Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow this question feed

asked by costa on November 27, 2006 5:44 PM

The Bestselling Classic on Love, Loss, and Letting Go

In Necessary Losses, Judith Viorst turns her considerable talents to a serious and far-reaching subject: how we grow and change through the losses that are an inevitable and necessary part of life. She argues persuasively that through the loss of our mothers' protection, the loss of the impossible expectations we bring to relationships, the loss of our younger selves, and the loss of our loved ones through separation and death, we gain deeper perspective, true maturity, and fuller wisdom about life. She has written a book that is both life affirming and life changing.




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This book is very interesting and helpful if you have the time to devote to reading all of the psychoanalytical aspects. There is definitely information supporting Viorst's viewpoints and the book really encourages you to think in-depth about your life.
reviewed by bigben on November 28, 2006 1:56 PM

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this was a gift for a friend who had just lost a sister.
I teach a college course on death and dying and I have found this Viorst book still one of the best both for practicality and knowledge.
reviewed by iconfess on November 29, 2006 2:05 PM

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