The Art of Grieving: How the Arts and Art-Making Help Us Grieve and Live Our Best Lives by Sheila K. Collins


The Art of Grieving: How the Arts and Art-Making Help Us Grieve and Live Our Best Lives
Title : The Art of Grieving: How the Arts and Art-Making Help Us Grieve and Live Our Best Lives
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ISBN : 1732370494
ISBN-10 : 9781732370494
Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : -
Publication : Published May 23, 2024

"Collins has given us a wise, well-researched guide to grieving's winding path, revealing how communal artmaking provides catharsis and connection when loss inevitably strikes. This book is a gift."

Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THE POWER OF REGRET

Sheila K. Collins is no stranger to grief. After the loss of two of her children, Sheila felt disconnected from the support she needed, living in a society that makes us feel like we can't speak openly or honestly about the one thing we will all become acquainted grief. The Art of Grieving challenges conventional attitudes toward grieving. Part memoir, part grief handbook, and guide, Sheila draws on a lifetime of experience as a dancer, social work professor, and therapist to illustrate the value of grieving and how the arts can become grief's collaborator. This book provides guidance and resources on how to use the arts of storytelling, music, dance, and visual arts to make grieving itself a life-long art. When we utilize the arts to honor our losses and celebrate together, as our ancestors once did, we are provided a path to insight that allows us to continuously learn from our grief rather than fear it.