Healing Grief: Reclaiming Life After Any Loss

After losing my son of 37 yrs, to a car accident several months ago, this book gave me hope and a willingness to accept my fate.When people would look at me funny when I would tell them I had signs Chad was still with me, I thought I must be losing my mind until I read this book.A parent never gets over this type of tragedy, but it's more bearable when you understand they have just moved on but not forgotten. They are still there for you and you still need to be here for them. Send them your love and prayers.It was two weeks before my first sign because I was in such horrendous grief that I just wanted to go and be with him to make sure he was OK. I really believe he got through to me to save my life. And to this day, even though some days are so hard to get through, he still lets me know he's around. I had a dream--he didn't speak, but he looked as if peace surrounded him and a beautiful smile. I asked him in the dream if he was coming back, and the dream ended.Keep your heart open---they want to reach you and let you know they are in a better place of peace and learning. Become aware because even the smallest of co-incidences can be a sign. I saw 3 double rainbows in three consecutive days, which is not common at all in the desert region, which Chad loved seeing when he was of this earth. They are rare but do happen. My garden bloomed profusely this summer and fall, better than they ever did and longer than the season usually allows (Chad knew I loved my gardens).We will see tour loved ones again, and the bonds of love never die.Chad has only been on his new journey for several months now, but I feel blessed to have so many signs.

James Van Praagh’s books have given me comfort, insight, closure and a profound sense of gratitude for this never ending life. No matter your situation, you either have or will lose someone you love. This author/psychic medium will help you through inevitable grief.*(On a personal note, someone I know in real life has been mentioned in one of his books. He really is as genuine as he appears🦋)

I wish this book had been in print years ago, the first time I had to cope with the loss of a loved one, and was floundering in pain. "Healing Grief" is overflowing with helpful information from simple exercises to help you heal to a special section of the more frequently asked questions. The author says his desire is for the reader to " get back to living your life with an added awareness of loss and grieving". You may find situations very similar to your own challenges. His list of ways to help yourself on pages 263-264, are beautifully crafted to comfort, ease the pain, and move you through moments daily. For example: "carry on your loved one's memory by finishing an activity that he or she started but wasn't able to complete:"and make a list of things that make you laugh. Know that the person who passed would want you to be happy;" and say something nice to a stranger today;" and remember that everyone grieves differently, and some not at all. Each of us is a unique, individualistic creature of God; "and forgive yourself for being upset or angry. The most important thing is to feel. It is okay if someone else doesn't understand your hurt;" and get a little more sleep and look forward to your dreams." James Van Praagh shares his own anguish and recovery from his mother's death, as well as stories of others, and how they handled the healing process. Yes, he attributes the wisdom contained in the book to his "guides, and those on the other side of heaven". This book far surpasses his previous "Talking to Heaven" and "Reaching to Heaven". I gave copies of this book to my five step-daughters who are experiencing the recent loss of their beloved mother. It says what I would like to say; but James Van Praagh says it better. Highly recommended! Wonderful spiritual stories and lessons to help heal the heart. Beneficial to those who need to remember that they are not alone.

"Healing Grief" is the most important book written so far by James Van Praagh, because grief is such a devastating emotion. We cannot imagine our life without our loved one who has been taken and nothing will bring him or her back. In my homeland, Estonia, at the end of WWII, in the fall of 1944, when the Germans retreated and the Russians advanced toward Berlin, my father, who served in the Red Army, visited with us briefly. He had been mobilized four years before, and we hadn't heard of him in all those years, and now he was with us. The hope that one day we will be all together was revived... Two days passed quickly and he went back to war. Two weeks after he left, we received the official announcement that he was killed in battle. I was 10 years old. I wore my heart on my sleeve and declared my personal war against God. Of course, I never won it, but my anger, bitterness and vulnerability almost ruined my life. And in a materialist society it took decades until the idea of the eternal life of the soul reached my consciousness and started slow but steady healing.Read James Van Praagh's "Healing Grief." This book will teach you not to harm yourself or the soul of your loved one in its transition. Over and over again this book will prove that the soul lives on and one day you will meet your loved one again. "Healing Grief" will remind you that you are not alone, it will help you let your pain and anger go, move on with your life and get in touch with your wisdom -- it is there, in your heart, buried under the pain, its voice can be heard, if you only try... END

Very helpful after losing my dad...beloved pets and especially my mum. Love that it covers divorce as a sort of bereavement..and there's a section about pet loss too. Im not religious so this book i was expecting a lot of God stuff and angels in heaven etc. Nice to just have spiritual advice and not religious content at every turn..as it should be. My friend had a lot of issues and i bought her this..and especially her beloved companion house bunny who was ten and had deteriorated bit by bit and he still had a love for life and her. He had to be pts due to a repspiratory infection. This book is so helpful..everytime im reliving both my dad and mum dying slowly and guilt rears its head or its an anniversary birthday christmas Halloween fathers day or mothers day, i go and find this book and read the bits that especially apply to me.

I would recommend this to anyone who has suffered any sort of loss it covers a lot of areas such as pets and children. There are some very beautiful and meaningful passages includes in this text.

This book has helped me to deal with my grief following my son's passing. It has also led to my spiritual awakening. This book ( not just this book but also the other books by James Van Praagh) have changed my outlook on life and hence my life as well.His style is easy to follow. James' book is a good read , he deals with grief and loss in a sensitive way. This book and his other publications have saved my sanity. Thank you, James.

it helps with your grief to believe there could be something out there which I truely have faith now

Anything by James is good