Klaus Klein
Registered Clinical Counsellor
"And each wave reminds me that, no matter my desires, no matter my stuttering courage, no matter my tenacity, life won't always go the way I want it to."
Grief is a silent trail guide. Whether it's a divorce, job loss, betrayal, or loss of a loved one facing present circumstances and moving forward by creating a new reality takes time and effort. Do the inner work - or die inside.
Klaus shares his journey of picking up the pieces after his first marriage ended in divorce and what it took to rebuild himself so that he could be in a healthy committed relationship of almost 3 decades. He explores what it took to thrive in his marriage with the ups and downs until the very end.
He asks himself the deeper questions that have come up from his grief process. Questions that move him forward into growth and the courage to develop a new identity for living a life after a loss that will never be the same.
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“私はそのたびに気づかされます。
どれほど強く願っても、
勇気を振り絞っても、
必死に抗っても、
人生は思い通りにはならないのだと。”
波が打ち寄せるたびに思い知らされる。 けれど. 後悔はなくとも喪失の深い悲しみの波は今もなお押し寄せてきます。
私はそのたびに気づかされます。どれほど強く願っても、勇気を振り絞っても、必死に抗っても、人生は思い通りにはならないのだと。
悲しみは、静かに歩むべき道を教えてくれる。離婚、仕事の喪失、裏切り、大切な人との別れ――どんな形であれ、現実と向き合い、新しい日々を築いていくには、時間と覚悟が必要になる。心の奥と向き合わなければ、生きる力そのものを失ってしまう。
筆者であるクラウス氏は、最初の結婚が離婚に終わったあと、砕け散った自分を拾い集め、健やかな関係を築き直すまでの歩みを本書で綴っている。
その後、約30年にわたる結婚生活の中で、浮き沈みを経ながらも妻と共に生き抜いた軌跡を描いている。 クラウス氏は、深い悲しみの中で自らに問いかけた。その問いは彼を前へと押し出し、成長へと導き、新しい自分をつくり上げる勇気を与えていった。失ったものは二度と戻らない――それでも人は、新しい人生を歩き出す。
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“When we do the work on ourselves, when we work on our own personal growth and development as individuals, the direction of the relationship between teen and parent goes more and more into a healthy direction.”
Are you a parent of a teen? Or soon to be one?
Do you feel lost, confused, angry, frustrated, overwhelmed?
Do you wish to improve your relationship with your teen son or daughter?
There are no quick answers that will make parenting easy.
There is no magic wand that will suddenly turn your teen into a respectful and cooperative human being. Through ‘Essays From A Parent And Teen Counsellor’, Klaus shares his experiences working as a therapist for 15 years with teens and parents in a high school setting.
He outlines concepts that you as a parent can practice step by step moving your present situation towards more growth and connection. You may not be able to ‘change’ your teen, at least not over night, but they cannot stop you from ‘changing’ yourself either. Parenting is a practice. It’s also about growth and evolution.
As parents evolve – then the impact on the teen relationship shifts as well. Even one change from one essay starts the relationship change process in a better direction with your son or daughter.