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If you love, you will grieve - and nothing is more mysteriously central to becoming fully human. When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable - especially in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, "NO!" with every fiber of our body. The process of grieving can feel wild and nonlinear - and often lasts for much longer than other people, the nonbereaved, tell us it should. Organized into fifty-two short chapters, Bearing the Unbearable is a companion for life's most difficult times, revealing how grief can open our hearts to connection, compassion, and the very essence of our shared humanity. Dr. Joanne Cacciatore - bereavement educator, researcher, Zen priest, and leading counselor in the field - accompanies us along the heartbreaking path of love, loss, and grief.
About the Author
Dr. Joanne "Jojo" Cacciatore is a tenured research professor at Arizona State University and founder of the MISS Foundation, an international nonprofit that helps families whose children have died or are dying. She has published her research in dozens of peer reviewed journals including BMJ and the Lancet and is a well-respected top scholar in her field. Uniquely positioned for this work of the heart, she has been helping the traumatically bereaved since 1996 from all over the world and is now building the first therapeutic grief carefarm that will also serve as a teaching model for other vulnerable groups. Dr Jo is a Zen priest and teaches contemplative practice as a means to cultivate emotional equanimity. Her practice as a contemporary ascetic (who hasn't eaten meat since 1972) has helped her bridge the world of science and spirituality. She lives just outside Sedona, Az with her three rescue horses, five rescue dogs, and two rescue peacocks, with more rescue animals to come! More information about the Selah House and her work is available at www.JoanneCacciatore.com
