If you love, you will grieve--and nothing is more mysteriously central
to becoming fully human.
Dr. Cacciatore is featured in the 2021 documentary series The Me You
Can't See, from Oprah, Prince Harry, and Apple TV.
Bearing the Unbearable is a Foreword INDIES Award-Winner -- Gold Medal
for Self-Help.
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When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable--especially
in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, "NO!"
with every fiber of our body. The process of grieving can feel wild and
nonlinear--and often lasts for much longer than other people, the
nonbereaved, tell us it should.
Organized into fifty-two short chapters, Bearing the Unbearable is a
companion for life's most difficult times, revealing how grief can open
our hearts to connection, compassion, and the very essence of our shared
humanity. Dr. Joanne Cacciatore--bereavement educator, researcher, Zen
priest, and leading counselor in the field--accompanies us along the
heartbreaking path of love, loss, and grief. Through moving stories of
her encounters with grief over decades of supporting individuals,
families, and communities--as well as her own experience with
loss--Cacciatore opens a space to process, integrate, and deeply honor
our grief.
Not just for the bereaved, Bearing the Unbearable will be required
reading for grief counselors, therapists and social workers, clergy of
all varieties, educators, academics, and medical professionals.
Organized into fifty-two accessible and stand-alone chapters, this book
is also perfect for being read aloud in support groups.
Now available as an online course from the Wisdom Academy.
