GOOD GRIEF RITUALS

In this comforting and deeply thoughtful book, the author offers a series of simple grief rituals, among them the venting of feelings, letter writing, affirmations, exercises to act out negative emotions as well as forgiveness, fantasies, meditations, and more. Adult children of alcoholics, victims of incest and assault, and those who have ended a relationship, lived through a natural disaster, wrecked a car, or suffered any kind of loss, will find that these rituals move them beyond loss to forgiveness, gratitude and a new sense of life.

Elaine Childs-Gowell Elaine Childs-Gowel, RN, MN, MPH, Ph.D., completed her nursing degree at Yale University, her Public Health degree at Tulane University, and her Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Washington. She has been teaching, healing, counseling, and practicing psychotherapy for more than 20 years. She is currently in private practice as a Shaman, healer, and Clinical Transactional Analyst in Seattle, working with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Elaine is well known in the Northwest, Canada, and Europe and in TA circles as a therapist and workshop leader, particularly through her work relating Transitional Analysis with the body. She has created many workshops for healing grief and considers herself a spiritual midwife.