How to use this book

Introduced

away. Wherever you are with your grief and healing, the structure of the book is designed to assist you to navigate your own spirals by dipping in and out of pages that grab or hold your attention, or by finding something of value and following that thread across chapters.

How to use this book This book recognizes that the challenges for the ones who remain can be daunting. It draws on the wisdom of lived experience and on customs and practises that reflect the wisdom of ages and cultures.

Each chapter focuses on one aspect of the experience of grief and loss, exploring its nature and its limits to better understand what may be happening within us. It uses that same lens to identify some pathways for healing.

• Invited—the reality of grief and the need for healing • Bereaved—the impact of grief and loss • Heartened—the emotions of grief and healing • Reminded—the thoughts of grief and healing • Embodied—the symptoms of grief and healing • Spirited—the energy of grief and healing • Connected—the relationships of grief and healing • Accompanied—the experience of children in grief and healing

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