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Living with Grief provides a guide to how to live when others have died. Written by a therapist and counselor who specializes in grief, loss, and bereavement, it helps listeners gain insight into some of the processes that might be happening when things feel overwhelming. Following an effective Q&A framework, it offers a valuable ""dip in and out"" approach with good signposting to guidance on all the questions that those touched by grief need to know. Organized into short manageable chapters, the book provides strategies to offer understanding and compassion to gently encourage listeners to think about what is going on for them during this time. It introduces a diverse and inclusive cast of characters who are going through grief themselves in various different circumstances to reflect modern culture and the issues people face. It also includes coverage about the social context in which the griever lives and the role of social media and how that can play into competitive and performative aspects of grief. This book acts as a compassionate companion for those figuring out how to live with grief. It is also valuable for counselors, mental health professionals, and other health and social care professionals.

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Sara Mathews is a qualified counseling supervisor and trainer with over 12,500 hours of clinical experience. She is accredited and registered with the British Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a certified online and telephone counselor. She headed up bereavement services in the voluntary sector for many years before setting up her own counseling practice. She is passionate about working in a properly trauma-informed way with her clients, and also offers supervision or consultation to therapists, health care, and allied professionals. Having graduated with a Master's of Fine Arts in creative writing, Laura Jennings has an intrinsic appreciation of the mechanisms and techniques which comprise the art of the tale. She's able to analyze the underlying moods and currents of a book and bring these into her interpretation of the author's work. She believes her place as narrator is to be the facilitator for all the nuances of the spoken word and the written word between the author and the listener. Her naturally clear and fresh voice as narrator contributes that extra dimension of enjoyment. Laura enjoys a quiet lifestyle in the Pacific Northwest with her loving husband and aged beagle, Dottie. Her days are filled with narrating, yoga, hiking and, of course, reading.

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