Shattered by Grief

Claudia Coenen, GTMR, CGC, FT, is a grief counsellor in private practice in Hudson, New York, where she helps people express emotions and discover personal resilience as they learn to live fully after loss. A skilled public speaker, she presents workshops on Grief through the Creative Lens, Loving after Loss, Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue and Somatic Awareness. Claudia has certifications in grief counseling, thanatology and Grief Therapy as Meaning Reconstruction. Her life in performing arts informs her work, along with extensive study of expressive therapy techniques

In Shattered by Grief, Coenen journeys through the unknown "why's" and "how's" of her husband's untimely death. She navigates these trails with profound authenticity and practical empowerment. She finds ways to be in grief's gaping holes, and to gather its shattered pieces of life and living. Daring to face grief head on, Coenen transforms her holes of loss into moments of healing and wholeness. Coenen reshapes grief's sharp, shattered pieces into a more fluid, life-giving peace - first for herself and family, and now for others as a professional counselor and guide.

• Preface. Introduction. Chapter 1. From Shattering to Wholeness. Chapter 2. What Happened? Who Am I? Chapter 3. HELP!! How can I get through this? Chapter 4. Opening to Emotion. Chapter 5. Learning to Life Fully Again. Chapter 6. Exploring the Past to Experience the Future. Chapter 7. Grief and Transformation.