{"product_id":"a-grief-companion-practical-support-and-a-guiding-hand-through-the-darkness-of-loss-paperback","title":"A Grief Companion: Practical Support and a Guiding Hand Through the Darkness of Loss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSasha Bates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a book that takes you by the hand and promises the gentlest comfort in the darkest of times.' Tamsin Greig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Grief Companion\u003c\/i\u003e offers us practical help to use alongside the theory of Sasha Bate's debut book, \u003ci\u003eLanguages of Loss\u003c\/i\u003e. This guide gives us the starting points to begin our journeys of managing grief, providing us with space and pages to explore and process our feelings with Sasha's expert guidance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSasha offers some optimism to let you know that you will find light and courage from out of this darkness, and you will be transformed by it. Your grief will not leave you, but you will arrange yourself around it differently. Split in to four sections, that can be read in any order - Mind, Body, Spirit and Everyday - this book explores the non-linear grief that you may be feeling and gives you permission to do your grief, your way. Filled with suggestions, resources, advice for friends of the bereaved and a guiding hand, we hope this book will help you see some light in the darkness of grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Explaining how the mind and body work together, \u003ci\u003eA Grief Companion\u003c\/i\u003e offers insights into the process of grieving. The writing is energetic, down-to-earth and honest as Sasha Bates helps readers cope with the many layers and levels of grief. A useful as well as a moving book.' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of \u003ci\u003eA Manual for Heartache\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSasha Bates is a psychotherapist, journalist and former documentary filmmaker. Eighteen years in the TV industry saw her write, direct and produce series as varied as \u003ci\u003eOmnibus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrand Designs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLive and Kicking\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow to Look Good Naked\u003c\/i\u003e, alongside an ongoing side-line in travel journalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer fascination with people - and what creates the myriad dynamics between us all - fuelled her career as a filmmaker, and she discovered a desire to further understand the human mind, emotions and relationships. She left television behind and re-trained as an integrative psychotherapist, gaining an MA, a Diploma in Counselling and an Advanced Diploma in integrative psychotherapy from The Minster Centre in London. Once fully qualified, and after stints working in the NHS and in higher education, she started up in private practice where she gained a reputation as an embodied therapist, an earlier training as a yoga teacher having given her a good understanding of the mind body connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her husband, Bill, died unexpectedly at just 56, Sasha turned back to writing to help her navigate the new and unwelcome world into which she had been thrust. She now teaches workshops about grief to therapists, and other grievers, and has set up a commemorative theatrical bursary - The Bill Cashmore Award - in conjunction with the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159093022855,"sku":"9781529343601","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/87691da8772920dd12fb5b3674e35f8d.webp?v=1733263960","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-grief-companion-practical-support-and-a-guiding-hand-through-the-darkness-of-loss-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}