Synchronicity in Grief

The book weaves together Jungian theory, contemporary grief frameworks, and intimate accounts of synchronicity across diverse loss experiences—from pet loss to spousal bereavement, parent–child relationships, and beyond. Each chapter offers practical exercises that professionals can immediately incorporate into their work with grieving clients. This compassionate guide provides a comprehensive model for understanding the interplay between emotion, cognition, and spirituality in grief. It also shares tools for responding empathetically to clients’ reports of synchronistic experiences without pathologizing them. For coping, it contains techniques for working with the dead through active imagination and strategies for navigating grief in a culture that often denies death. This will be a useful read for researchers and professionals working with bereavement therapy. It will also be of interest to grief counselors, healthcare providers, pastoral counselors, and the bereaved.