Kintsugi for Grief: A Practical Guide to Working Through Grief and Loss (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781923674882)

You don't move on from grief. You learn to carry it differently.
In The Kintsugi Paradigm on Grief, Jacques Retief offers a calm, deeply human guide to navigating loss by understanding how it reshapes you.
Inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi, the practice of repairing broken pottery with gold - this book presents a powerful idea:
What is broken is not ruined. It can be rebuilt with meaning.
Grief is not a problem to solve.
It is an experience to move through, with care, honesty, and time.
This book avoids clichés, false positivity, and rushed timelines. Instead, it provides a grounded, practical way to understand grief and begin rebuilding life with clarity and dignity.
Inside, you will learn:

• Why grief does not follow neat stages, and what to expect instead
• How to function in the early days of loss when everything feels unstable
• The difference between carrying grief and being consumed by it
• How identity, relationships, and meaning shift after loss
• Practical ways to rebuild routines, stability, and purpose over time
• How to honour what was lost without losing yourself in the process

This is not about "closure".
It is about continuity, integration, and quiet strength.
Written in a calm, clear, and compassionate voice, this book is for anyone navigating loss, whether recent or long ago, and for those supporting others through it.
You may not return to who you were before.
But you can become someone stronger, steadier and in control of your destiny.


Author: Jacques Retief
ISBN-10: 1923674889
ISBN-13: 9781923674882
Publisher: Retief Libris Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2026
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d