We can’t really prepare for grief. The only experts on grief are those who have survived it and then helped others do the same.

Retreat leader, former psychotherapist, and bestselling author Paula D’Arcy is one of those experts. In Winter of the Heart, she shares her life’s work, accompanying you through seasons of grief and the emotions that come with the loss of a loved one or after other major changes in life.

Winter of the Heart is a companion for anyone early in grieving process—for the person experiencing shock, emotional pain, an inability to move, guilt, intense anger, and a range of other emotions that might be new to you.

Paula D’Arcy lost her young husband and toddler in a violent car accident more than four decades ago. She understands your grief and can also help you look to what’s on the other side—hope, acceptance, recognition that what you are experiencing is both common and unique, and the essential counsel that you need not ever “get over it.”

Winter of the Heart is for those who mourn the death of a loved one, but it is also for counselors and pastoral ministers. You’ll find D’Arcy’s words relevant for other occasions when mourning can be painful, including the end of a marriage, job loss, and other major life changes.

 

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Paula D’Arcy is a proven bestselling author on the subject of grief, with more than 200,000 copies of her books in print.D’Arcy maintains a busy schedule of retreats, lectures, and workshops throughout the United States.D’Arcy is widely recognized as one of the great Catholic spiritual teachers of our time.

Paula D’Arcy is an author, retreat leader, speaker, playwright, and former psychotherapist. In 2001, she established Red Bird Foundation, which supports the growth and spiritual development of those in need throughout the world. The foundation has twice sponsored WOMENSPEAK, an international conference that honors the woman’s voice as a force of peace and healing for the world.

D’Arcy survived the loss of her husband and young daughter in an accident in 1975. She was three months pregnant at the time. Among her bestselling books are Gift of the Red Bird, Waking Up to This Day, and the award-winning Stars at Night. D’Arcy serves as an adjunct faculty member of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas.

She has one daughter and lives in Texas.