Grief Growth Grace: a Sacred Pilgrimage

“I recommend this book to anyone seeking to find meaning in aife undone byoss, orooking for compassionate counsel…” From the Foreword by Dr Robert A. Neimeyer oss, death and bereavement are inevitable to humanife. Equally true is the human capacity to grow strength in the garden of sorrow, and seek the path of deep growth, transformation and grace, in the midst of grief and pain. Neena Verma, a ‘Grief and Growth’ specialist and a bereaved mother herself, offers an in-depth and engaging book, that guides the way to transform grief journey into ‘growth and grace’ pilgrimage. Her six-phase ‘GROWTH Mandala’ model is the key highlight of this book. The first two chapters in the Part 1 (Maze of Grief) of the book explore the complex phenomena ofoss, trauma and grief. The seven chapters in the Part 2 (Mystique of Growth) of the book begin byaying an insightful foundation about post-traumatic growth; and show evocative and practical ways to acceptoss, affirm grief, adapt with resilience, restore well-being, grow and transform at a deepevel, and reconstructife with meaning and grace. The two chapters in the final Part 3 (Marvel of Grace) bring toight the self-transcendent approach to ‘Forgiveness’ in the context of grief, and the GRACE Way’ of gratitude, reverence forife, saying YES toife, compassion, and essence ofife. The book culminates with on a prayerful poetic note. An abundance of inspiring vignettes; reflective, therapeutic-writing and expressive-arts exercises; poetic affirmations and more awaits you in the book. This book is for you, if you believe an affirmative and resilientife-view can help transform pain to purpose, and grow strength in the garden of sorrow. And this book is for you, if you are keen to facilitate deep existential growth for yourself and others, whether or not in grief. Welcome aboard the pilgrimage of faith, hope, strength, wisdom, meaning, growth,ove and grace.