In the prevailing grief theory, the dead stay dead and the cure for a broken heart is to forget and detach. ?They could be wrong,? says Robert Orfali author of the recently published book Grieving a Soulmate. ?In a soulmate relationship the ongoing love can be a cure for a broken heart.? Orfali?s cure is based on the idea of ?continuing love and continuing bonds with our dead soulmate.? According to Orfali, ?You can continue to dance with your dead lover: the love affair simply goes on.? However Orfali believes that for the love relationship to continue, the overwhelming pain of young grief must first be brought under control. He proposes a novel approach based on ?divide and conquer.? It?s about chunking the overwhelming grief into manageable ?buckets? where it can be eradicated. Says Orfali, ?My Jeri seemed to magically reappear after I got rid of those horrible grief bursts. I could dance with my soulmate once again.?
In his recently-released book Grieving a Soulmate: The Love Story Behind ?Till Death Do Us Part,? Robert Orfali takes?on the difficult topic of soulmate grief with?courage,?out-of-the box?thinking, and deep love. Ranging from the practical to the emotional??and frequently blending the two??Orfali?s style of writing makes a difficult topic easier to manage. He writes in an easy style that is?analytical?yet speaks?from the?heart. The?content is thought-provoking, unique, and original. It can be a gentle and informed?guide?to?the deep grieving?that accompanies?the?death of a?soulmate. This?book should help?a surviving soulmate (or spouse) quickly?overcome?the red-hot pain of grief. It?s about how to reconstruct a life,?find meaning, and deal with the big existential?issues from a secular perspective. It?s a survival guide?for?the?last stages in a?soulmate relationship.
?Orfali writes in a straightforward, often bullet-pointed style, but infuses it with intellectual seriousness and emotional depth. The result is both a useful guide to end-of-life issues and a profound reflection on their meaning.?A heartening testament to the ability of love to transcend loss."
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Robert Orfali and his soulmate of thirty years, Jeri Edwards Orfali,?were?both in the computer software field in the early days of Silicon Valley. They co-authored three best-selling?software?books and together went on several world tours to promote?their?technology.?Jeri?was diagnosed?with?ovarian?cancer, in 1999, shortly after they moved?to?Hawaii.?Jeri and Robert?spent the next ten years fighting?Jeri's cancer and learning how to live with it. Jeri even?learned how?to surf during her?chemo years. She?went?from ?Silicon?Valley Executive?Woman of the Year? to??Waikiki?Surfer Chick.? Jeri?received?one?of?the most moving?surfer funerals?ever. Her ashes are in the?ocean at Waikiki.
Paperback:?280 pages
Publisher:?Mill City Press, Inc.?
Publication date:?January 17, 2011
ISBN-10:?1936400669
ISBN-13:?978-1936400669
Paperback list price: $ 14.95
E-book list price: $ 6.99
Book and e-book available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Store, and others.
E-book formats include Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Nook, Android, and others.
Book website: http://www.GrievingaSoulmate.com.
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