Julia Samuel

¿Por qué algunas familias progresan en la adversidad y otras terminan descomponiéndose? ¿Cómo pueden superar unidas las transiciones difíciles? ¿Por qué nuestras familias nos exasperan tan a menudo?

n Grief Works we hear stories from those who have experienced great love and great loss - and survived. Stories that explain how grief unmasks our greatest fears, strips away our layers of protection and reveals our innermost selves.Julia Samuel, a grief psychotherapist, has spent twenty-five years working with the bereaved and understanding the full repercussions of loss. This deeply affecting book is full of psychological insights on how grief, if approached correctly, can heal us. Through elegant, moving stories, we learn how we can stop feeling awkward and uncertain about death, and not shy away from talking honestly with family and friends.This extraordinary book shows us how to live and learn from great loss.

One of the most valuable books I ve ever read Adwoa Aboah If change is the natural order of things why do we struggle with the huge milestones in our lives At a time when even the most certain things feel disrupted acclaimed psychotherapist Julia Samuel provides an antidote to the chaos we are all feeling In this Sunday Times bestseller Julia draws on hours of conversations with her patients to show how we can learn to adapt and even thrive during our most difficult and transformative experiences From a new mother struggling with the decision to return to work to a father handling a serious medical diagnosis from a woman deciding whether to leave her husband for a younger lover to a man struggling to repair his marriage after the trauma of suffering with COVID 19 in the ICU this book unflinchingly deals with the hard times in family love work health and identity Illuminated by the latest social and psychological research these 19 powerful unforgettable and deeply intimate stories about everyday people will inform our understanding of our own unique response to change and improve the way we approach challenges at every stage of life

Sunday Times Bestseller Fascinating A wise and compassionate book full of insight and understanding that would help anyone experiencing grief or those surrounding them Cathy Rentzenbrink A wonderfully important and transforming book lucid consoling and wise William Boyd Grief Works is a compassionate guide that will inform and engage anyone who is grieving from the expected death of a parent to the sudden unexpected death of a small child and provide clear advice for those seeking to comfort the bereaved Julia Samuel guides you gently through her eight practical pillars of strength that include the power of saying no to the structure and building of good new habits to support you and help you to gradually rebuild your life in the face of grief With personal real life stories of loss and brilliantly accessible and practical advice Grief Works will be passed down through generations as the definitive guide for anyone who has lost a loved one and will revolutionise the way we talk about life loss and death

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