Navigating Grief and Loss

"Brown's ability to help one navigate loss through a loving and compassionate lens, is exactly the type of approach to healing we all need. --Nina Purewal, co-author of the International Bestseller, Let That Sh*t Go This book is a bell of mindfulness, waking us up to the reality of the uncontrollability of life, and it is also a balm that extends an outstretched hand to us, full of acceptance and understanding for wherever we may be on our journey with grief. It is packed with insightful and deeply honest personal stories of navigating the precarious landscape of loss that will instruct and soothe the heart of anyone struggling to move forward in the face of life's upheavals. Kimberly Brown offers concrete Buddhist wisdom on how to make it through the toughest of times by learning to direct our greatest resource--our mind, as well as simple and effective meditations for being with and caring for grief, anger, and confusion with tenderness and compassion. This is a timely and important book and I highly recommend it. -- Kaira Jewel Lingo, author of We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons on Moving Through Change, Loss and Disruption What can you do to prepare for loss? Or can you prepare? Kimberly Brown writes poignantly about the loss of parents, job and friends and how we can navigate the bereavement process. Learning to respond in a wise, sympathetic and caring way is useful for everyone because no matter what - loss will come our way. ""Navigating Grief"" describes 25 practices to support us through trying times and is sure to resonate with anyone who has been impacted by grief. -- Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Change"