The inspiring and powerful book about navigating loss from acclaimed grief coach and New York
Times 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. In 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 The Aftergrief guides us
through: · The story of grief · Getting it together · New and old grief · Finding
self-expression · Reauthoring your story of loss · Finding continuity Offering 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 The Aftergrief 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 of 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 and The Aftergrief is no exception ' Rachel Reichblum of 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 BBC Radio 5 Live
