"Don't Be Sad When I'm Gone": A Memoir of Loss and Healing in Buenos Aires

by Beatriz Dujovne

Overview

The monumental sense of dislocation we experience after losing a loved one can be life-altering. There is no script for grieving--each individual passes through their own phases of mourning. In this personal narrative, psychologist Beatriz Dujovne documents how she grieved the loss of her husband and sought therapy during an extended stay in her hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Recounting her healing process day-to-day, from shock through recovery, this book traces her navigation of the uncertainty and devastation that often engulfs those who have suffered profound loss.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476641850
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	10/01/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	166
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Beatriz Dujovne was born and raised in Buenos Aires, and has lived half of her adult life in the American Midwest. She received a graduate degree in psychology from the University of Buenos Aires, and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. She was awarded the honor of Academician representative of the National Academy of Tango in the United States from the National Academy of Tango in Buenos Aires. She now dances in Buenos Aires and in the United States.
Beatriz Dujovne was born and raised in Buenos Aires, and has lived half of her adult life in the American Midwest. She received a graduate degree in psychology from the University of Buenos Aires, and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. She now dances in Buenos Aires and in the United States.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Neil Skolnick
Introduction
 1. Flying from Autumn to Spring
 2. Not Just Another Husband
 3. Elusive Encounters
 4. Ripples of Loss
 5. Where Did My ­Self-Esteem Go?
 6. I Carry a Horror in My Heart
 7. Dancing Interrupted
 8. Minotaurs in the Labyrinth
 9. Missteps of a Widow in the World of Singles
10. Playful Restorations
11. The Anniversary
12. A Colorful Carlos Day
Epilogue: One Year Later

Editorial Reviews

Beatriz paints a portrait of an analyzed grief—but not in the ways you might think. This book isn’t about dissecting grief itself in order to move beyond it. Rather, it’s a love story. One about a husband and wife, yes. Even more, it’s a love story between one’s former self and the self that is yet to come.”—Megan Devine, author of It’s OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand

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