A Guide for Finding Hope in the Landscape of Loss
Touching Two Worlds helps readers re-learn how to grieve at a time of collective mourning.
Winner of the 2023 Nautilus Silver Award
In Touching Two Worlds, a trauma psychologist explores the inner workings of her own grief—and leaves a kind of hand-drawn map for those rebuilding hope in the aftermath of loss.
Dr. Sherry Walling: Why I wrote this book
Inside the Book
Take-a-moment reflection exercises
Marking grief anniversaries
Talking to kids about death
How to cry in public
Movement as grief therapy
Movement as Therapy
In Touching Two Worlds, Dr. Sherry writes about alternative grief therapy—and that time she joined the circus. Aerial arts helped ease her grief, so she launched Circus for the Brokenhearted to help others heal through movement.
Original Circus Show
To honor Mental Health Awareness Month, Sherry and the Twin Cities circus community created an original show featuring Touching Two Worlds and storytelling through circus arts.
Praise for Touching Two Worlds
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"Using a ‘show don't tell’ approach, Dr. Walling's experience and expertise help move the reader from overwhelm to groundedness."
– JJ Virgin
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Virgin Diet
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"An intimate window into the transformative power of grief, lovingly paired with healthy, practical coping strategies of how to care for yourself and others in life’s most sensitive times."
– Michael Freeman, MD
Founder of Econa and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine
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"Dr. Walling elegantly demonstrates how to lean into resilience. This work reflects the training of a trauma therapist and the open-hearted vulnerability of someone who is unafraid of her humanness."
– Dan Martell
Entrepreneur & CEO of SaaS Academy
About Dr. Sherry Walling
Sherry Walling, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, speaker, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Her life’s work is helping high-achieving people navigate painful and complex experiences. Her podcast, ZenFounder, has been called a “must listen” by both Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines.
Sherry resides in Minneapolis. She has been known to occasionally perform as a circus aerialist.
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