Seasons of Goodbye: Working Your Way Through Loss - Couverture souple

Waters Chris Ann

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1893732207 ISBN 13 : 9781893732209

Editeur : Ave Maria Press, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Waters Chris Ann

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Chris Ann Waters is an author, speaker, and artist who focuses her creativity on loss and transition. Chris Ann holds a B.A. from Montclair State University in New Jersey, has completed advanced study in Thanatology at the National Center for Death Education in Boston, and completed advanced study and certification in bereavement facilitation through the American Academy of Bereavement in conjunction with the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Chris Ann is certified by CLASS and speaks on grief, suicide prevention, and volunteerism. She worked for many years as a Hospice volunteer helping terminally ill patients and their families cope with death and grief. She places special emphasis and fundraising efforts on suicide prevention. In addition to Seasons of Goodbye, her works to help people are Walking Toward Easter: A Lenten Devotional, and My Turn to Care: Encouragement for Caregivers of Aging Parents, in which she is a contributing author. Prior to her grief work, Chris Ann had an administrative career in New York City in which her responsibilities for companies and private clients involved frequent international travel. Chris Ann received a fundraising award for achievements to expand international education programs for graduate and Ph.D. students at the Graduate School of Management at Rutgers University. She also received the New Jersey Governor’s Award for Excellence in Volunteering in the category of Benefiting Youth for her work through Hospice at Camp Lost and Found, a bereavement camp for children challenged by grief.

Présentation de l'éditeur

REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION. From losing a loved one, to losing a job, to moving to a new city, our experiences of loss can bring confusion, turmoil, and change. In Seasons of Goodbye, Chris Ann Waters tells us that new transitions must be accepted in order to move forward, and she shows us how to do this. Using the seasons of the year, the author guides us through the natural cycle of goodbye. Autumn represents the pivotal point of change. Winter is a time of getting still and introspective, a time for remembering yesterday. Spring is for regaining hope and letting go. And summer is a season of participating again in life with peace and new purpose. Waters encourages us to write through our goodbyes. She offers instructions on how to begin writing, as well as tips for where to write and what to write. Anyone who has experienced loss will appreciate the insight and suggestions offered here. Seasons of Goodbye will give the reader the courage to say goodbye to yesterday and the strength to say hello to tomorrow. Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to efforts suicide prevention.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ave Maria Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1893732207
• ISBN 13: 9781893732209
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 123
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible