Success Made to Last with author Kara Bowman, Licensed Marriage Therapist

NOW – A NEW BOOK ENTITLED HEARTBREAK TO HOPE: POEMS OF SUPPORT FOR GRIEF AND LOSS HELPS CAPTURE THIS CHALLENGING JOURNEY FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, KARA BOWMAN – IS A LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN GRIEF AND TRAUMA. SHE JOINS US NOW TO DISCUSS THIS CONTINUING CHALLENGING JOURNEY FOR SO MANY AND HOW THROUGH HER POETRY AND HER PRACTICE…SHE GUIDES THOSE THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCES…INTO A RENEWED FEELING OF HOPE.

• KARA: WE HAVE BEEN LIVING THROUGH A TIME UNLIKE ANY OTHER – WITH THOUSANDS KILLED BY THE PANDEMIC, LOCKDOWNS PREVENTING RETUAL FORMS OF GRIEVING AND ISOLATION ON MANY FRONTS. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ADVISING PEOPLE THROUGH THEIR LOSSES DURING THIS PAST YEAR AND EVEN NOW?  

• TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOK - HEARTBREAK TO HOPE: POEMS OF SUPPORT FOR GRIEF AND LOSS. WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO WRITE IT?

• HOW IS POETRY AN EFFECTIVE OUTLET WHEN DEALING WITH PAIN AND GRIEF – ESPECIALLY NOW?

• WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SEEING AND EXPERIENCING IN YOUR PRACTICE AS A THERAPIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN GRIEF AND TRAUMA… NOW AND THIS PAST YEAR SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN?

• WHAT MESSAGES DO YOU HOPE PEOPLE WILL WALK AWAY WITH AFTER READING YOUR BOOK? AND HOW CAN THEY GET A COPY OF IT?