The Magic in the Tragic
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The Magic in the Tragic
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See moreIn The Magic in the Tragic, grief counselor and mental health expert John Tsilimparis, MFT, helps you reframe loss, tragedy, and unexpected change in an authentic, radically new way---by drawing on history, the arts, music, nature, and practical therapy exercises---so you can walk forward into the future with hope and emotional resilience.
Discover a new way to think about your grief and loss. Esteemed psychotherapist and bereavement counsellor John Tsilimparis, MFT, shows you the ways grief and loss intertwine with beauty, tenderness, and human connection to empower you to build emotional resilience in a difficult world.
What if you could flip the script on the pain in your life and learn how to cultivate purpose and joy—not after grief but during it, not despite hardship but because of it? What if you could find a type of magic in your tragedy? A way to understand your emotions and reframe your grief that opens you up rather than shuts you down?
Drawing on his own story, scientific and philosophical evidence, the soothing effects of the arts and nature, and three decades of experience as a psychotherapist and grief counsellor, John Tsilimparis offers a new take on adversity in The Magic in the Tragic. In these uncertain times, you'll be equipped to:
- Approach grief in an empowering way
- Acquire the tools needed to develop emotional resiliency
- Address fear and uncertainty head-on rather than avoid it
- Embrace difficult times without sugarcoating them
- Access the unseen beauty of your deepest emotions
- Discover the healing power and belonging of music, art, and nature
The Magic in the Tragic powerfully explores how the hardest things in life intersect purpose and meaning, splendor and connectedness. When you embrace the magic in your tragic seasons, you can step into the future with hope, knowing that even when grief comes, it comes with an invitation to new life.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781400251544
Publisher: HarperCollins Focus
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 31 July 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Harper Celebrate
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 147.0mm
Height: 221.0mm
Weight: 516g
Pages: 240
About the Author
John Tsilimparis, MFT, is a distinguished psychotherapist, mental health consultant, writer, podcast host, and former adjunct professor at Pepperdine University and UCLA. He is the author of Retrain Your Anxious Brain. He was a featured mental health expert on A&E’s Obsessed and has appeared on John Mulaney’s Everybody’s in LA, Larry King Live, The View, Fox 11 News, KTLA-News, KABC-TV, KCBS-TV, and KCAL-TV. John is a former staff therapist in the department of psychiatry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and in the department of addiction medicine at Kaiser Permanente. He’s a member of the Advisory Board Committee for the popular and prestigious mental health platform Wondermind, and he is an active supporter for mental health advocacy and volunteers with This Is My Brave, a charity dedicated to ending mental illness stigma. In his private practice, John focuses on treating individuals suffering from depression, grief and loss, severe anxiety disorders like OCD, phobias, panic disorder, and trauma. John is a lover of the arts and the curative allure that creativity inspires. He is also a musician and a published composer. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.
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