Grief is always difficult, but if yours feels especially painful, stuck, or complex, you may be experiencing complicated grief. Complicated grief is not an illness or disorder. Its simply normal grief thats been made more challenging by circumstances that overwhelm the person in mourning. If someone you love has died of suicide, homicide, or accidental causes; if the death was violent or premature or ambiguous; if you are struggling with additional life issues right now, such as health challenges (physical or mental), family problems, or financial stress; if your relationship with the person who died was extremely close or troubled; if you have suffered several losses in quick succession--this concise guide is for you. In this compassionate resource by one of the worlds most beloved grief counselors, youll learn how complicated grief is different and what you can do to soften and eventually reconcile it. Youll inventory the reasons your grief is complicated. Youll learn the importance of engaging with and expressing your grief. And youll find hope for your healing. There is a path through and beyond the wilderness of complicated grief. Its more arduous than most, but to li