The Grief Experience Authors

TOOLS FOR ACCEPTANCE, RESILIENCE & CONNECTION

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    Kelly Daugherty, MSW, FT

    Chapter 1: Treasured Pawprints, Nurturing Self-Care While Navigating Grief

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    Karyn Arnold

    Chapter 9: Isolated in Grief, Preserving Relationships after Loss

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    Kathleen Banicki

    Chapter 7: Soul Friend, The Miracle of Healing through Prayer

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    Alaina Bullock

    Chapter 18: A New Beginning, Reclaiming Life Beyond Infertility

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    Kristi Capriglione

    Chapter 10: Mindfulness in Death, How to Use Nature to Cope with Grief

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    Kirby Kay Clark

    Chapter 15: Chasing Your Rainbows, Staying Connected with Your Loved Ones

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    Cheri Davies

    Chapter 4: Fighting for Memories, Anticipatory Grief, Resilience and Alzheimer's

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    Deb DeCelle

    Chapter 8: From Loss to Connection, Creating a Relationship with Loved Ones in Spirit

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    Brittany DeMarco-Furman

    Chapter 19: The Last Responder, Continuing for the Dead

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    Julie Funkhouser

    Chapter 2: Unlocking New Depths of the Heart, How to Transform Loss

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    George Garcia

    Chapter 20: Letters from the Heart, Transcend Stuckness with Soulful Words

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    April Hannah

    Chapter 16: The Healing Power of Art, Learning how to Transform the Pain of Grief

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    Rebecca Johnson

    Chapter 21: Traumatic Grief: You are Not Alone, A Journey of Healing through Feeling

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    Misti Klarenbeek-McKeena

    Chapter 24: Death out of Order, Recognizing and Embracing the Both/And

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    Amy Lindner-Lesser

    Chapter 17: The Alchemy of Grief, Discovering the Silver Linings in a Loved One's Death

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    Carol Miller

    Chapter 11: A Love Letter to My Sons in Memoriam, Navigating the Ripples of Loss, Love and Transition

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    Lisa Millis

    Chapter 13: Mindful Motion, The Ultimate Tool for Healing

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    Dr. Gabby Miniscalco

    Chapter 5: Uprooted, My Story of Immigration Grief

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    Brittany Nelson

    Chapter 3: When a Client Dies, Creating a Safe Space to Grieve

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    Cheryl Nix

    Chapter 23: The Sound of Healing, Using Music to Process and Transform Delayed Grief

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    Rebecca Rainstrom

    Chapter 6: Even in Death, We Cannot be Separated, Developing Continuing Bonds After a Death

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    Tiffany Rogers

    Chapter 14: Walking through Divorce, Finding Grace, Forgiveness and Acceptance

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    Jean Trewhella

    Chapter 25: Moving through Grief, Reconnecting to Self through Conscious Movement

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    Karen White

    Chapter 12: My Grief Journey, Carving a Healing Path by Listening to and Honoring Yourself

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    Dr. Lucy Hone

    Foreword Author of "Resilient Grieving"

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If you are a client looking for therapy to help with your grief, please get in touch with Kelly Daugherty through Greater Life Grief Counseling

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