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Bittersweet : how sorrow and longing make us whole

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Cain, Susan. New York, NY: Crown , 2022.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: BF575 G7 C135b 2022

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

"Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. If we don't acknowledge our own sorrows and longings, she says, we can end up inflicting them on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know-…

Author: Cain, Susan

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Crown

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: xxxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subjects: Grief; Sadness - psychology; Adaptation, Psychological; Popular Work

Abstract: "Cain shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. If we don't acknowledge our own sorrows and longings, she says, we can end up inflicting them on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if we realize that all humans know--or will know--loss and suffering, we can turn toward each other. And we can learn to transform our own pain into creativity, transcendence, and connection. At a time of profound discord and personal anxiety, Bittersweet brings us together in deep and unexpected ways"-- Publisher's description

ISBN: 9780451499783

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: BF575 G7 C135b 2022

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