Navigating Loss

Heather Stang's Navigating Loss is a valued compass for navigating a wide range of life's losses. Grieving individuals will find it both informative and full of activities and exercises to assist in coping with grief. It is a wonderful resource for the bereaved –Kenneth J Doka, PhD, Senior Vice-President, The Hospice Foundation of America

Navigating Loss is a clear and compassionate guide for people coping with various types of death and non-death losses. Heather Stang does a wonderful job weaving the evidence-based/research-informed current thinking about loss and grief with very relatable stories and practical tools to cope with and adapt to life’s unwelcome changes – Darcy Harris, PhD, FT, Professor and Thanatology Department Faculty Member of King’s University College in London, Canada

Heather’s use of metaphors, case examples along with her personal experiences enrich this practical guide about surviving and thriving after loss. It offers hope to anyone struggling in their grief who doesn’t know where to turn or how to cope – Patti Anewalt, PhD, LPC, FT, Founder and Previous Director Pathways Center for Grief & Loss

We tend to think of grief as something that occurs only after a death. Navigating Loss offers solace for grief that is often dismissed, arising from non-death and disenfranchised losses. The warm presentation of stories and clear practices to use for processing will be a boon to all who pick up this book –Claudia Coenen, CGC, FT, MTP, Author of Shattered by Grief: Picking up the Pieces to Become WHOLE Again

Heather is an insightful and skilled grief counselor who excels at discovering new pathways and innovative frameworks for exploring grief and loss. This book highlights refreshing new angles and practical approaches to managing the day-to-day work of grieving, and is a valuable tool for anyone coping with loss – Dr. Terri Daniel, CT, FFGT, Interfaith Hospice Chaplain, End-of-Life Educator, Grief and Trauma Support

Most writers only focus on the way we think and feel about grief. Heather’s understanding of the way that moving the body plays an integral part in the healing process shows the depth of her knowledge on this subject. Mindfulness and intentionality bring us into the present moment and it is from that place we can make changes in our lives – Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki, Somatic Grief Therapist

So many of us fail to honor our non-death grief. Through Navigating Loss, Heather Stang gives us permission to grieve all of our losses and offers practical and needed guidance that is warm, insightful, and relatable – Lindsey Whissel Fenton, Filmmaker, Speaker, Writer, Creator of Speaking Grief