End of the Hour: A Therapist’s Memoir by Meghan Riordan Jarvis
By Meghan Riordan Jarvis
Notes from Cole:
A must for any deathworker’s shelf. I tore through this book because of its compelling story and because of Jarvis’ writing. She places words on the page with heartfelt aplomb. I think anyone who works with death, dying, grief, loss, or bereavement will find this memoir to be meaningful both professionally and personally. What happens when the provider struggles? Equal parts real-life-gets-real and heartfelt processing on the page—this one’s a winner.
I received an ARC copy of this book from Zibby Media! Thank you!
"A frank chronicle of healing." --Kirkus Reviews
What happens when a trauma therapist is traumatized by loss?
Esteemed trauma therapist Meghan Riordan Jarvis knew how to help her patients process grief. For nearly twenty years, Meghan expected that this clinical training would inoculate her against the effects of personal trauma. But when her father died after a year-long battle with cancer, followed by her mother's unexpected passing while on their family vacation, she came undone.
Thrown into a maelstrom of grief, with long-buried childhood tragedy rising to the surface, Meghan knew what she had to do―check herself into the same trauma facility to which she often sent her clients. In treatment, trading the therapist's chair for the patient's couch, Meghan took her first steps toward healing.
A brave story of confronting life's hardest moments with emotional honesty, End of the Hour is for anyone who has experienced the unpredictable, lasting power of grief―and wondered how they'd ever get through it.
