Description
This book is about Paula D'Arcy's experience with grief and how to cope with it. It is written for people who have lost a loved one, but it can also be helpful for counselors and pastoral ministers. D'Arcy lost her husband and toddler in a car accident, and she understands the pain of grief. She provides advice on how to cope with the emotions that come with the loss, including shock, emotional pain, an inability to move, guilt, intense anger, and a range of other emotions. This book is helpful for anyone who is grieving, regardless of the cause.
We can't really prepare for grief. The only experts on grief are those who have survived it and then helped others do the same.
Retreat leader, former psychotherapist, and bestselling author Paula DArcy is one of those experts. In
Winter of the Heart, she shares her lifes work, accompanying you through seasons of grief and the emotions that come with the loss of a loved one or after other major changes in life.
Winter of the Heart is a companion for anyone early in grieving processfor the person experiencing shock, emotional pain, an inability to move, guilt, intense anger, and a range of other emotions that might be new to you.
DArcy lost her young husband and toddler in a violent car accident more than four decades ago. She understands your grief and can also help you look to whats on the other sidehope, acceptance, recognition that what you are experiencing is both common and unique, and the essential counsel that you need not ever "get over it."
Winter of the Heart is for those who mourn the death of a loved one, but it is also for counselors and pastoral ministers. Youll find D'Arcy's words relevant for other occasions when mourning can be painful, including the end of a marriage, job loss, and other major life changes.