Grief can be a measure of how well you have lived and how deeply you have loved. This book will teach you how to love yourself through the excruciating pain of losing a loved one through death or separation.You will also learn how to take care of grief resultling from other losses-loss of a job, status,money,moving away from home,etc.
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Arthur Samuels is a psychiatrist with over 40 years of clinical experience. In Creative Grieving, he teaches the reader how to nurture oneself through the most painful of all emotions - grief. Readers will discover how to transform the essence of loss into a powerful part of the personality thus enabling them to live through the reality that all things are impermanent, thereby helping to savor the preciousness of this moment, the only moment we can live in. Specific applications are described for grief stemming from the death of a loved on, divorce, loss of a relationship and grief that follows the loss of status, material things or having to move to unfamiliar surroundings. In our rapidly changing society where loss of money, employment, position, family, health or familiar surrounds is commonplace, Creative Grieving is highly recommended reading. -- Midwest Book Review
Dr. Arthur Samuels dedicates this book to his wife, Ruth, to whom he had been married for close to 50 years. She died four days prior to his writing the dedication, and he signed it in both their names. Since my wife's name is Ruth also, and we have been married for over 40 years, this established a connection which went beyond the usual reader-author relationship. In the Introduction, Dr. Samuels states: "Grief can be a measure of how well you have lived and how deeply you have loved." This book is intended to teach one how to love themselves through the pain of losing a loved one, a loss that can come through either death or separation. He also includes other losses that affect our lives: loss of a job, status, money, even moving away. His suggestions for making the lost loved one a continuing and real part of one's life should be of great assistance to anyone facing these life situations. His emphasis on the "inner self," an expansion of the "inner child" concept current among some therapists, seems artificial, and difficult to believe. This is especially so in the following passage: "Imagine seeing, hearing, and touching the sad part of yourself.... Imagine holding that sad part of you in your arms tenderly. Take a deep breath and visualize that you are breathing in the painful feelings. Your outer self is now being a perfect mother or father, being mindful of, and totally accepting of, the pain of your inner self." Once one puts that qualification aside, this book should be quite useful to anyone suffering from extreme cases of grief. One comment on the physical dimensions of the book - it is an unusual size: about 4 1/4" by 11," and thoughtfully designed with a lot of white space. -- From Independent Publisher
In our age where change is accelerating, loss of the familiar is a painful common-day experience. Psychiatrist, Dr. Arthur Samuels brings a much needed fresh approach to grief. Focusing on grief as a rite of passage from one phase of life to another, the reader discovers how to nurture himself through the pain of loss. He then has a wonderful growth experience as he learns how to transform the essence of his loss into a powerful part of his personality. -- From the publisher
Dr. Arthur Samuels dedicates this book to his wife, Ruth, to whom he had been married for close to 50 years. She died four days prior to his writing the dedication, and he signed it in both their names. Since my wife's name is Ruth also, and we have been married for over 40 years, this established a connection which went beyond the usual reader-author relationship. In the Introduction, Dr. Samuels states: "Grief can be a measure of how well you have lived and how deeply you have loved." This book is intended to teach one how to love themselves through the pain of losing a loved one, a loss that can come through either death or separation. He also includes other losses that affect our lives: loss of a job, status, money, even moving away. His suggestions for making the lost loved one a continuing and real part of one's life should be of great assistance to anyone facing these life situations. His emphasis on the "inner self," an expansion of the "inner child" concept current among some therapists, seems artificial, and difficult to believe. This is especially so in the following passage: "Imagine seeing, hearing, and touching the sad part of yourself.... Imagine holding that sad part of you in your arms tenderly. Take a deep breath and visualize that you are breathing in the painful feelings. Your outer self is now being a perfect mother or father, being mindful of, and totally accepting of, the pain of your inner self." Once one puts that qualification aside, this book should be quite useful to anyone suffering from extreme cases of grief. One comment on the physical dimensions of the book - it is an unusual size: about 4 1/4" by 11," and thoughtfully designed with a lot of white space. -- From Independent Publisher
In our age where change is accelerating, loss of the familiar is a painful common-day experience. Psychiatrist, Dr. Arthur Samuels brings a much needed fresh approach to grief. Focusing on grief as a rite of passage from one phase of life to another, the reader discovers how to nurture himself through the pain of loss. He then has a wonderful growth experience as he learns how to transform the essence of his loss into a powerful part of his personality. -- From the publisher
About the Author
Arthur Samuels, M.D.is a psychiatrist with over 40 years of clinical experience.He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at L.S.U. School of Medicine and Director of the Stress Treatment Center of New Orleans. Publishing credits include
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This book helped me move from despair to peaceful optimism.,
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I felt lost and abandonded until I read this book. The person I loved the most was gone. I was unable to love myself or anyone else and was sinking in despair.The book enabled me to get back in touch with the loving part of myself. It helped me nurture myself through the pain of my loss. What is most awesome about the book is that it helped me to identify what I was most missing about that person and use that quality to strengthen myself and share with others. It was a Godsend in helping me through the death of my mother and my divorce.
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This book signals a turning point on how to deal with loss.,
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Creative Grieving signals a turning point in the literature dealing with loss. Psychiatrist Art Samuels joins his 40 years of experience with age old techiniques from the East to create an effective healing process. It helps the reader transcend the fear of impermanence and teaches how to turn major losses into an ever available source of strength and joy. Separate sections in the book address losses due to death, divorce, money, status and moving to a new location.This book is strongly endorsed by eminent scholars in Buddhism and psychoanalysis.
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A Godsend!,
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I wish I had this book when my father died. Even now, eight years later, it's a Godsend
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