A book by Jungian psychotherapist Irma Skruibienė, "A Ticket to the Funeral of the Snowman", has been published

"A Ticket to the Funeral of the Snowman" is an illustrated story for children aged five and up, as well as the adults who are taking care of them. The book reveals the kinds of experiences children and the grown-ups around them go through when they hear news about the approaching death of a loved one, and what they face once the loss occurs.

Here you will find examples of how adults can talk with children about death, and what helps them cope with difficult feelings and thoughts related to loss. At the same time, the book is playful – challenging experiences are balanced with the lighthearted way of looking at the world that is so natural and necessary for children. It is full of colorful illustrations and playful elements, and the text includes two songs about spring.

At the website besmegeniobilietas.lt you will find the story behind the creation of the book, recommendations on how to talk to children about death, and musical recordings of the songs woven into the book.

The author of the book, psychologist and Jungian psychotherapist Irma Skruibienė, runs a private psychotherapy practice and gives seminars on loss psychology and environmental psychology. Irma is the co-author of the book Home Psychology and the creator of the blog Home Therapy.

The author gently accompanies both the child and the adult through the ‘soul gates opened by grief’ into the theme of death and mourning – something that is given ever less space in our fast-paced world. Following the experiences of the inhabitants of the Hollow of Lilies of the Valley, the reader is gradually permeated by the full palette of emotions and feelings that accompany loss. There is no moralizing didactics, no complex theoretical explanations, and yet, having walked through the Hollow of Lilies of the Valley, one is left softly touched by a clear light of understanding.

Eglė Minelgaitė Beinorienė, psychotherapist, Jungian psychoanalist