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  • When Life Hits Hard: How to Transcend Grief, Crisis, and Loss with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Russ Harris book cover
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When Life Hits Hard: How to Transcend Grief, Crisis, and Loss with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Russ Harris

Practical ACT tools for grief and crisis

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Practical ACT tools for grief and crisis

Russ Harris’s guide applies acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to experiences of grief, loss, and upheaval, including bereavement, job loss, relationship endings, and disasters. Its emphasis is on working with difficult feelings while continuing to build a meaningful life. The book covers mindfulness and self-compassion, offers tools for painful memories, and introduces the idea of creating personal grief rituals. It frames recovery not as erasing pain but as finding ways to move forward amid adversity.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults coping with grief, loss, or a major life disruption
  • Readers interested in self-help grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Those seeking exercises related to mindfulness, self-compassion, or grief rituals

Themes

Grief and lossAcceptance and commitment therapyResilience amid adversityMindfulness and self-compassion

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Book overview

Practical skills grounded in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you bounce back when life knocks you down.

Whether it's the loss of a loved one or a job, the end of a relationship, a pandemic, or a natural disaster--nothing really prepares us for those moments when life hits hard and turns our world upside down. The good news is that you can move forward. There are tools you can use to find your way back from despair and live a fulfilling life.

In this candid self-help guide, psychotherapist Russ Harris offers powerful and doable skills grounded in evidence-based ACT to help you recover from grief, loss, and crisis; transcend your pain and suffering; and build a rich and meaningful life--even in the face of adversity. You'll also find tools to help you deal with painful memories, create your own healing "grief rituals," and transform difficult emotions into unexpected allies.

Finally, you'll learn how mindfulness and self-compassion can help keep you grounded, even when it seems like your world is in free fall. If you're ready to start building the resilience needed to heal from loss or thrive in the face adversity, this guide will show you how to get there, one step at a time.

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