Paradoxes Of Mourning [TRADE PAPER ]

When it comes to healing after the death of someone loved, our culture has it all wrong. We're told to be strong when what we really need is to be vulnerable. We're told to think positive when what we really need is to wallow in the pain. And we're told to seek closure when what we really need is to welcome our natural and necessary grief. Dr. Wolfelt's new book seeks to dispel these misconceptions that we hold on to so tightly and help people everywhere mourn well so they can live fuller lives.The Paradoxes of Mourningdiscusses three truths that grieving people used to know and respect but in the last century, seem to have forgotten: 1. You must make friends with the darkness before you can enter the light. 2. You must go backward before you can go forward. 3. You must say hello before you can say goodbye. In the tradition of theFour Agreementsand theSeven Habits, this compassionate and inspiring guidebook by North America's most beloved grief counselor gives you the three keys that unlock the door to hope and healing.Dr. Alan Wolfeltis a speaker, grief counselor, and Director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. He is the author ofCompanioning the Bereaved: A Soulful Guide for Caregivers;Healing Your Traumatized Heart; andUnderstanding Your Grief, among many other bestselling titles on healing in grief. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.Dr. Wolfelt's new books seeks to dispel misconceptions about death and grieving to help people everywhere properly mourn and carry on to live fuller lives.