Progressing through Grief, Stephanie Jose LMHC, LCAT
Progressing through Grief, Stephanie Jose LMHC, LCAT
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Progressing through Grief
Guided Exercises to Understand Your Emotions and Recover from Loss

Author: Stephanie Jose LMHC, LCAT, Cécile Rêve LMHC

Narrator: Ann Richardson

Unabridged: 2 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/18/2018


Synopsis

Grieving is a highly personal experience and reactions differ from person to person. Feelings of loss are arguably the most unique, confusing feelings with which to cope. Therapist and grief expert Stephanie Jose understands this. She wrote Progressing through Grief as an interactive resource to gently meet you wherever you are today, as you move through your grief and towards healing. Stephanie has spent countless hours working with grieving clients, and she saw the need for a resource that would address the various feelings of grief that occur at any stage of the process.Twenty years ago, Stephanie Jose became well acquainted with grief when she suddenly lost her friend. She has experienced first-hand many of the same feelings as her patients. Progressing through Grief provides practical methods for coping with immediate feelings of loss, as well as the difficult emotions that can persist over time.Progressing through Grief is divided into three sections, each focusing on key factors that create a powerful process for healing: Understanding why grieving is important, and how grief affects your bodyIdentifying complicated feelings and learning skills for coping with themJournaling to move through overwhelming feelings and practicing self-care through relaxation techniques, nutrition tips, and meditation practicesDesigned to be a companion as you courageously confront and process your feelings, Progressing through Grief is intended to help you progress through your grief and into healing.

About Stephanie Jose LMHC, LCAT

Stephanie Jose, LMHC, LCAT, is a New York State–licensed mental health counselor and licensed expressive arts therapist. Since 1999, she has worked in the mental health field, focusing on helping people dealing with trauma, self-injury, loss, and depression.

About Cécile Rêve LMHC

Cécile Rêve, LMHC, is an expressive arts therapist, licensed mental health counselor, and cofounder of ARTrelief, an expressive arts therapy center in Watertown, Massachusetts. Born and raised in Cameroon, West Africa, with multicultural and spiritually inclusive values, she has worked with people of all genders and ages, facing a wide variety of issues.

About Ann Richardson

Ann Richardson is an Earphones-winning narrator who studied broadcast journalism and Spanish at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Years later, the desire to take up a creative yet productive career lead her to narrating audiobooks and founding Great Plains Audiobooks, an audiobook publishing company focusing on bringing Midwestern literature to audio.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Luna on May 10, 2019

Favorite quotes: "We are never all good or all bad. And it does us no good to focus on all of the perceived mistakes that we have made in our lives. If you have made mistakes, they were important for you to learn from so you could grow to be a better person. We are all flawed human beings that deserv......more

Goodreads review by Tyeshia Donaldson on January 22, 2018

Guidance through Grief Truly helps one figure out what they are truly feeling deep down within them. It's great that it's an interactive book and that it provides enough space to write out more than just a couple of thoughts.......more

Goodreads review by Jane Ellen Nachreiner on June 28, 2017

Excellent This book helped me with my grief when I lost a dear friend in a house fire. It also was a tremendous help when I was fired from my job after 15 years - I needed to grieve the loss of my "work family" .......more

Goodreads review by Staycie on October 16, 2023

I picked up this book as a supplement reading for grief and loss class. The book was a simple, easy read. Provides information regarding grief and loss in a concise and sinsictic manner. Has similar information provided in the textbooks I'm reading in my master's counseling program.......more

Goodreads review by createitlibrarian (Amanda) on February 20, 2021

While prayer is legitimate, please acknowledge more clearly that secularists may grieve differently.......more


Quotes

“A must-have book for anyone who has experienced or is experiencing grief. It gives readers a very unique way to explore his or her feelings through journaling.” Maria Vasquez, LMSW

“An exceptionally valuable tool for anyone exploring the complex process of grief and loss.” Chyela Rowe, expressive arts therapist and registered drama therapist