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Singing Mother Home
Donna S. Davenport
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Description for Singing Mother Home
What happens when an expert on grief is faced with the decline of her beloved mother? The author documents her own struggle with anticipatory grief, abandoning the traditional academic approach to the process which implies the sufferer must aim to end the attachment to the loved one. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; JM; VFJS; VFJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
What happens when an expert on grief is faced with the slow decline of her beloved mother? Like A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis, Singing Mother Home offers an inside look at the struggles of an ""expert"" in coping with loss. Donna S. Davenport was forced to rethink the traditional academic approach to the process, which implied that the goal of grief resolution was to end the attachment to the loved one. Instead, she embarked on a personal exploration of her own anticipatory grief. This intimate narrative forms the core of her book. It is emotionally wrenching, but it ... Read more
What happens when an expert on grief is faced with the slow decline of her beloved mother? Like A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis, Singing Mother Home offers an inside look at the struggles of an ""expert"" in coping with loss. Donna S. Davenport was forced to rethink the traditional academic approach to the process, which implied that the goal of grief resolution was to end the attachment to the loved one. Instead, she embarked on a personal exploration of her own anticipatory grief. This intimate narrative forms the core of her book. It is emotionally wrenching, but it ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of North Texas Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Denton, United States
ISBN
9781574411621
SKU
V9781574411621
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About Donna S. Davenport
Donna S. Davenport is an associate professor of counseling psychology at Texas A&M University and has a private practice. She is the author of a widely used textbook, An Introduction to Psychotherapy: Common Clinical Wisdom. She lives in Bryan, Texas. Joan Matthews is a psychologist in private practice in San Marcos, Texas.
Reviews for Singing Mother Home
This is a unique book by a professional who understands the field of loss and grief....Polgnantly heartbreaking. - Melba Vasquez, President, American Psychology Association's Division on Counseling Psychology