The Phenomenon of the Psychology of Grief. Towards the Power

“The Phenomenon of the Psychology of Grief. Towards the Power” by Oksana Korolovych is a deep, honest and healing book about what awaits us after loss. How to endure it? How not to break? And most importantly, how to turn pain into a resource that leads to post-traumatic growth?

The author, a psychologist and a woman who lost her husband in the war, writes from the position of a person who knows what grief is. She does not impose ready-made solutions, but delicately guides the reader through all the stages of experiencing loss. The first part of the book deals with the phenomenon of death itself, the spiritual understanding of loss, as well as the connection with ancestors and the worldview of our pagan ancestors. The second part is more practical: it describes the types of grief — children, parents, widows, military — and provides specific psychotherapeutic guidelines that will help you survive each of these losses.

This book is not only about grief, but also about recovery. That grief is “an initiation that we must go through for ourselves and for the family system as a whole” in order to reach a new level of our “I”. The author invites the reader on a journey – not to forget, but to accept. She sincerely admits: “I will not tell you: “It will be easier from now on”. It will be different – ​​that is what I can guarantee”.

This book will become a support for all who have experienced loss, as well as an invaluable resource for psychologists, psychotherapists and specialists working with the topic of grief.