Main description:

*The book presents a new model for how bereaved individuals can create unique expressions of mourning that are tailored to their psychological needs.*The book provides psychotherapists and grief counselors with novel approaches to clinical work in bereavement *Contemporary psychological research and theories on grief provide an informed understanding of how to help those individuals struggling to cope with complicated bereavement

Contents:

1. Cultural Grief Rituals and the Mourning Process: An Anthropological Perspective 2. Absence-and-Presence: The Subjective Experience of Loss, Grief, and Mourning 3. Designing Personal Grief Rituals 4. Confirming Absence: Rituals that Facilitate Acceptance of Loss 5. Expressing Grief: Rituals that Expand and Limit Emotional Experiences of Loss 6. Continuing Bonds: Rituals that Create an Enduring Connection 7. Moving Forward: Rituals that Embrace New Life