Bearing the Unbearable

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If you love, you will grieve—and this profound truth is central to our humanity. When a loved one dies, the overwhelming pain can feel unbearable, especially with traumatic losses that evoke visceral reactions of denial. Grieving is often a wild, nonlinear journey that can extend beyond societal expectations. Organized into fifty-two short chapters, this book serves as a companion during life’s most challenging moments, illustrating how grief can foster connection, compassion, and a deeper understanding of our shared humanity. Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, a bereavement educator, researcher, Zen priest, and leading counselor, guides us through the heartbreaking journey of love, loss, and grief. Through poignant stories from her decades of experience supporting individuals and families, as well as her personal encounters with loss, she creates a space for processing, integrating, and honoring our grief. This work is essential not only for the bereaved but also for grief counselors, therapists, social workers, clergy, educators, academics, and medical professionals. Its fifty-two accessible chapters are ideal for reading aloud in support groups and are now available as an online course from the Wisdom Academy.