Life Is Goodbye Life Is Hello: Grieving Well Through All Kinds Of Loss (Paperback)

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Product Description

With clarity and compassion, this book explores different kinds of losses, including death, separation, sickness, and change. Alla Bozarth assures readers that the pain of grief won't last forever and reminds them that out of death comes rebirth

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: 256 pages
• Publisher: Hazelden (April 19, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568380577
• ISBN-13: 978-1568380575
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #171,502 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide for all kinds of grief jouneys!, October 17, 1999

By A Customer

I read this book in 1994 to help me with the loss of my grandmother to cancer. As I was reading the book, I began to understand how many other ways I had experienced grief in my life and never even knew it because "we don't talk about things like that". I understood how changing jobs, moving to a new state, and giving birth are all moments in my life when I experienced change, and as a result, grief. I learned/understood that my emotional responses to each of these situations were not crazy but normal, and that awareness allowed me to work through the grief process much better. I was also better able to support myself in healthy ways. Because of the chapter on personal illness or the illness of a loved one, I have been sharing this information with the patients at my hospital ever since. The patients (and their loved ones) are experiencing grief as they learn to cope with a temporary or permanent disability as the result of illness, accident, or surgery. I am truly grateful that I found this book so that I can heal through my own grief, as well as support the people I meet on a daily basis. Many of the patients and their loved ones have thanked me for sharing this information with them and commented on how much the information has helped them to begin healing through their changes.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Death is not limited to the dying, November 30, 1998

By A Customer

Bozarth walks you through all kinds of loss. Loss is of a friendship, a job, an age, or a beloved person or pet. This book is conclusive evidence that we will encounter many deaths within our lifetime, and as long as we have faith, we will survive intact. The trick is to acknowledge the loss, allow the grieveing and looking ahead once again with trust. This book is a great restoritive. I bought it first for a sociology class, then bought four more copies to give.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A guide to help you through lifes ruff spots, October 22, 1999

By A Customer

This book was an excellent guide for me when my husband came out of the closet. I felt like I was lost, floating in space. I was so scared to face what was happening to me. This book gave me the courage to face my worst fears and continue on. This book helped me at the worst time of my life by giving me a map to follow to get through. Thank you Alla writting such a read able book.