Loss, Grief, and Attachment in Life Transitions

Loss, Grief, and Attachment in Life Transitions gives readers an attachment-informed grief counseling framework and a new way of understanding of non-death loss and its treatment.

Jakob van Wielink, MA, is an international grief counselor and executive coach. He is a partner at De School voor Transitie in the Netherlands, a faculty member at the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition in the USA, and is affiliated with IMD Business School's (Advanced) High Performance Leadership Program in Switzerland. Leo Wilhelm, MSc, is a grief counselor, author, executive coach, and advisor to De School voor Transitie in the Netherlands. Denise van Geelen-Merks, MSc, is a psychologist, coach, and couples therapist, and is licensed for systemic work in the Netherlands.

Introduction 1. Exploring Loss 2. To Welcome and Connect 3. About Attachment and Bonding 4. About Sharing Intimacy and Outlining Sexuality 5. About Separation and Loss 6. About Grief 7.About Meaning Reconstruction 8. Resilience: About Coping, Trauma, and the Brain 9. Grief in the Context of Work 10. Dialogue: Putting Loss into Perspective