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Edelman, Hope, author

The aftergrief : finding your way along the long arc of loss / Hope Edelman.

New York : Ballantine Books, [2020]

xxix, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

"In The AfterGrief, Hope Edelman offers a new and reality-affirming paradigm: grief is not an emotion to pass through on the way to "feeling better," but a state that we repeatedly return to as we experience important life transitions and new crises. Drawing from her own encounters with the ripple effects of early loss, as well as interviews with more than seventy-five people, Edelman offers profound advice for reassessing loss and adjusting the stories we tell ourselves about its impact on our identities. With guidance for reframing a story of loss, finding equilibrium within it, and experiencing renewed growth and purpose, The AfterGrief shows that though grief may be a lifelong process, it doesn't have to be a lifelong struggle."-- Provided by publisher.

Grief

Bereavement

Loss (Psychology)

Includes bibliographical references.

getting over getting over it -- The story of grief -- Getting it together -- Something new -- Old grief: recurrent and resurgent -- New old grief: one-time transitions -- The rings of grief -- The power of story -- People, we need to talk (and write, and paint, and perform) -- Six exceptions in search of a narrative -- Reauthoring your story of loss -- Story cracking: getting from A to Z -- Story mending: finding continuity -- The missing elements of grief.

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9780399179785 (hardcover)

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