Midlife Maze: A Map to Recovery and Rediscovery After Loss (Signed!) [B1560]

2017 signed HCDJ in excellent condition. From Illinois/Olympia psychologist, Dr. Janis Johnston*, an award winning guidebook for dealing with loss. Have you found yourself wilting in midlife, and wondering what you might do to flourish in your remaining years? Have you lost your way in the midlife maze due to a significant loss? Did you lose your job or desired career advancement? Did you separate or divorce? Did your last child leave home? Did your family experience a virtual storm of bankruptcy or lose your life savings in a financial meltdown? Did you or someone in your family experience the loss of good health? Or did you weather the death of a family member, partner, or friend? Your loss story is personal. Your path through winding passages during midlife is unique. Perhaps the most important encouragement for your grieving process is to know this simple fact: grieving is a natural healing response to loss rather than a pathological experience.

Midlife can be a time of reflection, rebellion, or reconnecting to old or new interests and activities. It can also be a time when losses start to happen or begin to pile up - divorce, death of a loved one, loss of a job or home, the moving out and on of grown children-and learning how to move forward can be a challenge. Here, a seasoned psychologist looks at the geography of loss in midlife, the way it can affect us, and what we can do to get back on track or redirect ourselves when necessary. Through first hand stories and practical exercises, the author leads readers through the midlife maze to a place of recovery, purpose, and peace.

Dr. Janis Johnston (https://janisjohnston.com/) has a Doctorate in counseling psychology and a Master's degree in school psychology from Boston University. She has worked as a school psychologist, a supervising psychologist at a mental health center, an employee assistance therapist, and a family therapist. Through her private practice she provided psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and their parents. Johnston is a frequent presenter at national psychology and education conferences. Her books are on the topics of parenting (It Takes a Child to Raise a Parent) and grieving (Midlife Maze: Recovery and Rediscovery After Loss).

From Editorial reviews: "Exceptionally well written, impressively informative, exceptionally well organized and presented. Thoroughly accessible for the non-specialist general reader."―Midwest Book Review; "Janis Clark Johnston's professional life as a psychologist and therapist as well as her personal experiences of loss have prepared her well to guide the reader through the depths, challenges, and ultimate opportunities that accompany loss in midlife. Combining scholarship with practical advice at every turn (a key inspiring concept), Johnston offers the reader a needed helping hand through life's inescapable losses." ―Thelma Reese, ED.

From Amazon reviews: "Anyone who has experienced loss would enjoy this book. I have been on the receiving end of most losses mentioned and find it a supportive, educational and satisfying read!"