Donna H. DiCello ’96 (New England, PsyD) published Reckoning: A Haibun Journey on July 1 through Red Moon Press. Blending reflective prose with haiku in the Japanese literary form known as haibun, the book traces DiCello’s decision to close her psychotherapy practice after more than 30 years and begin a new chapter centered on poetry and creative work.
DiCello is a licensed clinical psychologist, whose career has included private practice, service as Associate Director and faculty member at the University of Hartford’s Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology, adjunct teaching in New England’s PsyD program, and clinical faculty work with the Yale School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. She has also written and presented on grief, bereavement, and Italian American mental health, and her poetry and essays have appeared in literary journals.
She is also the co-author, with PsyD faculty member Lorraine Mangione, PhD, of Daughters, Dads, and the Path Through Grief: Tales from Italian America. Drawing on the experiences of 50 women, this book examines the enduring bond between fathers and daughters and the grief, identity, family history, and cultural traditions that shape a daughter’s experience after her father’s death.
