In this remarkable book, John Welshons weaves together his own personal awakening with those of others he’s counseled to create a deeply felt and beautifully expressed primer on dealing with grief. Grieving, says Welshons, offers a unique opportunity to develop deeper and fuller life experiences, to embrace pain in order to open the heart to joy. Written for those who have experienced any kind of loss — death, divorce, or disappointment — this book offers reasonable, reassuring thinking on dealing with the death of loved ones and ourselves, finding the inner gifts that promote healing, and much more. Awakening from Grief takes a rare and compelling positive look at a subject needlessly viewed as one of the most negative in life. This is a persuasive primer on drawing the joy out of grief.
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"A must read for the soul....If you are grieving, this book will comfort you. If not, it will prepare you for that which is not small stuff."
— Richard Carlson, PhD, author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
"Beautifully written!...This book is exactly what you need to heal your aching heart."
— Wayne Dyer, author of 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace
"Everyone experiences grief. John Welshons has insights that will get you through your pain and mend your broken heart."
— Mark Victor Hansen, cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series
"Outstanding!...Very moving...John's heart, his years of experience, and his expertise show through clearly on every page of this excellent book!"
— Stephen and Ondrea Levine, authors of Who Dies and A Year to Live
"[Welshons'] clear, direct style will hook readers. Highly recommended."
— Library Journal
— Richard Carlson, PhD, author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
"Beautifully written!...This book is exactly what you need to heal your aching heart."
— Wayne Dyer, author of 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace
"Everyone experiences grief. John Welshons has insights that will get you through your pain and mend your broken heart."
— Mark Victor Hansen, cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series
"Outstanding!...Very moving...John's heart, his years of experience, and his expertise show through clearly on every page of this excellent book!"
— Stephen and Ondrea Levine, authors of Who Dies and A Year to Live
"[Welshons'] clear, direct style will hook readers. Highly recommended."
— Library Journal
About the Author
JOHN E. WELSHONS is a gifted counselor and teacher who for more than twenty-five years has been helping people to deal with dramatic life change and loss. His graduate work in "History of Religions" was done at Florida State University. He has worked extensively with Ram Dass, Stephen Levine, Mark Victor Hansen (co-creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul), and has studied with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. He is the Founder and President of Open Heart Seminars, and has a wide range of business and teaching experience. He is a frequent lecturer to businesses, churches, hospitals, hospices, colleges, and universities throughout the U.S.
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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Awakening From Grief is wonderfully different from other books on this subject. It allows you to rediscover and embrace the memory of someone who has died rather than forcing you to "get over" the loss. As it turns out, the cure is not trying to forget, but encouraging you to remember, to allow yourself to feel the joy the person who has died brought you and still brings you.
John Welshons manages to pull this off not by resorting to Hallmark platitudes, religious quick fixes, or amateur psychology...but by simply telling his own story in a very compelling way.
I've now given this book several times to friends who have lost someone. The last person I gave it to (who lost a teenage son) told me it was the most wonderful gift she's ever received.
30 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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In my house I have a box in which I reverentially keep those few precious writings and items that most help me heal from the death of my daughter last year. "Awakening From Grief" is in that box. Believe me, I've read a whole lot of grief books and this is one of the best.
John Welshons has a genius for blending life experience and philosophy into a provocative healing balm for the soul. You can feel him reach out from the pages. "Awakening from Grief" helped me unite my emotions and thoughts so that they worked together to form a new outlook on the situation.
The book works as memoir as well as grief companion. Welshons shares touching stories from his own life that let readers know he has lived on the emotional landscapes about which he writes.
His writing voice is assuring, conversational, honest and caring.
This book will make you weep but when you finish it I believe you will find, as I did, that you walk more peacefully and happily in the world. You will feel, and be aware of, how your grief has deepened you.
If this book were a gem, it'd be a diamond.
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Yesterday, I snuggled up in a blanket on my couch and read AWAKENING FROM GRIEF. I can't begin to tell you how the words moved me. Until now, I have felt like most of the material I have read about grieving has been a band-aid; a small protective device to keep out harmful germs. After reading AWAKENING FROM GRIEF I feel as though my heart has been covered in a sterile bandage...coated with healing balm to speed the healing process...and healed within a matter of days. My heart has been hurting for years, so I knew it wasn't healed before. Now it is feeling young, and loved, and happy again. I feel truly alive for the first time in a long time! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Finally the answer comes!!!!
If you never intend to buy a book again, be sure to buy this one. It is the best, most complete & helpful book I have read on love, life & death in my life. Read more
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My brother died last year at the age of 24. It's been a very difficult time for me and this book definitely helped put into words a lot of the things I've been feeling and look at... Read more
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This book will help you through your grieving process. You will be glad you purchased this book. It tells you so many things you would not have thought about.
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Awakening from Grief, Fining the Road Back to Joy
John Welshons is an amazing author. His first book, Awakening from Grief, has brought so much peace and healing to my family, friends and myself. Read more
Published on June 21, 2008 by Carole
THE FINEST BOOK I'VE READ ON THIS SUBJECT!
This book offers us a unique and precious opportunity to open our hearts to the fullness of our human predicament. Read more
Published on September 15, 2007 by A reader
A True Comfort
It's been six years since I first read Awakening from Grief. I went through it slowly to savor all the support and advice and to write notes in the column. Read more
Published on February 3, 2007 by gopali
My light at the end of the tunnel
I found this book incredibly helpful when I was dealing with the death of my husband on 9/11. Even over 5 years later, I still refer to it for inspiration and have found the words... Read more
Published on January 19, 2007 by Abigail Carter
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- Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne W. Dyer on page 80, page 81, and Back Matter
- Who Dies?: An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying by Stephen Levine in Front Matter, page 166, and Back Matter
- The Courage to Laugh by Allen Klein in Front Matter, page 152, and Back Matter
- Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit by Jack Canfield in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Wheel of Life by E Kubler-Ross on page 61, and Back Matter
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- Speak from the Heart: Be Yourself and Get Results by Steve Adubato in Front Matter
- The First Year---Parkinson's Disease: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Jackie Hunt Christensen in Back Matter
- Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul: Stories About Life, Death and Overcoming the Loss of a Loved One (Chicken Soup for the Soul) by Jack Canfield in Front Matter
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