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Transcending Loss: Understanding the Lifelong Impact of Grief and how to Make It Meaningful »

Authors: Ashley Davis Prend
ISBN-13: 9780425157756, ISBN-10: 042515775X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: August 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Ashley Davis Prend

Book Synopsis

A new and inspiring approach to the process of grieving, this book helps those who have lost a loved one make meaning out of life and death.

About the Author:
Author Davis Prend, A.C.S.W., is a licensed psychotherapist and supervisor at the Center for Marital and Family Therapy in Manhattan. She also has a private practice, and is affiliated with St. Vincent's Hospital where she leads AIDS-related bereavement support groups. A frequent lecturer on the subject of bereavement at schools and professional conferences, she also leads general bereavement support groups at a local church and is an active member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling.`

	Introduction
Pt. I	The Initial Grief Journey
1	In the Beginning: Shock	3
2	The Heart of Grief: Disorganization	17
3	Rebuilding a Life: Reconstruction	47
Pt. II	The Lifelong Impact of Grief
4	Integrating Life with Loss: Synthesis	63
5	Making Meaning out of Loss over Time: Transcendence	83
Pt. III	The SOAR Solution for Making Loss Meaningful
6	Spirituality: Religions and Other Roads to the Divine	105
7	Outreach: Helping Others	133
8	Attitude: Healthy Thinking	155
9	Reinvestment: Embracing Life	181
Pt. IV	Roadblocks and Detours to Transcendence
10	Spiritual Doubt and Conflict	209
11	Complicated Grief: When Time Doesn't Heal	235
Pt. V	Getting Back On Track
12	It's Never Too Late to Transcend	265
	Suggested Reading	279