GRIEVING SEPTEMBER 11: EMAIL COURSE, HELP FOR THE JOURNEY," NOW AVAILABLE

Self-Healing Expressions Helps People Transcend Massive Tragedy

February 11, 2002, Lambertville, NJ - Self-Healing Expressions, the recently launched provider of holistic and personal growth email courses, announced today its new grief healing course, "The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey," by Marty Tousley, author and bereavement counselor.

As the debris of September 11th's colossal tragedy continues to clear away, many mourn the loss of loved ones, friends, colleagues and a secure way of life. The "Journey" course guides the bereaved through the process of mourning in 24 email lessons that are delivered on the day and at the interval selected by the recipient, be that daily, weekly or bi-weekly. Each lesson opens with a quote that may make one smile, reflect or weep, followed by a lesson containing thought-provoking questions and commentary on the process of grieving. Lessons build on the preceding ones and contain a resource section, which provides additional support in articles, web sites, books or organizations.

Make the Process of Mourning a Healing One
Steve George, Bereavement Counselor, commented, "Marty has described the responses to grief and normalized these responses in ways consistent with effective grief therapy. Her course brings together, in a logically consistent format, the challenges of the first year of grief. She has described, both sensitively and with excellent detail, the process of grief through time, as well as, the healing journey the grief-stricken enter upon."

Lesson topics include: Disbelief and Denial; Confusion; Disorientation and Fear; Anger; Guilt; Sorrow; Loneliness; Different Grieving Patterns in a Family; Setbacks, Aftershocks and The Recurrence of Grief, and concludes with, From Surviving to Transcending Your Grief.

Ms. Tousley sets the tone of her course in the first lesson, stating, "To make the process of mourning a healing one, you must go through it actively, which means moving through it thoughtfully and deliberately. Expressed grief can be worked with and released, but suppressed grief torments you in ways you cannot control. Healthy, normal mourning is a process of honestly facing the reality of your loss, coming to terms with its impact on your life, learning to access all available resources for recovery, finding meaning in your loss, and continuing to live productively in the years that follow."

Bringing Self-Help to the Multitudes
The low price of the courses (at $16.95) at Self-Healing Expressions ensures that self-help content is accessible to the masses, says June Soyka, the company's president and founder. The former New Yorker and long-time education marketer, adds, "We want to provide a service that helps people through their respective healing journeys. The information imparted is a reinforcement of seminars, books or perhaps an introduction. With our delivery system, people can specify delivery preferences of the lessons and we can effectively point people to available resources that support them - since lessons also suggest relevant books, articles, active web sites, and organizations."

About Self-Healing Expressions
Self-Healing Expressions provides affordable, self-paced email courses on personal growth and holistic topics. Unlike sites that email daily messages or weekly newsletters, the company's delivery system with unique "scheduler" allows students to set their own pace by choosing the day and interval of lesson delivery. Authors and web site owners with a holistic focus provide the course content, and in return, earn royalties, introduce or reinforce messages, and promote books, sites and services. Self-Healing Expressions' database stores, schedules and emails courses for content providers, who can sell them on the company's site, their own site or both. In all scenarios, Self-Healing Expressions manages database and order fulfillment, thereby overcoming the technical challenges often faced by instructors. For more information, visit www.selfhealingexpressions.com.

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