Review of Living Forward After Loss
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Review of Living Forward After Loss
[Following is a volunteer review of "Living Forward After Loss" by Kathleen Ho.]
Loss and grief are unique personal paths every person experiences differently. It is a journey of pain and suffering, shock, and ache, that changes and defines a person into what one chooses to be. But it can also bring one to a destination of acceptance, healing, and new beginnings. It is the story of Kathleen Ho that lost her husband in August 2015. In her own words: ‘Grief is the window between the pain and love’ that we feel when we lose the person who means the world for us.
Living Forward after Loss is Kathleen Ho’s project of remembrance, in aide to those persons who are going through the same ordeal. It is the story of her beginnings, the growing up to be the person she is, then finding the love of her life. Then again losing her life partner and the overwhelming feeling of life without meaning and direction, to finding herself and feeling whole again, and the ability to be hopeful once more.
Interestingly, she includes scientific studies and explanations of the body’s reaction to loss. She suggests healthy coping mechanisms for pain and deal with it by doing hobbies or other things that help to numb the feeling of stress and pain. Especially find ways in which one can explain or define one’s sorrow as part of healing therapy. It is important to be surrounded by positive and caring persons for support and not feel lonely.
It is a process where empathy grows because one understands pain and suffering and learns to look towards a life with compassion and sensitiveness. She warns about the methods we use to interact with grieving persons, especially what we should say or not say.
An anonymous person once said, “The irony of grief is that the person that you need to talk to about how you feel is the person who is no longer here.” And in truth, who can understand the suffering if not the same person who lost that love! Coincidentally my husband once told me that irrespective of what might happen, we should count ourselves very lucky because there are persons who never get the chance to experience the beauty of being loved or get the possibility to know what unconditional love really feels like. With this thought in mind, we should cherish the memory in our hearts and continue to show it by giving hope to someone who truly needs it in difficult times. It is the same thoughts that the author wants to convey to the readers of this book.
Beautifully edited with no grammatical errors, I rate this book 4 out of 4. Kathleen Ho gives a personal rendition of her experience that is very sensitive. I also understand that it is not easy to express such deep feelings and emotions, but she gives hope in the dark abyss of loss. Since the experience of loss and grief holds no age, I recommend this book to all audiences, but with a mature state of mind.
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Living Forward After Loss
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Loss and grief are unique personal paths every person experiences differently. It is a journey of pain and suffering, shock, and ache, that changes and defines a person into what one chooses to be. But it can also bring one to a destination of acceptance, healing, and new beginnings. It is the story of Kathleen Ho that lost her husband in August 2015. In her own words: ‘Grief is the window between the pain and love’ that we feel when we lose the person who means the world for us.
Living Forward after Loss is Kathleen Ho’s project of remembrance, in aide to those persons who are going through the same ordeal. It is the story of her beginnings, the growing up to be the person she is, then finding the love of her life. Then again losing her life partner and the overwhelming feeling of life without meaning and direction, to finding herself and feeling whole again, and the ability to be hopeful once more.
Interestingly, she includes scientific studies and explanations of the body’s reaction to loss. She suggests healthy coping mechanisms for pain and deal with it by doing hobbies or other things that help to numb the feeling of stress and pain. Especially find ways in which one can explain or define one’s sorrow as part of healing therapy. It is important to be surrounded by positive and caring persons for support and not feel lonely.
It is a process where empathy grows because one understands pain and suffering and learns to look towards a life with compassion and sensitiveness. She warns about the methods we use to interact with grieving persons, especially what we should say or not say.
An anonymous person once said, “The irony of grief is that the person that you need to talk to about how you feel is the person who is no longer here.” And in truth, who can understand the suffering if not the same person who lost that love! Coincidentally my husband once told me that irrespective of what might happen, we should count ourselves very lucky because there are persons who never get the chance to experience the beauty of being loved or get the possibility to know what unconditional love really feels like. With this thought in mind, we should cherish the memory in our hearts and continue to show it by giving hope to someone who truly needs it in difficult times. It is the same thoughts that the author wants to convey to the readers of this book.
Beautifully edited with no grammatical errors, I rate this book 4 out of 4. Kathleen Ho gives a personal rendition of her experience that is very sensitive. I also understand that it is not easy to express such deep feelings and emotions, but she gives hope in the dark abyss of loss. Since the experience of loss and grief holds no age, I recommend this book to all audiences, but with a mature state of mind.
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Living Forward After Loss
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