Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing [Paperback]

Thomas R. Golden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1997

Swallowed by a Snake is a book for men or women about healing from loss.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Swallowed by a Snake is a much needed contribution to the existing literature about coping with loss. Tom Golden's skillful blend of folklore, cross-cultural analysis, and clinical advice will help both men and women understand the specific context and needs of grieving men. The path through grief is often a dark and lonely one; Tom's work will serve as compassionate and insightful beacons to many. -- Hope Edelman, Author of Motherless Daughters

I find this material interesting and stimulating and feel it will fill a void in the literature about grief and gender differences. The material presents a fresh look into the uniqueness of a man's grief in a way that both men and women will find extremely helpful. -- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross M.D.

webhealing. -- Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Tom Golden is well known in the field of healing from loss. Tom's book Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing has been acclaimed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and others as a guide for understanding the many ways we heal from loss. Tom enjoys giving workshops in the U.S. and Canada and is scheduled to tour Australia in 1999 having been named the 1999 International Grief Educator by the Centre for Grief Education of Australia. His workshops are known to be entertaining and informative. Tom brings a gentle sense of humor and a gift for storytelling as he draws on his twenty years of practical, hands on clinical experience. Tom's work and his web site have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, as well as on CNN and CBS.

Product Details

• Paperback: 130 pages
• Publisher: Golden Healing Pub Llc (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965464903
• ISBN-13: 978-0965464901
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,074,559 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is an excellent book, September 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing (Paperback)

I found out about this book from my pastor. He said it would help and it did. The book offers a map of grief. It shows what it is, the path it takes, what makes it worse or better and importantly what we do to get through it. I needed a map and I got it.

The best thing about this book was that it affirmed the actions that I have been taking after the death and showed me, as a man, how that was actually a way of healing. This book is a breath of fresh air compared to the more feminine you gotta "talk and cry" kinds of books. I had been getting pressure from my wife and others about not dealing with things. This book has helped me explain to them that I am indeed dealing with things but in my own way. This would be a great book for women to help them understand the men they love.

Don't be confused by all of the references to "This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title." The second edition on this page IS the same as the first edition PLUS an extra section. All of the comments on this page refer to both editions. I was confused about this and checked with the publisher before buying.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for men, December 21, 1999

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Chaplain J. Cunningham (Toledo OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing (Paperback)

As a bereavement specialist for 25 years this is simply the best book we've ever seen for men and for women whose men are grieving. Fun, easy reading as well as gracious and good. A wonderful resource and a great gift.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read For Men Who Are Grieving, May 24, 2003

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NiceGuy1 (Onalaska, Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing (Paperback)

Thomas R. Golden's "Swallowed by a Snake" is by far one of the best books on grief that I have ever read. And because the book is primarily geared towards those with a masculine style of grieving (activity and future-oriented), as a man, I could immediately identify with what Golden had to say.

This book is very readable and could be helpful to anyone (man or woman) who has more of a masculine orientation to their grieving style. It is not biased towards any particular religios pursuasion but at the same time, could be thought of as very spiritual. I recommend it as an addition to any church, synagogue, or mosque library collection.

As a reader, it was quite obvious to me that Golden "knew his stuff" when it came to the topic of masculine grief. His many years of experience in grief counseling and his own grieving process helped shape this very powerful, highly communicative, and empathetic book.

I recommend "Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing" especially to readers who have been recently bereaved (either through death or some other loss). But I also recommend it to those who are revisiting a loss that might have occurred years ago.

This is one of those books you probably will have trouble putting down.