The Wilderness of Grief

Finding Your Way

By: Alan D. Wolfelt PhD

Narrated by: Alan D. Wolfelt PhD

Based on the author's previous guides to a 10-touchstone method of grief therapy, this book takes an inspirational approach to the material, presenting the idea of wilderness as a sustained metaphor for grief - and likening the death of a loved one to the experience of being wrenched from normal life and dropped down in the middle of nowhere. Feeling lost and afraid in this uncharted territory, people are initially overwhelmed, the book explains, but they begin to make their way through the new landscape by searching for trail markers - or touchstones - until they emerge as intrepid travelers climbing up out of despair.

©2007 Companion Press (P)2017 Alan D. Wolfelt PhD

Really helpful

Even though it's a shorter book, I took a lot of notes. There are many insights here that I will be reflecting on for a very long time. Highly recommend.

Learned Guide through the Wilderness of Loss

Dr. Alan Wolfet is a wisdom teacher who has been taught by grievers and mourners through many years of curiosity in his counseling and educating orhers about loss and transition. His writing style is conversational and genuine like you are sharing a cup of coffee as you discover your path through the wilderness without someone who loved.

Wonderful

Highly recommend the book to anyome struggling with grief. Such useful information that can be applied immediately.

Measured

Sensitively explains why grief must be addressed, mourning expressed in a slow and measured way.

Very helpful book.

His explanations of the range of emotions following the loss of a loved one, were quite comforting.