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Pub: 18/07/2023
When Amanda Held Opelt suffered a season of loss-including three miscarriages and the unexpected death of her sister. New York Times bestselling writer Rachel Held Evans-she was confronted with sorrow she didn't know to how face. Opelt struggled to process her grief and accept the reality of the… more pain in the world. She also wrestled with some complex and unexpectedly difficult questions: What does it mean to truly grieve and to grieve well? Why is it so hard to move on? Why didn't my faith prepare me for this land of pain? And what am I supposed to do now? Her search for answers led her to discover that generations past embraced a robust array of rituals that served as vessels for pain and aided in the process of grieving and healing. Today, many of these traditions have been lost as religious practice declines, cultures amalgamate, death is sanitized, and pain is averted. In this raw and authentic memoir, Opelt explores how previous generations have journeyed through periods of suffering. She explores grief rituals and customs from various cultures, including Irish keening (or wailing in grief), Victorian-era mourning dress codes and etiquette, the annual Appalachian graveside ceremony known as Decoration Day, and the practice of covering mirrors and telling the bees when someone dies. Opelt's exploration of each bereavement practice gives her a framework for processing her own pain. She shows us that when we carefully attend to our losses with honesty and curiosity, we are able to expand our capacity for love, faith, and healing. less
- ISBN:
- 9781546001904
- 9781546001904
- Category:
- Memoirs
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 18-07-2023
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Worthy Publishing
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Dimensions:
- 203.2x133.35x16.66mm
- Weight:
- 0.21kg
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