Jungian psychoanalyst Charlotte Mathes experienced a parent's worst nightmare--the death of her child. In this book, she describes her experience of struggling to find meaning and wholeness in one of the most shattering of experiences. That journey led her to Jungian archetypal psychology and to a heartfelt desire to help others come to terms with the profound sense of grief and loss that follows such an event.

The author tells her story of "personal knowing from walking the path of mother grief," while establishing a background that guides the reader through the steps and archetypes...