Author: bobl

5 out of 5 “There can never be enough discovery vehicles to help lead people out of the all-too-often confusing wilderness of their pasts. Redemption of the Shattered is a valuable tool on the road to wellness.” Russell Friedman, co-author of the best selling grief book: The Grief Recovery Handbook

“The journey from torment to peace is profound, and it is vividly rendered. The honesty of his writing is a gift to anyone who has experienced trauma, alienation, the inability to digest or to forgive.”

“Redemption Of The Shattered by Bob Livingstone is an emotional self propelled path toward healing. I enjoyed it for many reasons. Mainly, I was relieved by the ease at which I, a lay person, could read and comprehend the book. Sandtray therapy was a foreign topic to me, but after reading this book, I feel...

“Redemption of the Shattered is the moving journey of the author as he recovers from the death of his father. Mr. Livingstone’s honest, first person portrayal of his emotions, combined with the Family “Discussion Questions, such as, ‘In the beginning of the chapter, Rob is so angry and out of control that he smacks his...

“In each chapter, the author starts with a picture of the sandtray he created, goes on to tell the metaphoric story behind the scene, and ends with lessons learned. Through 24 chapters, the reader has an incredible opportunity to peek at the “journey” the patient goes through in dealing with issues of death of a...

“In Redemption, Mr. Livingstone bares the unique passageway that took him from fragmentation to wholeness, from darkness to light, so that we all might benefit from his journey. With sand tray therapy as a powerful therapeutic tool, he replayed the adolescent dramas around his father’s death that longed for expression in his adult soul. His...

“A well-written book that emphasizes that there is help out there for those who need it. You don’t have to be alone in a time of crisis. A book that everyone should be reading, including young adults and teenagers.”

“Redemption of the Shattered is an excellent book, one which I will recommend to therapists learning to use Sandtray Therapy with the bereaved. I appreciate not only the readability of the book, but the photos and descriptive passages.”

“Redemption of the Shattered touches not only on the difficult passage of adolescence, but also the further complicated passage of adolescent grief. Mr. Livingstone utilizes personal story, myth, and sandtray techniques to help the therapist and the client begin to make meaning out of one of life’s most shattering and incomprehensible events — the death...

“This book is recommended to those very insightful adolescents who may be dealing with loss, as well as to professionals and educators. The strength of Redemption of the Shattered: A Teenager’s Healing Journey Through Sandtray Therapy, by Bob Livingstone LCSW, lies in the willingness and openness of the author to document his very personal experiences...