all the cycles that grief will take you throu. Another good book along the same lines is Song Of Cy: Understanding Grief (Katlyn... Read more
Published on Oct 16 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars To Move Through and Beyond Loss
This book is easy to read. The authors recommend reasonable "homework" that guides the reader through his/her loss history. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2004 by Lynne S.

5.0 out of 5 stars Life Saving
This book reveals a path to resolving grief through the process of re-education. It is both clear and concise in the steps that are outlined. Read more
Published on Jan 9 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written
This handbook is informative and helpful. The authors have touched on the truth about grief. Good work. Read more
Published on Nov 14 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Actions speak louder than words
My brother sent me a copy of this book. Within 3 chapters I found that everything they talked about was true. I continued even though I was apprehensive from time to time. Read more
Published on Oct 10 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars finally a book that works
I was so glad to recieve this book from a friend, following the death of a loved one. After reading the hand book I understood how natural many of the things I was feeling were... Read more
Published on Oct 9 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Freedom from the pain
When my mother died, I was devastated and the pain was crippling. Reading The Grief Recovery Handbook and doing the exercises helped me get back into my life. Read more
Published on Oct 9 2001 by lola oliver

1.0 out of 5 stars Death is unique
When I lost a close family member several years ago, I had to deal with it in my own way. Grieving is a natural process. Read more
Published on Sep 24 2001 by James Andrew

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