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While no one wants to experience loss, there is tremendous learning to be had from grieving-whether from the loss of a job, loved one, a home, or one's own hopes and dreams. This book views loss and change during midlife as "fertilizer" for new dreams. Many stories of loss show how grieving can evolve into a period of new beginnings.
List of contents
Introduction -- Midlife: The Afternoon of Life
Part I: "There's a Hole in the Bucket...."
1.M -- Maneuvering Midlife
2.A -- Acclimating to Loss
3.P -- Pursuing a Personality beyond Loss
Part II: "...With What Shall I Fix it?"
4.C - Celebrating Needs
5.R - Rearranging Personality Roles
6.E - Embracing Energy
7.A - Achieving New Discipline Habits
8.T - Tapping into Creativity
9. I - Inviting Belonging Connections
10. V- Validating Ability
11. I - Involving an Inner Self
Part III: Before "Kicking the Bucket," Grab Your Bucket List and Enjoy!
12. T - Tickling Your Fancy
13. Y- Yearning for Joy
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About the author
Janis Clark Johnston, EdD, has been a school psychologist in public schools, supervising psychologist at a mental health center, employee assistance therapist, and private practice family psychologist. In addition to providing therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, Johnston has led many staff development workshops for schools and industry on parenting/child development, assertiveness, discipline, problem solving, sexual abuse prevention, behavior disorder interventions, stress management, and grieving. A frequent presenter at national psychology and educational conferences, Johnston has published 13 journal articles, 3 book chapters, and a parenting book, It Takes a Child to Raise a Parent: Stories of Evolving Child and Parent Development (2013, Rowman & Littlefield). In 2002, Sarah's Inn, a domestic violence shelter and education center in Oak Park, Illinois, honored Johnston with a Community Spirit Award for her support of women and child victims of domestic violence. An active supporter and consultant for Parenthesis, a not-for-profit parenting education center for teen, single, adoptive, preemie, post-partum, and mainstream parent groups, Johnston is a frequent presenter of parenting workshops. She received the 2011 Founder's Award in appreciation for her dedication to the mission of Parenthesis Family Center. She has served on the boards of DePaul University Family Law Center (Chicago), Parenthesis, and Oak Park Education Foundation, a community group augmenting public schools with creative programming.
Summary
While no one wants to experience loss, there is tremendous learning to be had from grieving—whether from the loss of a job, loved one, a home, or one’s own hopes and dreams. This book views loss and change during midlife as “fertilizer” for new dreams. Many stories of loss show how grieving can evolve into a period of new beginnings.
