HeartPaths for Hard Times (Paperback)

by Rhoda Moyer Searcy (Author) "In my thirties, after a very stressful year in graduate school-when I confronted a culture at a large public university as foreign to my lifestyle..." (more)
Key Phrases: North Carolina, New York, Christmas Eve (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Rhoda brings an inspirational voice to heart-rendering accounts of loss, grief, illness, and transition. . . . usable strategies for effective coping -- Linda LeVoy Jackson, MA Ed, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Group Psychotherapist

Rhoda provides tremendous encouragment for those embarked on a journey of transformation after crisis. A joyful person, a joyful book! -- Dr. J. Robert Nations, Director of Congregational Life and Counseling Centenary, United Methodist Church, Winston-Salem, NC, 2002

Stories and tools to return from heartbreak. No matter where you are in life, you will find this an inspiration. -- Rick Seymour, Entrepreneur and Shaklee Master Coordinator

Product Description
Rhoda Moyer Searcy, a registered mental health nurse, offers in this break-through book stories, strategies, and resources to provide comfort, hope, courage, and inspiration to individuals coping with loss and change, from divorce or job loss to death.

HeartPaths for Hard Times is designed to bolster your spirit to overcome the hurts, present or lingering, you may be suffering and transform you to wholeness and stability.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 231 pages
• Publisher: Humanomics Publishing (December 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966608550
• ISBN-13: 978-0966608557
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,466,773 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of significant help all in one place, April 10, 2004

By	Shirley Koritnik (NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was given HEART PATHS FOR HARD TIMES during a time of deep grieving and exhaustion, when I was too numb to reach out for what I needed to heal. The subtitle of the book is "Bridges for Coping with Loss and Change," and I found those bridges in this gem of a book. No kidding--it's the kind of book you'll want in your library for those hard times that come into all our lives...and the kind of book your friends and family would welcome in their hard times. I've given it to several people I care about, no matter what their "hard time." The collecton of stories reminded me I truly wasn't the only one who'd struggled with these issues. Most helpful, though, were the reminders to reframe my thinking--seeing this time as an opportunity. The stress rating scale was very helpful. The reminder to INVOLVE my body in working in the garden, or massage, got me out of living in my mind. The reminder to find my way back to gratitude was especially significant. And the listing of support systems that helped others reminded me that I had some, too. The book was like a wise, good friend there with comfort but no demands--something I welcomed in my deep fatigue. You could skip around and read a bit at a time or work your way from the stories in the front to the suggested activities in the second part. Ms. Searcy has given us a gift out of her own grieving and losses. My guess is that the wounded healer is the most effective one--she surely is. I can't say enough good things about HEART PATHS.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HeartPaths for Hard Times, July 6, 2003

By	June Ost (Cape Coral, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This book was given to me by a friend at a time that I needed it. The testimonies are inspiring!