Explaining how multitudes of North Americans are carrying the pain of all types of lossnot just the deaths of loved ones but also the loss of a spouse through divorce, children who leave home, and the decline of health asthey age or get sickthis balanced resource empowersmourners and grief counselorstoturn grief into anexperience to belearned from.Defining the varieties ofheartache and its consequences,this effective guide explores how to inventory, understand, embrace, and reconcile one's accumulatedsorrow through a five-phase "catch-up" mourning process.Readerswill learn to use a spiritual and holistic approach to examine and integrate theignoredloss from their pasts, so that they can go on to live fuller, more balanced lives.