The AfterGrief - Finding Your Way on the Long Path of Loss
By Hope Edelman

The inspiring and powerful book about navigating loss from acclaimed grief coach andand New York Timesand bestselling author Hope Edelman, featuring an exclusive new introduction'Hope Edelman remains unmatched in perfectly weaving touching personal anecdotes with illuminating scientific data, to remind us we are not alone' Rachel Reichblum, That Good Grief_________Grief is a path we can all expect to walk one day, when we lose someone we love, and life suddenly looks different.Inand The Aftergrief, Hope Edelman helps us to understand that loss isn't something to get over, get past, or move beyond. Drawing on her own experiences of early bereavement, as well as interviews with dozens of people who have lost someone dear,and The Aftergriefand guides us through:·and The story of grief· Getting it together· New and old grief· Finding self-expression· Reauthoring your story of loss· Finding continuityOffering advice for processing loss, regaining balance in its wake and even finding new purpose, Edelman reminds us that our sorrow can ebb and flow, recede and return, and this doesn't mean that we're 'doing it wrong.'Above all,and The Aftergriefand helps us to see that while grieving may be a lifelong process, it needn't be a lifelong struggle._________'An invaluable, outstanding and unique resource laced with empathy, wisdom and constructive ideas for those whose lives have been touched by loss and tragedy' Dr Shelley Gilbert MBE, Founder and President of Grief Encounter and author ofand Griefbook'Hope Edelman remains unmatched in perfectly weaving touching personal anecdotes with illuminating scientific data, to remind us we are not alone. The author of the seminal Motherless Daughters continues to be at the forefront of changing how the world understands loss, andand The Aftergriefand is no exception' Rachel Reichblum ofand That Good Grief'In the 1970s the phone rang one Friday afternoon when I was aged thirteen and I was told my mum was dead. If I'd had a road map like this for dealing with grief it would have changed my childhood' Tony Livesey,and BBC Radio 5 Live