This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to cope with grief. Grief and sadness is a completely natural and healthy reaction to loss of loved one, but it can also be extremely devastating and often result in a downward emotional spiral, impacting every aspect of life including relationships between family members, friends and work. Persistent and unyielding grief can cause a host of physical problems due to the bereaved not looking after them properly. For examples, avoiding eating, experiencing disrupted sleep, becoming over-reliant on alcohol. Uncontrolled grieving can lead to serious psychological and emotional problems such as anxiety, health anxiety, panic attacks and depressions.
Jonathan Raymond is an American writer living in Portland, Oregon. He is best known for writing the novels The Half-Life and Rain Dragon, and for writing the short stories and screenplays for the films Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy (both directed by Kelly Reichardt). He also wrote the screenplays for Meek's Cutoff and Night Moves, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his writing on the HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce.
Raymond grew up in Lake Grove, Oregon, attended Lake Oswego High School and graduated from Swarthmore College. He received his MFA from New School University in New York.