The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith
John W. James and Russell Friedman
Overview:
This classic guide which has helped many people move beyond loss and towards recovery, has been expanded in this special 20th anniversary edition. The new material includes guidelines for choosing which loss to work on first and specific instruction for dealing with loss of health, career, faith, and much more.
Incomplete recovery from grief can have a lifelong negative effect on the capacity for happiness. Drawing from their own histories as well as from others’, the authors illustrate how it is possible to recovery from grief and regain energy and spontaneity. Based on a proven program, The Grief Recovery Handbook offers grievers the specific actions needed to move beyond loss.
New material in this edition includes:
- Loss of faith
- Loss of career and financial issues
- Loss of health
- Growing up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional home
Biography:
Author John W. James wrote The Grief Recovery Handbook after the death of his newborn son in 1977. He established The Grief Recovery Institute® in 1986 with co-founder Russell Friedman.
