The Wilderness of Grief: Finding Your Way (Understanding Your Grief)

Based on the author's previous guides to a 10-touchstone method of grief therapy, thisbook takes an inspirational approachto the material, presenting the idea of wilderness as asustained metaphor for griefandlikening the death of a loved one to the experience of being wrenched from normal life anddroppeddown in the middle of nowhere. Feeling lost and afraid in thisuncharted territory, peopleare initially overwhelmed, thebook explains,but they begin to make their way through the new landscape by searching for trail markersor touchstonesuntil they emerge as intrepid travelersclimbing up out of despair.The touchstones for each stepare describedin short chapters such as Embracethe Uniqueness of Your Loss, Recognize You Are Not Crazy, and Appreciate Your Transformation.