Getting Grief Right: Finding Your Story of Love in the Sorrow of Loss
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.21 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1622038193 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brad Nowlin said It reads easily for the layman and. Having read Tim Madigan's book on Mr. Rogers and being aware of Patrick O'Malley as a preeminent grief counselor, I was eager to buy this book. It reads easily for the layman and, yet has enough depth to be used at the graduate level for counselors and clergy and others in the helping profession. Like all good books, this is a story. A poignant and touching story of the loss of Ryan, the O'Malley's young son. Connecting his personal story with dated and unhelpful grief theories makes this an interesting and thoughtful read. I particularly enjoyed how they weaved wisdom and love from Mr. Roge. Kristina A Peterson said Amazing!. Amazing book! I used it in my Grief Counseling class for masters level clinical mental health counseling students!!. Finding Your Own Path in Grief Kelly Garbato “The writer Anne Lamott says it beautifully: ‘You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.’”“It’s not an exaggeration to say that, over time, the nature of &ls
Long, coauthor of The Good Funeral: Death, Grief, and the Community of Care“Getting Grief Right offers both individual mourners and grief groups a restorative approach to handling grief while preserving memories of our loved ones. O'Malley says, ‘How deeply did you love?’ This book is a masterpiece that will touch your heart and soul with healing powers.” —Peggy Bohme, cofounder of The WARM Place Grief Support Center for Children in Fort Worth, Texas “Patrick O’Malle
What he shared was a truth that many have felt but rarely acknowledged by the professionals they turn to: that our grief is not a mental illness to be cured, but part of the abiding connection with the one we’ve lost. Illuminated by O’Malley’s own story and those of many clients that he’s supported, readers learn how the familiar “stages of grief” too often mislabel our sorrow as a disorder, press us to “get over it,” and amplify our suffering with shame and guilt when we do not achieve “closure” in due course. “Sadness, regret, confusion, yearning—all the experiences of grief—are a part of the narrative of love,” reflects O’Malley. Here, with uncommon sensitivity and support, he invites us to explore grief not as a process of recovery, but as the ongoing narrative of our relationship with the one we’ve lost—to be fully felt, told, and woven into our lives. When the New York Times ran Patrick O’Malley’s story about the loss of his infant son—and how his inability to “move on” challenged everything he was taught as a psychotherapist—it inspired an unprecedented flood of gratitude from readers. For those in bereavement and anyone supporting those who are, Getting Grief Right offers an uncommonly empathetic gui