Beyond Grief: Snapshots Of Life After Loss by Gracelyn Bateman and Melody Lomboy-Lowe

What does life after loss look like? We began photographing and interviewing grievers to find out. We created “Snapshots of Life After Loss” to help those newly-grieving see a way forward after loss through grief survivor stories and images. These participants have experienced a close loss of various relationships (parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, best friends and mentors) and the years after loss range from 1 to 66 years. This is a book filled with 80 conversations about grief, survivor to survivor. Through portraits, mementos, stories and advice, we explore how a diverse array of grievers navigates and rebuilds after a life-changing loss. Beyond Grief doesn’t just tell you that you’re not alone - it shows you that you’re not alone. "Honest, vulnerable, and raw, this beautiful collection of interviews reveals what grief is really like -- not the sanitized, muted version that so many of us feel we have to present to the world. It describes the aftergrief in all of its pain and beauty and complexity on every page. Beyond Grief is an important gift to us all." -Hope Edelman, author of Motherless Daughters and The AfterGrief "This powerful book will bring comfort to anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. Inspiring and comforting, Beyond Grief will help anyone feel less alone, no matter where they are on their grief journey. A truly healing addition to the grief community." -Claire Bidwell Smith, author of Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief "Grief is far too mysterious and odd an experience to leave up to words alone. And it isn’t all sadness or any single emotion; there is light, humor, sorrow, regret, learning, wishes, and on and on. With these stories and these images - these experiences - we get to look a little farther inside this human necessity called grief, and we get to know ourselves a little bit better in Beyond Grief. It turns out we aren’t alone after all." -BJ Miller, MD. author, A Beginner’s Guide to the End

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Luna Peak Publishing (December 1, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Perfect Paperback ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 173559587X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1735595870
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds