Moving on Doesn't Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss - Paperback

by Gina Moffa (Author)

Winner: Silver Nautilus Book Award, Death & Dying/Grief & Loss

Licensed grief and trauma therapist Gina Moffa illuminates a non-linear path through grief, with tools and practices to grieve at your own pace and use loss as a catalyst for a more connected, meaningful life moving forward--perfect for readers of Grief Day by Day and It's OK That You're Not OK.

After nearly two decades of clinical experience and her own journey after losing her mother to cancer, Gina Moffa, LCSW offers knows all too well how disorienting, painful, and lonely grief can be. In Moving on Doesn't Mean Letting Go, she offers a heartfelt, practical map through loss--one that can shift the pain of your grief even when things feel unpredictable and overwhelming. With her help you'll learn to:

• Navigate the initial shock of the "griefall"
• Recognize your unique grief rhythm
• Get in touch with your needs, feelings, and boundaries
• Mange social media and interactions with the outside world
• Connect mind and body through somatic exercises and self-reflections

Gina gives readers permission to grieve authentically--with none of the toxic positivity that bypasses the possibility of true healing and transformation--because you don't have to choose between falling apart or staying strong. You can learn to be empowered by the very thing you imagined would swallow you whole.

"A must read. Help your mind feel less heavy and open the door to deep personal growth" --Yung Pueblo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lighter and Clarity & Connection.

Author Biography

Gina Moffa, LCSW, MA, is a licensed psychotherapist, mental health educator, and media consultant in New York City. In practice for nearly two decades, she has helped thousands of people seeking treatment for trauma, grief, as well as challenging life experiences and transitions. This includes work with Holocaust survivors at 92Y, as well as being a clinical director for a Mt. Sinai Hospital Outpatient Program specializing in addictions. She received her master's degree in social work with a specialty in trauma from New York University.