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The Grief Recovery Handbook, 20th Anniversary Expanded Edition

the Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses Including Health, Career, and Faith

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Updated to commemorate its 20th anniversary, this classic resource further explores the effects of grief and sheds new light on how to begin to take effective actions to complete the grieving process' and work towards recovery and happiness. 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 recover 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 guidance for dealing with:

  • Loss of faith
  • Loss of career and financial issues
  • Loss of health
  • Growing up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional home

The Grief Recovery Handbook is a groundbreaking, classic handbook that everyone should have in their library.

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Critic reviews

“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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A confirmation of thoughts, liberation of new ones & how to address multiple loss

😊 Loss comes in many forms !

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Very clear and concise view on loss and the many form it comes in. The tasks were easy to follow from an audio perspective and were very enlightening. A good book for anyone struggling with any type of grief in their life.

Fantastic way to look at loss

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I think the program and techniques are very useful for counsellors and people experiencing loss.

useful addition to my grief loss library

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Everyone should know about this book.

The Grief Recovery Method can provide immediate relief and support for people struggling with the complex aftermath of loss, especially bereavement and divorce, but it’s much more than that.

We all experience multiple losses in life in the areas of relationships, pets, career, health, home, finance and faith which cause a grief response and each additional loss compounds those that went before it. Rarely do we stop to think about how these unresolved traumas are affecting us on a daily basis and depleting the energy we have for all the things we want to accomplish in life.

If you were physically bleeding out, how long would you wait before getting help to stem the blood? If your heart is bleeding love, The Grief Recovery Method will stem the blood by supporting you to resolving the losses in your past and present, freeing up your energy to focus on what brings you joy and satisfaction.

You can just read the book and work through if alone, although it’s helpful do seek out an experienced specialist (griefrecoverymethod.com) who you work through it with, either 1-1 or in a group. But regardless of how you do it, the important thing is you do it, because it will free you up and change your life!

Essential for healing heartbreak

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Didn’t help me. Re-traumatised me and I’ve gone backwards. They bring up myths about grief - long held beliefs that time can help, etc. They say this isn’t true and the fact they say this removes hope that I will ever find peace . This disregards the plethora of research where people say time did help them. There are helpful elements to this book. It is a new approach to me and I’m trying everything I can because therapy is expensive and I’m having to self help. The therapists attached to this method charge a lot. I found a 2.5 day event in the U.K. charging nearly £1000. Obviously I can’t go to that.
I am 3 months into my grief after losing the man I love. This book has not helped me. The title is misleading as I think we all know recovery from grief is not possible. We simply learn to live with loss.

Caring and considerate

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