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Updatedforits20thanniversary,thisclassicguidethathashelpedsomanypeoplegetthroughloss,nowhasevenmoretooffer.Thenewmaterialinthiseditionwillincludespecificguidelinesthatwillshowreadershowtochoosewhichgrieforlosstheyshouldworkonfirst.Inaddition,lossesthatwerenotaddressedintheearliereditionswillbediscussed,suchas:growingupinanalcoholicorotherwisedysfunctionalhome;Alzheimer's/dementia;lossoffaith,lossofcareer,lossofheath;andothers.Incompleterecoveryfromgriefcanhavealifelongnegativeeffectonyourcapacityforhappiness.Drawingfromtheirownhistories,aswellasfromothers,theauthorsillustratewhatgriefisandhowitispossibletorecoverandregainenergyandspontaneity.Basedonaprovenprogram,"TheGriefRecoveryHandbook"offersgrieversthespecificactionsneededtocompletethegrievingprocessandacceptloss.Forthosereadytoregainasenseofaliveness,theprinciplesoutlinedheremakethisalife-changingbook.