GOOD GRIEF RITUALS: Tools for Healing (Healing Companion) - Softcover

Recognizing that grief is not solely associated with bereavement, the author offers a variety of activities and ideas for expressing and overcoming one's sadness over sustaining a personal loss, from letter writing to meditation. Original.

Elaine Childs-Gowel, RN, MN, MPH, Ph.D., completed her nursing degree at Yale University, her Public Health degree at Tulane University, and her Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Washington. She has been teaching, healing, counseling, and practicing psychotherapy for more than 20 years. She is currently in private practice as a Shaman, healer, and Clinical Transactional Analyst in Seattle, working with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Elaine is well known in the Northwest, Canada, and Europe and in TA circles as a therapist and workshop leader, particularly through her work relating Transitional Analysis with the body. She has created many workshops for healing grief and considers herself a spiritual midwife.