Introduction : a grief without a shape -- My story -- Losing a dream -- Griefwork -- Singing the silence -- Art in therapy -- Art in the studio -- Lost traditions : butter, toads and miracles -- New rituals : the creative response to loss -- Creating your own healing practice through the arts -- Creative activities
Summary
"Laura Seftel's Grief Unseen is a generous gift to women and their partners who have experienced devastating loss through reproductive crisis. By including abortion and infertility as well as miscarriage, Seftel honors all life ... Wise, comforting, and pragmatic, this book tutors all of us in the power of the creative arts to support the healing process that is native to the human soul.". Pat B. Allen, author of Art is a Way of Knowing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago " Grief Unseen is lavishly illustrated with visual and literary examples of
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and indexes
