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The Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things

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By Rachel Marie Kang

Publisher Description

Life is full of love, but it is also full of loss. Like paper cuts to the heart, every big and seemingly insignificant loss--the loss of friendships, faith, dreams, health, community, and everything in between--grieves us more than we think it will, and often more than we let on. Why? Because they matter .

In this compassionate and deeply personal book, Rachel Marie Kang invites you to see and be seen in the midst of your sorrow, your suffering--your story. Through prose and poetry that gives voice to all the things we lose along the way, this gracious book will help you

· ponder your loss without judgment
· remember what was and make meaning of your memories
· reflect on what is yet to be as you heal with hope

You don't have to bury your pain, and you don't have to pretend you're over it just because the world thinks you should be. Let Rachel walk hand in hand with you, giving space for sorrow and welcoming you as you find your way along the path to healing.

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7 Reviews

4.0

Jacob Padgett

Created 10 months ago

“This book gave me permission to grieve. Space to weep for the losses that I see and those I am unable to articulate. Utterly comforting.”

Mariah Williams

Created about 1 year ago

““What if we saw our grief as gardening?” This book slowly hugged my heart and smoothed my soul. Kang never claims to solve grief, to end hurts, or run past pain. Instead, she asks the readers to do the opposite, to sit in it. To acknowledge it. To name it and own it and grow it in. Pain may not have been God’s plan, but he reaches down to us through it. Absolutely incredible.”

Kira Waite

Created about 1 year ago

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Created over 1 year ago

LITERAPY By: Em Rumble, LCSW

Created over 1 year ago

“I truly enjoyed reading this book. The references to books, films, pop culture and scripture made it an interesting read. This book is more process oriented than it is a tool to learn more about the many aspects of grief (psycheducation). It’s an excellent Bibliotherapy book for those who enjoy writing and reflecting as they read. Rachel Marie Kang does a wonderful job of speaking to the interior world of those moving through the life changes of aging, managing sickness and disease, loss of a loved one due to suicide, loss of a child, and more. I deeply appreciate her vulnerable, deeply personal stories about growing up with a sibling with severe brain damage and leaving her church.”

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