Living with Grief: An Existential Guide
Grief is not something we “get over.” It is something we learn to live with, to weave into the fabric of our lives in new and different ways. This in-depth guide, written by Dr Chloe Paidoussis-Mitchell, Chartered Counselling Psychologist and author of The Loss Prescription, offers gentle reassurance and therapeutic insight for anyone feeling lost, stuck, or overwhelmed by loss.
Drawing on existential therapy and over 25 years of clinical experience, the guide explores:
Why grief feels like a “broken record” — and why that’s natural.
The cost of bottling up feelings and how to begin to let grief speak.
How love continues after death in new and meaningful forms.
The loneliness of grief and the truth of existential isolation.
The deep weariness of carrying life without your loved one.
Living with the paradox of knowing your loved one has died, yet still yearning for them.
Grounding and check-in practices to steady you in the storm.
Existential reassurance that longing for life, meaning, and joy is never “too much.”
Whether you are newly bereaved or living with loss that still aches years on, this guide is a compassionate companion to remind you that grief is not a sign of weakness, but of love — and that life, though changed, can slowly be rewoven with meaning.