{"product_id":"getting-grief-right-finding-your-story-of-love-in-the-sorrow-of-loss-paperback","title":"Getting Grief Right: Finding Your Story of Love in the Sorrow of Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick O'Malley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Madigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e ran Patrick O'Malley's story about the loss of his infant son--and how his inability to \"move on\" challenged everything he was taught as a psychotherapist--it inspired an unprecedented flood of gratitude from readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What he shared was a truth that many have felt but rarely acknowledged by the professionals they turn to: \u003ci\u003ethat our grief is not a mental illness to be cured, but part of the abiding connection with the one we've lost\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Illuminated by O'Malley's own story and those of many clients that he's supported, readers learn how the familiar \"stages of grief\" too often mislabel our sorrow as a disorder, press us to \"get over it,\" and amplify our suffering with shame and guilt when we do not achieve \"closure\" in due course. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Sadness, regret, confusion, yearning--all the experiences of grief--are a part of the narrative of love,\" reflects O'Malley. Here, with uncommon sensitivity and support, he invites us to explore grief not as a process of recovery, but as the ongoing narrative of our relationship with the one we've lost--to be fully felt, told, and woven into our lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For those in bereavement and anyone supporting those who are, \u003ci\u003eGetting Grief Right\u003c\/i\u003e offers an uncommonly empathetic guide to opening to our sorrow as the full expression of our love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhD Patrick O'Malley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick O'Malley, PHD\u003c\/b\u003e, has been providing grief counseling and education to clients and colleagues for over 35 years. For more, visit drpatrickomalley.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Madigan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Madigan\u003c\/b\u003e, an award-winning journalist, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921\u003c\/i\u003e (St. Martin's Press, 2003) and \u003ci\u003eI'm Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e (Gotham\/Penguin, 2006). For more, visit timmadigan.net.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770590789920,"sku":"9781622038190","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cddce1e725aa032dcdd00174d908f03f.webp?v=1780374618","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/getting-grief-right-finding-your-story-of-love-in-the-sorrow-of-loss-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}