Synchronicity in Grief

Reconstructing Meaning After Loss

Jennifer Hill

• Publisher: Routledge
• Edition: 1
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Psychology
• Print ISBN:
  9781041251705
  9781041251699
• Subtopic: Social Psychology
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040861516
• Index: Psychology

The book weaves together Jungian theory, contemporary grief frameworks, and intimate accounts of synchronicity across diverse loss experiences—from pet loss to spousal bereavement, parent–child relationships, and beyond. Each chapter offers practical exercises that professionals can immediately incorporate into their work with grieving clients. This compassionate guide provides a comprehensive model for understanding the interplay between emotion, cognition, and spirituality in grief. It also shares tools for responding empathetically to clients' reports of synchronistic experiences without pathologizing them. For coping, it contains techniques for working with the dead through active imagination and strategies for navigating grief in a culture that often denies death. This will be a useful read for researchers and professionals working with bereavement therapy. It will also be of interest to grief counselors, healthcare providers, pastoral counselors, and the bereaved.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Figures and Tables
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction to Synchronicity in Grief
• 2 Grief Theory in Synchronicity in Grief
• 3 Synchronicity Catalyzes Meaning Reconstruction and Continuing Bonds
• 4 Synchronicity in Birth Parent Loss
• 5 Synchronicity in Pet Loss
• 6 Synchronicity in Grandparent Loss
• 7 Synchronicity in Parent Loss
• 8 Synchronicity in Life Partner Loss
• 9 Synchronicity in Grief: Conclusions
• Index