From Hurting to Happy: Transforming Your Life After Loss

This is one of several books I've read by Barbara. In this one she addresses the many kinds of loss that we may need to confront some day--jobs, marriages, health, death, a feeling of security...and it has the same touch I've appreciated in her other books. She writes inspiring true stories and through her "helping hand" that ends each story, she speaks directly from her heart to her reader's, always bringing in the power of God to help us through life's transitions. This is a very good book to give to a friend who is going through a tough time.

I welcomed reading Barbara Bartocci's stories about real people dealing with difficult losses. My experience was to feel so alone - a bit of a misfit in my pain and sorrow. We are seldom prepared to know what to do, what to say, or how to deal with our losses. She made me feel part of the human family experience. Her good concrete constructive suggestions on ways to cope, and move forward helped my healing process. She also gave me a new awareness on how to support friends and family when they are hurting- I give them the book and am available to listen.

From Hurting To Happy: Transforming Your Life After Loss by professional speaker and author Barbara Bartocci, is a profoundly inspiring self-help guide to coping with all forms of loss, specifically including the loss of home, career, marriage, or loved ones. The long journey of learning to accept life and move on is rarely an easy one; anecdotes, recommendations, and soulful advice helps make the burden easy in this highly recommended and "reader friendly" instructional guide.

Barbara Bartocci's newest book From Hurting to Happy gave me great advice on dealing with loss.... I always thought of loss before as the death of someone... but her book reminds me that there are many kinds of loss... I just never thought of it that way before. In one year, I lost my job, I lost my husband (he moved out) and my last child left home.... and I didn't handle it well at all. But I never saw those as the same kind of loss as a death, and equally deserving of grief. I wish I had had FROM HURTING TO HAPPY to offer me some insights back then. This book deals with the many kinds of losses that are part of life transitions. Most especially, I appreciated the suggestion of prayer as part of the recovery process. I highly recommend it to anyone facing a traumatic time in life.

Barbara Bartocci gives the reader an insight to her life. I found the book gave me an insight to the author and how she dealt with tragedy. I found her writing spoke to me and the day after finishing the book, I was able to put some of the information to use. I am now able to leave the pain behind and move forward.