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Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart Book

"Feelings of loss don't go away; they go deeper," says grief counselor Stephen Levine, whose work over the past 30 years has won acclaim from the likes of [[LINK]][Elisabeth Ku[umlaut]bler-Ross]. He claims that chronic grief can result just as easily from the death of a loved one as it can from everyday disappointments like "unfulfilled ambitions." Whatever the source of one's sense of loss, Levine argues that grief must be thoroughly worked through, or it can lead insidiously to addiction, clinical depression, and other physical complaints. Borrowing heavily from Buddhist teachings, Levine recommends mindfulness meditation as one of several paths to reaching relief through "self-mercy." Unfortunately, as earnest he may be, Levine has a tendency to meanders in his writing, even in chapters that average just five pages in length. He's right that Americans in particular are too-often taught to "swallow our grief," but (likely distraught) readers may have a hard time wading through his ponderings to reach the far-between bits of concrete advice. --Erica JorgensenRead More

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  • Product Description

    Wise and compassionate advice from one of the nation's most trusted grief counselors-to help heal emotional wounds that linger and prevent us from leading full and happy lives.

    Unattended sorrow is unresolved grief that has never been given a chance to heal. It disturbs sleep and infects our dreams. It affects all our appetites. It often makes relationships a place to hide instead of an opportunity to open. Unattended sorrow narrows the path of our lives. In the first book to address the unhealed grief that is the underlying cause of myriad physical, emotional, and spiritual maladies, bestselling author Stephen Levine shares with the reader dialogues with many patients confronting the common losses that assail us all and offers a series of techniques for approaching and healing this pain.

    The book not only guides those who have experienced a fresh loss to face the pain before it settles in, but it also addresses the devastating impact of tragedies past, when people become "stuck" years after experiencing any loss. From his three decades of grief counseling, Levine has discovered techniques that can help make people whole again, and he presents them here-including breathing exercises; keeping a grief journal; tracking sorrow through the body; and talking to the dead.

  • 1594860653
  • 9781594860652
  • Stephen Levine
  • 28 February 2005
  • Rodale Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 256
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