Books – Ginny Pizzardi

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From Lost to Found

Losses That Keep You From Living

Loss is an unavoidable part of life — there are big losses that knock you to your knees, and small ones that just ruin your day. Some happen so often that we no longer notice them… we've become numb.

Most of us never really acknowledge the losses we've endured, and never allow the emotions associated with them to surface. We try to be strong, or tell ourselves it doesn't really matter.

The truth is, it does matter. Unacknowledged and unresolved loss can impact your relationships, your work, your ability to feel happiness or realize your potential. It can lead to addiction, depression… even physical illness.

But there is another way, a way to find the happiness you've been missing. In this simple but powerful book, you'll learn to recognize the losses that are stealing your joy — including events you never recognized as loss, but that prevent you from being all you can be. You'll discover how to release those difficult emotions safely, and find your way to the freedom and happiness you long for.

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"In 'From Lost to Found' Ginny Pizzardi offers a way out of this dilemma. Her warm, caring, insightful words will help every reader to uncover those unresolved losses and heal those old wounds at last. It's a guidebook to joy, one I can recommend to all my clients, students, friends, and family."

— Jack Morin, Ph.D., Psychotherapist, Author & Teacher

"Ginny Pizzardi shares the importance of understanding and recognizing the losses each of us has endured. She offers personal comfort and validation, and provides us with a way to negotiate the journey of finding ourselves and, ultimately, finding enduring happiness and peace. Ginny is a master at getting to the core of the issues surrounding loss as she presents poignant case examples from her own practice as a therapist, and provides tools for self-healing that include journaling, creative visualization, meditation, and mindful awareness. This book offers something for everyone, in all stages of life, and leaves us feeling empowered to face our fears and reclaim our right to joy and happiness."

— Eileen F. Levy, Ph.D., Director, School of Social Work, San Francisco State University

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Lessons in Loss

What Every Therapist Needs to Know

There is a single common thread that runs through all the difficulties that cause people to enter therapy. Within every concern your clients bring you, and every issue you uncover in your work together, is an unresolved experience of loss.

With Lessons in Loss you'll gain an understanding of the many ways loss prevents your clients from living their lives to the fullest, and what you can do to help them heal.

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"The inevitable losses of life range from small to overwhelming. Often we feel we should brush them aside quickly, partly because they hurt, and partly because we're supposed to "move on." This wise book explains how unresolved losses persist far longer than we realize, leaving us vulnerable to all kinds of distress. It shows beginning and experienced therapists alike how to help themselves and their clients to face, grieve, and grow from loss. Ginny Pizzardi offers a bold call to courageous self-exploration and deep acceptance."

— Jack Morin, Ph.D., Psychotherapist, Author & Teacher

"In this provocative little book the author explores how to move beyond unresolved childhood loss that is frequently at the heart of our greatest challenges, be it addiction, sexual, emotional or physical abuse, divorce, or virtually any experience where significant change is vital. Packed into these pages is the wisdom of a dedicated therapist whose own experiences of early childhood loss can deepen every helping professional's understanding and skill. Here are insights and tools for moving beyond current crises to a place of greater peace, resolution, and personal effectiveness."

— Hal Z. Bennett, Author of Write From the Heart