Life After Loss: Conquering Grief and Finding Hope - Hardcover

Moody, Raymond; Arcangel, Dianne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062517295 ISBN 13: 9780062517296

Publisher: HarperOne, 2001

Synopsis

Drawing from their own histories and those of many others, authors Raymond Moody Jr. and Dianne Arcangel help each of us to understand our unique grieving process and show that it is possible through grief to recover and achieve our true potential. The authors illuminate how knowledge of humanity's "greatest mystery" can help to ease the pain, allowing those of us with faith in "life after life" to transcend our fear and grief as we become more spiritually enlightened in the process.

INSIDE YOU WILL LEARN: How the grieving process can make you stronger How to offer and receive sympathy The difference between functional and dysfunctional grief How to manage stress When your suffering will end and how to rebuild your life

Filled with poignant stories of loss and growth, compassionate wisdom, and useful help, this life-changing book is a superb resource and the perfect companion to Moody's bestselling classic, Life After Life.

About this title

About the Authors

Raymond A. Moody Jr., Ph.D., M.D., is a world-renowned scholar, lecturer, and researcher, and he is widely recognized as the leading authority on near-death experiences. He is the bestselling author of many books, including Paranormal: My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife.

Dianne Arcangel, M.S., is the former director of the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Center of Houston. She is also a former hospice chaplain and currently works as a grief workshop facilitator.

From the Back Cover

Drawing from their own histories and those of many others, authors Raymond Moody Jr. and Dianne Arcangel help each of us to understand our unique grieving process and show that it is possible through grief to recover and achieve our true potential. The authors illuminate how knowledge of humanity's "greatest mystery" can help to ease the pain, allowing those of us with faith in "life after life" to transcend our fear and grief as we become more spiritually enlightened in the process.

INSIDE YOU WILL LEARN: How the grieving process can make you stronger How to offer and receive sympathy The difference between functional and dysfunctional grief How to manage stress When your suffering will end and how to rebuild your life

Filled with poignant stories of loss and growth, compassionate wisdom, and useful help, this life-changing book is a superb resource and the perfect companion to Moody's bestselling classic, Life After Life.

Reviews

Author of the seminal 1975 Life After Life and renowned expert on near-death experiences, Moody teams up with grief counselor Arcangel to provide a comprehensive and compassionate manual for the bereaved. Personal stories illustrate the short- and long-term effects of the death of a loved one, an event considered life's most stressful. With a clear and empathetic understanding of grief, Moody and Arcangel move beyond Kobler-Ross's stages of mourning to explore the variations in individual experience as influenced by such specific factors as the bereaved's personality and the circumstances surrounding the death, as well as more general factors, like cultural pressure. Arguing that "Grief is not an emotion but a process with a host of emotions," and that "each person is the expert for his or her grief alone," the authors emphasize the fallacy of assigning set timetables and linear phases to grieving. Offering plenty of helpful advice how to cope with stress, how to get sympathy, etc. Moody and Arcangel gently guide mourners through the four tasks of healthy grief (and here their debt to Kobler-Ross is clear): accepting the reality of the loss, working through the emotional pain, adjusting to the changed environment and moving forward. Going beyond loss can lead to "a spiritual rebirth" through increased appreciation, humility, tolerance, passion, clarity, sensitivity, spirituality and love. (Dec.)Forecast: On September 11, the audience for this work grew by the thousands. As of this writing, an author tour to selected cities (though none on the East Coast) is planned for January.

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A perfect companion to Moody's best-selling Life After Life (HarperCollins, 2001), this poignant resource allows the reader to utilize the process of grief, loss, or bereavement in a positive manner and offers pointers on how to offer or receive sympathy. Here, Moody and coauthor Arcangel write from personal insight and experience, incorporating stories of others' dealing with grief or loss that make this seem like a work of caring. Moody's earlier investigation of near-death experiences lends depth to his observations and helps make the steps offered to diminish the pain of grief, mourning, and bereavement practical and hopeful. Arcangel, as former director of the K bler-Ross Center in Houston and a grief workshop facilitator, lends sensitivity to the treatment and discussion. A long section of supportive resources, including books, magazines, articles, newsletters, journals, associations, organizations, bereavement centers, crisis hotlines, support-group leads, and web sites is priceless in locating resources and encouraging follow-up. This powerful title is recommended for all public and academic libraries. [Look for a roundup of current books on bereavement in LJ's upcoming January issue. Ed.] Leroy Hommerding, Fort Myers Beach Lib. Dist., F.
- Leroy Hommerding, Fort Myers Beach Lib. Dist., FL
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062517295
• ISBN 13: 9780062517296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240