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Abschiede gehören zu unserem Alltag und sind Teil des Lebens—von früher Kindheit bis zum "letzten Abschied“. Heute scheinen Abschiede auch gesellschaftlich noch aktueller, noch brennender. Gut damit umzugehen wird daher noch wichtiger. Wir müssen Abschied nehmen von scheinbaren Sicherheiten, ob in der Kirchenkrise, dem Klimawandel oder der drohenden Kriegsgefahr. Es stehen Abschiede von Gewissheiten an, die lähmen und persönlichen und gesellschaftlichen Fortschritt verhindern. Anselm Grün führt uns ein in die Kunst des Abschiednehmens als Loslassen und Weitergehen.

It is the Winter Solstice and Sarah Sands is sitting by her father's bedside, bracing herself for loss. What her father needs to do, she thinks, is conserve his energy - to hibernate like a hedgehog. When the hedgehog curls up in its bed of leaves, its heart rate slows, its body temperature drops and for months there it remains, hardly breathing at all. A few days earlier, Sarah and her grandson had found a poorly hedgehog in the garden and taken it to the local hedgehog sanctuary. They named her Peggy, and her fate had become a matter of pressing concern.

A practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling, The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties. Riveting true stories illustrate Marinella’s methods for understanding, telling, and editing personal stories in ways that foster resilience and renewal. She also shares her own experience of using journaling and expressive writing to navigate challenges including breast cancer and postpartum depression.

Forensic pathologist Janis Amatuzio first began recording the stories told to her by patients, police officers, and other doctors because she felt that no one spoke for the dead. She believed the real experience of death, namely the spiritual and otherworldly experiences of those near death and their loved ones, was ignored by the medical professionals, who thought of death as simply the cessation of breath. She knew there was more.