Someone to Talk to - Finding Peace, Purpose, and Joy After Tragedy and Loss; a Recipe for Healing from Trauma and Grief

Download or read book Someone to Talk to - Finding Peace, Purpose, and Joy After Tragedy and Loss; a Recipe for Healing from Trauma and Grief written by Samantha M. White and published by Virtualbookworm.com Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A candid and insightful memoir in which the author, a psychotherapist, self-discloses the tragedies of her personal life and how she overcame them. When her life fell apart, not once, but three times in quick succession, the author was devastated. Here she tells how she created a "recipe" for not only healing, but transforming the pain of tragedy and loss into new growth and spiritual deepening. Using what she learned from the painful end of a happy marriage, betrayal by the next man she loved, and the violent death of her daughter, she put her life back together, piece by piece, even while plagued by illness, inspired and supported by the five "ingredients" of the recipe. The journey brought her to a place of joy she had never imagined possible. Her "recipe", for the reader who wishes to embark on a similar journey to peace, purpose, and joy, is included at the end of the book. This uplifting story will be of interest to general readers, especially those who enjoy creative non-fiction, including memoir; anyone who is grieving; and to psychotherapists treating issues of loss, bereavement, trauma, and depression.