"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:	9781476684284
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/16/2020
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.34(d)
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. After a career in private practice, she now sees clients remotely from Argentina and the United States.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Foreword Neil J. Skolnick, Ph.D. 1

Introduction 9

1 Flying from Autumn to Spring 15

2 Not Just Another Husband 24

3 Elusive Encounters 37

4 Ripples of Loss 48

5 Where Did My Self-Esteem Go? 59

6 I Carry a Horror in My Heart 68

7 Dancing Interrupted 79

8 Minotaurs in the Labyrinth 88

9 Missteps of a Widow in the World of Singles 100

10 Playful Restorations 114

11 The Anniversary 124

12 A Colorful Carlos Day 135

Epilogue: One Year Later 145

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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