A to Z Healing Toolbox:A Practical Guide for Navigating Grief and Trauma with Intention

by Susan Hannifin-MacNab

When grief and trauma come barreling into life, how does one restore, renew, and rebuild a new sense of self? What does one do after hopes, dreams, assumptions, and core beliefs have been shattered? Social worker and educator Susan Hannifin-MacNab tackled these difficult questions after her husband was killed suddenly, leaving her to pick up the pieces of her young family's life. She eventually realized that grief and trauma healing do not occur by waiting for time to pass. Action and intention are the pillars needed to lay a foundation for rebirth and build a powerful roadmap for healing mind, body, and spirit. Susan's extensive professional knowledge and deeply moving personal experience combine in A to Z Healing Toolbox, an entire alphabet's worth of proven, practical techniques to accompany you along your own healing journey. This guidebook contains a plethora of life-changing suggestions, powerful daily action steps, independent writing prompts, and inspirational stories from others who have experienced grief or trauma through personal crisis, illness, or death. In times of great darkness, Susan lights a pathway to wisdom, courage, and hope.

304 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2017

Reviews

[Chelsea Hanson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is exactly what it says it is... a toolbox to navigate your grief healing journey with intention. The author offers concrete, doable tools that you can use each day on your path to healing.

The book offers a very wide array of proven practical, positive methods and resources that you can choose from to rebuild your life one step at a time, and day by day. And coupled with the author's care and compassion, this is a guide you will want to turn to time and again to help forge a healing path... as you begin to integrate loss into your life.

If you want to begin feeling better and are ready to do the hard work of mourning, this book is for you. Lean on the wisdom and guidance in this book when you feel lost and alone.

Highly Recommended!

[Marta Pona · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the way the author presented the tools - in a simple, dictionary-kind of format. The tools range from simple flowers to animals to meditation, yet so many are overlooked when we are grieving.
Trauma is such a delicate topic, many of us struggle to face those affected by it and those living it grapple with an emotional roller-coaster. This would be a good gift for anyone living with grief of any kind or anyone supporting someone grieving, as I don't think the mourners themselves would think to seek out self-help books at the depth of their distress.

[Linda Knight Crane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short chapters are perfect for grievers whose attention span is shortened by sorrow. There is good resources at the end of each chapter. Healing stories from other grievers. Step by step suggestions. Helpful reference to go back often and reread. Does not have to be read straight through. Can jump around as needed.

[Charlene Kerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book very helpful, TONS of tools to use to help the healing process. I wish I had found this book earlier on in my journey.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many tools to use to help with the grieving process. Worth having!