Singing Mother Home
A Psychologist's Journey Through Anticipatory Grief
Seiten
2003
University of North Texas Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-57441-162-1 (ISBN)
University of North Texas Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-57441-162-1 (ISBN)
What happens when an expert on grief is faced with the decline of her beloved mother? The author documents her own struggle with anticipatory grief, abandoning the traditional academic approach to the process which implies the sufferer must aim to end the attachment to the loved one.
What happens when an expert on grief is faced with the slow decline of her beloved mother? Like A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis, Singing Mother Home offers an inside look at the struggles of an ""expert"" in coping with loss. Donna S. Davenport was forced to rethink the traditional academic approach to the process, which implied that the goal of grief resolution was to end the attachment to the loved one. Instead, she embarked on a personal exploration of her own anticipatory grief. This intimate narrative forms the core of her book. It is emotionally wrenching, but it also provides hope for those going through similar experiences. Just as Davenport used her family's tradition of singing to comfort her mother, readers will be encouraged to find their own sources of comfort in family and legacy. The book concludes by describing psychological approaches to grief and recommending further reading.
What happens when an expert on grief is faced with the slow decline of her beloved mother? Like A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis, Singing Mother Home offers an inside look at the struggles of an ""expert"" in coping with loss. Donna S. Davenport was forced to rethink the traditional academic approach to the process, which implied that the goal of grief resolution was to end the attachment to the loved one. Instead, she embarked on a personal exploration of her own anticipatory grief. This intimate narrative forms the core of her book. It is emotionally wrenching, but it also provides hope for those going through similar experiences. Just as Davenport used her family's tradition of singing to comfort her mother, readers will be encouraged to find their own sources of comfort in family and legacy. The book concludes by describing psychological approaches to grief and recommending further reading.
Donna S. Davenport is an associate professor of counseling psychology at Texas A&M University and has a private practice. She is the author of a widely used textbook, An Introduction to Psychotherapy: Common Clinical Wisdom. She lives in Bryan, Texas. Joan Matthews is a psychologist in private practice in San Marcos, Texas.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2003 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Joan Matthews |
| Zusatzinfo | 10 illustrations, bibliography |
| Verlagsort | Denton |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 445 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-57441-162-4 / 1574411624 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-57441-162-1 / 9781574411621 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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