The Alchemy of Hope: Healing Post Traumatic Stress and Catastrophic Grief

Shades of Sorrow, Visions of Fulfillment

When you've drunk the bitter cupful,
you will find a rare jewel at the bottom.
B. A. Elliott

Sorrow is no stranger to anyone's life. Sorrow is usually associated with loss, grief and uninvited change. It may be tied to a loss of status or role as when a marriage ends or the last child leaves home. Some suffer at the loss of place: a desert lover transplanted to a Northeastern city. Who has not felt emotional pain at the fading of a friendship? We anguish...