Living Through Personal Crisis

This book is about the small and large losses that happen to people, experiences that plunge them into a state of adjustment. It guides those moving through the mourning process and those who are struggling with depression and other symptoms of distress as they start to realize that they are grieving their loss. It is also for the families and friends of those who have suffered a loss.The kinds of losses discussed include deaths and divorces; injuries to oneself and others; loss of jobs, health, and security from the economy, accidents, terrorist acts, or on the battlefield. The book guides its readers through the healing process, through the hurts, through the depression, through the anger and blame, back to the hope of a fulfilling life.

Ann Kaiser Stearns, Ph.D., is the author of “Counseling the Grieving Person” in the textbook, Pastoral Counseling; the best-selling Living Through Personal Crisis (published in seven languages); Coming Back — Rebuilding Lives After Crisis and Loss; and Living Through Job Loss. She has authored articles on police officer and first responder exposure to traumatic events — risk factors and resilience — as well as a case study on resilience in the aftermath of a traumatic brain injury. Dr. Stearns is a noted professor of psychology who has received awards for “Excellence in Teaching” from Loyola College, Johns Hopkins University, and the Maryland Psychological Association. Earlier in her career, she was a chaplain at Michigan State University and a behavioral scientist in the Family Practice Residency Program at Franklin Square Hospital. She is a longtime Professor of Psychology at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), and also continues to teach veteran officers at the Baltimore County Police Academy. She lectures widely around the country and has been interviewed on more than 200 radio and television programs in the U.S. and Canada.