“With an expanded worldview, grief can be an initiation into a new way of living and loving.
Feeling our grief may be exactly what we need
for a revolution in how we care
for each other and all life.”
Grieving for Change: Personal and Cultural Transformation Through Loss
This book blows open the walls modernity has placed around grief. Through true stories, ritual and science Kat Houghton paints a vivid picture of new possibilities for grief. Offering a worldview that affirms grief as an essential rite of passage, our losses become valid life experiences that usher us into new ways of being.
Trained in the scientific method as a psychologist Houghton's worldview is shattered by the sudden death of her partner and her realization he is still present in some new way. The book provides an intimate view into her internal struggle to reconcile her ensuing spiritual experiences with her scientific training. Her personal story and investigation into consciousness beyond the brain provides a deeply researched guide for anyone who senses their deceased loved one is not gone. For professionals working with the bereaved, this book provides a wide understanding of spiritual experiences from an evolving scientific basis.
Drawing from cultures across time and space, including modern psychology, this book offers practices, rituals and understandings for both the grieving individual and communities. Rather than being something to be hidden away, we start to see that grief can be a connective experience, bringing families and communities together for personal and cultural change.