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A Season for Healing, A Reason for Hope: The Grief & Mourning Guide and Journal
A Season for Healing A Reason for Hope The Grief Mourning Guide and Journal Author:Timothy J. O'Brien, M.S. Traditional Books on Grief Miss the Critical Point! There might be 5 or 7 stages to grief, but there are only 3 steps for dealing with it. Traditional approaches to grief are usually either a narrative about personal experiences as in C.S. Lewis 'A Grief Remembered' or a description of the suggested stages of grief like Kubler-Ross 'On Death and... more » Dying.' While informative and interesting, these approaches explain the what and why of grief and miss the critical point that the death of a loved one is the most severe stress response we, as humans, can experience. And it should be approached, dealt with and treated from that point of view. 'A Season for Healing A Reason for Hope' is a unique, print, audio, and Internet based Grief & Mourning Support Program that provides specific, effective methods for dealing with the effects of grief. There are three steps to the program: Step 1) Immediate relief achieved by using the CD attached to the front of the book with its relaxation and sleep sessions. Relaxation and Sleep are critical to someone who is grieving. Step 2) Compassionate understanding and giving yourself permission to grieve, in the 'A Season for Healing' section of the hardbound book. A person who has just lost a loved one needs assurance that what they are feeling is normal, expected and okay. Step 3) Adjusting to your new way of living after your loss in the 'A Reason for Hope' section of the book. This part of the program helps the griever adjust to life after their loss. Along with the audio CD, the program includes the 112 page hard bound book which has an elegant gold embossed cover and a gold satin bookmark. The book is both a Guide and a Journal. The Guide portion covers the many facets of grief, and includes more than 20 specific techniques for dealing with them. Everyone should be able to find several techniques that are effective for them. The Journal areas throughout the book allow the grieving person to think and write about their loved one. There is also a companion website with additional resources for the person using the program. 'A Season for Healing A Reason for Hope,' provides the tools individuals need to effectively cope with the anger, depression and other strong emotions of grief.« less