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Healing life's hurts : healing memories through the five stages of forgiveness

Print Book, English, 1993
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Paulist Press, New York, N.Y., 1993
xi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
9780809120598, 0809120593
1155224796
Part One. What happens in healing a memory/
1. What is healing a memory?/
2. Healing a memory is like dying/
Part Two. Emotional and physical healing/
3. Emotional healing through healing memories/
4. Physical healing through healing a memory/
Part Three. Predispositions for five stages of dying and forgiveness/
5. First disposition : God loves me unconditionally/
6. Second disposition : With a loving God I can share all my feelings/
Part Four. Five stages of dying and forgiveness/
7. First stage : Denial/
8. Second stage : Anger/
9. Third stage : Bargaining/
10. Fourth stage : Depression/
11. Fifth stage : Acceptance/
Part Five. Eucharist
summary of five stages of dying and forgiveness/
12. Eucharist : healing a memory/
Part Six. Getting started on healing a memory/
13. Everyday prayer for healing one memory/
14. Healing the future/
15. Healing the future through dreams/
16. Getting started : praying alone and with others
This resource is warm, readable and full of profound insights about the healing process. It provides an integration of medicine, psychology and religion. It is written for the average reader and gives a sane method of undertaking the healing journey. The book is full of practical suggestions to help the individual get on with the healing of mind and soul and body