A Journey Through Grief: Gentle, Specific Help to Get You Through the Most Difficult Stages of Grieving [Paperback]

Alla Renee Bozarth Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 1994

For those of us working through the heartbreak of grief, author Bozarth offers wise and comforting advice.

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About the Author

Dr. Alla Renée Bozarth is an award-winning poet, Gestalt therapist, and Episcopal priest. She is the author of twenty-eight titles of prose books, poetry collections, and audiotapes, including Hazelden's Life is Goodbye/Life is Hello and A Journey Through Grief, as well as Stars in Your Bones, Soulfire, Lifelines, Wisdom and Wonderment, and WomanPriest. Dr. Bozarth holds degrees in performing arts from Northwestern University and a certificate in Gestalt psychotherapy from the Gestalt Training Center of San Diego. Currently she lives near Mt. Hood in western Oregon, where she is the director of Wisdom House, a center for healing and spirituality.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Hazelden (April 19, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568380372
• ISBN-13: 978-1568380377
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Dr. Alla Reneé Bozarth, poet and prose writer, therapist and Episcopal priest, was among the first eleven women ordained as Episcopal priests in 1974 in Philadelphia. Dr. Bozarth is author of numerous books, including Soulfire, a book of poetry published by Yes International, holds degrees in performing arts from Northwestern University and a certificate in Gestalt psychotherapy from the Gestalt Training Center of San Diego. She has nearly forty years of experience as a professional counselor, consultant and mentor for individuals and groups. Dr. Bozarth currently resides at Wisdom House in Sandy, Oregon, where she now devotes herself to writing as a way of harvesting the fruit of a life richly fertile from experience and formal learning, plumbing the depths of the human condition, exploring the breadth of Creation from Earth's smallest creatures to the vast regions of the stars. In addition to her many books available on Amazon and directly from her or her publishers, she is preparing 14 large new poetry collections for publication. Watch for them on Amazon! Meanwhile, please visit her blog to see a revised Books and Authors Interview, hundreds of poems, prayers and beautiful images, complete book and audio resource information, a word and image tribute to Alla's beloved husband Phil Bozarth-Campbell, tributes to the fifteen women Nobel Peace Prize laureates in the organization's 110 year legacy with a special poem honoring the environmental activist and champion of women's rights, 2004 Peace Laureate Dr. Wangari Maathai, along with a full account with pictures of the Philadelphia Ordinations and anniversaries and tributes to women and men who prepared, participated and followed the historical watershed event in human culture: http://allabozarthwordsandimages.blogspot.com/

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 51 Pages Says It All!, November 17, 2001

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Paul Fucich (Palmdale, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Journey Through Grief: Gentle, Specific Help to Get You Through the Most Difficult Stages of Grieving (Paperback)

As much as I can't stand to cry, I have learned it is as important a release as is laughter. Unfortunately and especially for the male sex, we are, still to this day, taught that this act of crying is unbecoming to children, adolescents, and adults who "have their act together." And this misnomer taught by the very folks who do not have their act together.

As a reader you would never know that this book is written by a Doctor. All that is needed is to know that this person speaks of what they themselves have been through. That is what makes the book valuable. The publishing industry is grossly mistaken by the belief that credibility goes hand in hand with a scholarly degree. It does not. Experience is the only true credibility. This author has real experience. The only way to know this is to be in the process of grieving and read this book, which proves to us through its compassion and understanding, that this is the way it is done.

I am disappointed by the plethora of published authors who think that we, the reading public, need to be exposed to endless pages of type in order to get something out of the work we are reading. For me, the opposite is true. There are many books I do not purchase because all too often I find the author has severe difficulty getting to the point of the matter. You will find this book to be a refreshing change.

If you have ever felt sad and more importantly if you have ever been depressed, my advise is to get your hands on this book. It will not take too much of your time and I believe you will benefit tremendously. This book is most valuable to those of us who have suffered from bouts of depression, as we all do in varying degrees from time to time. This book will help you to move through the emotion of grief so that your life is not a repeated adventure in something you are unable to overcome. I cannot recommend this book enough.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The most helpful book I found for grief, August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Journey Through Grief: Gentle, Specific Help to Get You Through the Most Difficult Stages of Grieving (Paperback)

This book was the most helpful I found when dealing with deep grief. It's short, to the point, and hits the key heart strings with great simplicity and clarity. The idea that tears are what you do when you can't do anything else was such a relief to me--knowing I could cry for as long as I needed and it would pass. And the idea to be gentle with myself allowed me to go through all the stages of grief undisturbed. I recommend this to every person who goes through a significant death such as a parent.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book to share with anyone who has had a loss., August 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: A Journey Through Grief: Gentle, Specific Help to Get You Through the Most Difficult Stages of Grieving (Paperback)

I found this book quite by accident, but the timing could not have been better. After reading this book I felt as though I'd received a much needed hug . It is short, to the point, very gentle, and beautifully written. The author is a true poet. I have given several copies to friends and relatives. I could not give a higher recommendation.