From Stephen Levine:
“Marianna’s life work is just what the heart calls for when, as Merton said, ‘Prayer becomes impossible and the heart has turned to stone.’ This book is more than simply educational, it is a star map of the heavens we must cross; the anguish that no matter how well we love, we cannot protect our loved ones from loss and unimaginable pain at times, and must continue to Braille out some sense of value in the moment. Being There for Someone in Grief does just that.”
Praise for Marianna Cacciatore and Being There
Essential Lessons on Supporting Someone Grieving from Death, Loss and Trauma
Essential Lessons on Supporting Someone Grieving from Death, Loss and Trauma
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Stephen Levine, author of Breaking the Drought; A Year to Live; Healing into Life and Death and Who Dies?
From Alison Shapiro:
"Once in a great while we are given the extraordinary gift of reading a truly luminous book, one that shines directly into our hearts from the very first word and heals us. Being There for Someone in Grief is such a gift.
"Grief has many sources. Our lives are filled with gains and losses. As each story, elegant and poetic in its simplicity, unfolds, Marianna Cacciatore teaches us this profound truth: when we can find wholeness even in the presence of that gut searing, furious place of loss of someone we love, we can find wholeness everywhere. This book is a joy to read."
"Once in a great while we are given the extraordinary gift of reading a truly luminous book, one that shines directly into our hearts from the very first word and heals us. Being There for Someone in Grief is such a gift.
"Grief has many sources. Our lives are filled with gains and losses. As each story, elegant and poetic in its simplicity, unfolds, Marianna Cacciatore teaches us this profound truth: when we can find wholeness even in the presence of that gut searing, furious place of loss of someone we love, we can find wholeness everywhere. This book is a joy to read."
Alison Bonds Shapiro, Author of Healing Into Possibility: The Transformational Lessons of a Stroke
From Parker Palmer:
“Supporting people who are grieving deep losses is an act of deep compassion. But how shall we approach these opportunities to be truly human—from getting past our own fears of loss and grief, to being present to those who grieve in ways that are neither invasive nor evasive? You will find no better help with these questions than the guidance offered in this book, written from the depths of Marianna’s own experience of grief and the compassion of her great heart. Enter the wisdom here, and let it enter you, and you will emerge as a wiser caregiver and a wiser human being.”
“Supporting people who are grieving deep losses is an act of deep compassion. But how shall we approach these opportunities to be truly human—from getting past our own fears of loss and grief, to being present to those who grieve in ways that are neither invasive nor evasive? You will find no better help with these questions than the guidance offered in this book, written from the depths of Marianna’s own experience of grief and the compassion of her great heart. Enter the wisdom here, and let it enter you, and you will emerge as a wiser caregiver and a wiser human being.”
Parker Palmer
author of
A Hidden Wholeness;
Let Your Life Speak and
The Courage to Teach
From Wayne Muller:
"It is difficult to imagine wishing for anyone more lovingly attentive than Marianna Cacciatore. Marianna has literally spent the bulk of her life listening for where life refuses to wither, especially in the presence of the most painful loss, grief, and death.
"I have been privileged to witness her tender, intuitive presence bring miraculous healing with children, youth and adults. She teaches us that Everyone has within them everything they need to heal. But she also reminds us that even when we love, we still have our own work to do. She offers priceless gifts, potent in their simplicity that can help us all bear fruitful witness to that inner strength and healing in anyone who struggles with the ache of grief and loss."
"It is difficult to imagine wishing for anyone more lovingly attentive than Marianna Cacciatore. Marianna has literally spent the bulk of her life listening for where life refuses to wither, especially in the presence of the most painful loss, grief, and death.
"I have been privileged to witness her tender, intuitive presence bring miraculous healing with children, youth and adults. She teaches us that Everyone has within them everything they need to heal. But she also reminds us that even when we love, we still have our own work to do. She offers priceless gifts, potent in their simplicity that can help us all bear fruitful witness to that inner strength and healing in anyone who struggles with the ache of grief and loss."
from the Introduction by Wayne Muller, author of Legacy of the Heart: The Spiritual Advantage of a Painful Childhood, and How then shall we live: Four simple Questions that Reveal the Beautyand Meaning of our Lives.
From Mark Nepo:
“In ancient times, art was useful and it is said that souls intent on living would reach deep into their wound and bring the fire living there into the light. Marianna Cacciatore is of this lineage. She has been shaped early by loss and has lifted its lessons out into the open. All with clarity and love. This humane and skillful weaving of story and insight offers immediate tools for anyone in the midst of grief or loving someone suffering through grief.”
“In ancient times, art was useful and it is said that souls intent on living would reach deep into their wound and bring the fire living there into the light. Marianna Cacciatore is of this lineage. She has been shaped early by loss and has lifted its lessons out into the open. All with clarity and love. This humane and skillful weaving of story and insight offers immediate tools for anyone in the midst of grief or loving someone suffering through grief.”
Mark Nepo, author of Surviving Has Made Me Crazy; Facing the Lion, Being the Lion; The Exquisite Risk and The Book of Awakening
From Jerry Wennstrom:
"There is no deeper well, with water more healing, than the well drilled into the bedrock of one’s deepest personal tragedy. Mysteries draw to the edge of this well a world of suffering and a drink of its clear cool water redeems all who come. “Being There,” is just such a well and it gives meaning and purpose to the impossible conditions of grief."
"There is no deeper well, with water more healing, than the well drilled into the bedrock of one’s deepest personal tragedy. Mysteries draw to the edge of this well a world of suffering and a drink of its clear cool water redeems all who come. “Being There,” is just such a well and it gives meaning and purpose to the impossible conditions of grief."
Jerry Wennstrom