Sweet Sorrow, Sherry Cormier Ph.D
Sweet Sorrow, Sherry Cormier Ph.D
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Sweet Sorrow
Finding Enduring Wholeness after Loss and Grief

Author: Sherry Cormier Ph.D

Narrator: Ann Richardson

Unabridged: 6 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Vibrance Press

Published: 09/08/2018


Synopsis

Few of us know how to navigate the territory of traumatic loss successfully. Sweet Sorrow shows how we can respond and grow stronger from loss and suffering. Written by a psychologist and certified bereavement trauma specialist in the decade following the loss of her husband, father, mother, and only sibling, this carefully considered work provides perspective on grief and healing over time. This longer-term approach allows readers to have a more complete and accurate picture of the oscillations of grief over time. The book describes not only the immediate agony of the author’s losses, but also the process of starting over and making a successful new life as a single person full of hope and joy.

Sweet Sorrow combines the author’s psychological expertise and clinical experience with the compelling art of memoir to illuminate the surprising ways in which loss survivors can grow and even thrive to achieve wholeness after heartbreaking, traumatic losses. Using findings from post-traumatic growth, as well as evidence-based psychological approaches, Sweet Sorrow illustrates through story and example, ways for grief survivors to start over, to manage chaos and stress, to let go, and to heal with new strategies and re-storying. Sweet Sorrow also provides resources and recommendations for self-care, as well as tips and suggestions for all of us trying to respond creatively and helpfully to those around us suffering loss.

Ultimately, Sweet Sorrow is a book of inspiration intended to companion readers through the processes of loss and grief much like a helpful Sherpa might guide a lost traveler.

Reviews

Goodreads review by _sassy_39 on July 22, 2024

Sweet Sorrow penned by the author Sherry Cormier is a gripping read that explores grief and gives insights about how to deal with loss. Sherry was forty-two years old when she married Jay. Her marriage with Jay was magical and they had a great time with each other. After Sherry's seventeenth anniver......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on October 24, 2018

This book is a testament to love: Cormier’s love for her deceased husband, her love for family and friends, her love for herself. Cormier takes us on her grief journey, showing her despair and how she survived it to grow into a fulfilled, happy woman again. Cormier shows us in practical terms how to......more

Goodreads review by A on February 28, 2023

Moving in parts. Grief is a normal event in most people's lives and whilst this is a lovely read, Grief Demystified (Dr Lloyd) is still my favourite myth busting, helpful book on grief and I wish this author had read it before writing this one.......more

Goodreads review by Monna on October 22, 2019

Written by a highly experienced psychologist and educator, Sweet Sorrow is that book to give a grieving friend or loved one in need of comfort and reassurance. Sherry Cormier movingly writes of the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband, allowing the reader to follow along as she experiences her......more