Sometimes pain falls on us that cannot be foreseen. Loss of a job, friendship or loved one, cruel betrayal, violence, terminal illness or global catastrophe. All these events do not pass without a trace - they change our lives forever. And even if others say that "you need to be strong," and "anxiety and depression are a shame," we must learn to withstand strong experiences in order to move on. This book is a therapeutic self-help guide that explains: how to learn to accept painful events and related feelings; what emotional avoidance is and how to work with it; how to heal the pain of a long-standing trauma or relieve anxiety about the uncertainty of the future; and what to do when the problem is too big and you feel you can't handle the scale of it.