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The Reality Of Loss

Author : Joanne E. Sullivan
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1456816713
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (568 download)

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Download or read book The Reality Of Loss written by Joanne E. Sullivan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-24 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The words that are the course of most relationships are: life, love, loss, healing, hope and happiness. Grieving is part of this process. We don’t get over grief, we get through it. The loss of a loved one becomes a part of who we are. We have to learn how to restructure our lives rather than retreat from life. This does not happen in six months or a year, it happens over a life time. It is a long continuum of joy and hardship. What attributes from our loved one will we now make a part of us? What lessons have been learned? How can we integrate these lessons and apply them to our everyday life? Remembering the humor, the love, the good times, as well as the difficult times, can help us through days when we are feeling a little lost. Often we edit our memories to provide us with the comfort or laughter that we need during this time. It is my wish that you will fi nd some healing, hope and happiness knowing that others have gone before you, not just surviving, but are able to have a producti ve life. Remember, life is for the living and now is a good ti me to start. Peace Joanne

Tell Me The Truth About Loss

Author : Niamh Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0717183858
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Tell Me The Truth About Loss written by Niamh Fitzpatrick and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 2017, Niamh Fitzpatrick's life fell apart overnight. Her beloved sister Dara was killed in a helicopter crash. Soon afterwards, Niamh's marriage disintegrated, and she feared she would lose her house. Life as she knew it had ended and the loss she suffered was staggering. A psychologist for many years, Niamh's job was to guide clients through the worst times in their lives. Drawing on everything she learned, first to survive and then, in time, to begin to thrive, Tell Me the Truth about Loss is a psychologist's journey through loss, grief and the worst of times, while finding hope along the way. A beautiful book for when life isn't what you expect it to be.

The Truth About Grief

Author : Ruth Davis Konigsberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439152640
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book The Truth About Grief written by Ruth Davis Konigsberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five stages of grief are so deeply imbedded in our culture that no American can escape them. Every time we experience loss—a personal or national one—we hear them recited: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The stages are invoked to explain everything from how we will recover from the death of a loved one to a sudden environmental catastrophe or to the trading away of a basketball star. But the stunning fact is that there is no validity to the stages that were proposed by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross more than forty years ago. In The Truth About Grief, Ruth Davis Konigsberg shows how the five stages were based on no science but nonetheless became national myth. She explains that current research paints a completely different picture of how we actually grieve. It turns out people are pretty well programmed to get over loss. Grieving should not be a strictly regimented process, she argues; nor is the best remedy for pain always to examine it or express it at great length. The strength of Konigsberg’s message is its liberating force: there is no manual to grieving; you can do it freestyle. In the course of clarifying our picture of grief, Konigsberg tells its history, revealing how social and cultural forces have shaped our approach to loss from the Gettysburg Address through 9/11. She examines how the American version of grief has spread to the rest of the world and contrasts it with the interpretations of other cultures—like the Chinese, who focus more on their bond with the deceased than on the emotional impact of bereavement. Konigsberg also offers a close look at Kübler-Ross herself: who she borrowed from to come up with her theory, and how she went from being a pioneering psychiatrist to a New Age healer who sought the guidance of two spirits named Salem and Pedro and declared that death did not exist. Deeply researched and provocative, The Truth About Grief draws on history, culture, and science to upend our country’s most entrenched beliefs about its most common experience.

It's OK That You're Not OK

Author : Megan Devine
Publisher : Sounds True
ISBN 13 : 1622039084
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book It's OK That You're Not OK written by Megan Devine and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging conventional wisdom on grief, a pioneering therapist offers a new resource for those experiencing loss When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your world, here is the first thing to know: there is nothing wrong with grief. “Grief is simply love in its most wild and painful form,” says Megan Devine. “It is a natural and sane response to loss.” So, why does our culture treat grief like a disease to be cured as quickly as possible? In It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides—as both a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner—Megan writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, “happy” life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life alongside grief rather than seeking to overcome it. In this compelling and heartful book, you’ll learn: • Why well-meaning advice, therapy, and spiritual wisdom so often end up making it harder for people in grief • How challenging the myths of grief—doing away with stages, timetables, and unrealistic ideals about how grief should unfold—allows us to accept grief as a mystery to be honored instead of a problem to solve • Practical guidance for managing stress, improving sleep, and decreasing anxiety without trying to “fix” your pain • How to help the people you love—with essays to teach us the best skills, checklists, and suggestions for supporting and comforting others through the grieving process Many people who have suffered a loss feel judged, dismissed, and misunderstood by a culture that wants to “solve” grief. Megan writes, “Grief no more needs a solution than love needs a solution.” Through stories, research, life tips, and creative and mindfulness-based practices, she offers a unique guide through an experience we all must face—in our personal lives, in the lives of those we love, and in the wider world. It’s OK That You’re Not OK is a book for grieving people, those who love them, and all those seeking to love themselves—and each other—better.

Transcending Loss

Author : Ashley Davis Bush
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101532750
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Transcending Loss written by Ashley Davis Bush and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1997-08-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Compassionate, poignant, and practical. . . . Transcending Loss will be a great blessing on your lifetime journey of recovery.”—Harold Bloomfield, MD, psychiatrist and author of How to Survive the Loss of Love and How to Heal Depression Death doesn’t end a relationship, it simply forges a new type of relationship—one based not on physical presence but on memory, spirit, and love. There are many wonderful books available that address acute grief and how to cope with it. But they often focus on crisis management and imply that there is an "end" to mourning, and fail to acknowledge grief’s ongoing impact and how it changes through the years. “This is a book about death and grief, yes, but more important, it is a book about love and hope. I have learned from my experience and interviews with courageous people about pain, struggle, resiliency, and meaning. Their stories show over time, you can learn to transcend even in spite of the pain.”—from the introduction by Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW

Good Grief

Author : Granger E. Westberg
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 1506469558
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Good Grief written by Granger E. Westberg and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fifty years Good Grief has helped millions of readers, including NFL players and a former first lady, find comfort and rediscover hope after loss. Now this classic text is available in a new edition with a foreword by one of the nation's leading communicators of medical health care information. An afterword by the author's daughters tells how the book came to be. Good Grief identifies ten stages of griefshock, emotion, depression, physical distress, panic, guilt, anger, resistance, hope, and acceptancebut, recognizing that grief is complex and deeply personal, defines no "right" way to grieve. Good Grief offers valuable insights on the emotional and physical responses persons may experience during the natural process of grieving. The anniversary gift edition includes space for readers to record thoughts about their personal experience with grief. Whether mourning the death of a loved one, the end of a marriage, the loss of a job, or other difficult life changes, Good Grief is a proven steady companion in times of loss.

The Journey Through Grief

Author : Alan D. Wolfelt
Publisher : Companion Press
ISBN 13 : 1617220973
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The Journey Through Grief written by Alan D. Wolfelt and published by Companion Press. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spiritual companion for mourners affirms their need to mourn and invites them to journey through their very unique and personal grief. Detailed are the six needs that all mourners must yield to and eventually embrace if they are to go on to find continued meaning in life and living, including the need to remember the deceased loved one and the need for support from others. Short explanations of each mourning need are followed by brief, spiritual passages that, when read slowly and reflectively, help mourners work through their unique thoughts and feelings. Also included in this revised edition are journaling sections for mourners to write out their personal responses to each of the six needs. This replaces 1879651114.

When You Lose Someone You Love

Author : Joanne Fink
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1620082896
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book When You Lose Someone You Love written by Joanne Fink and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with expressive sentiments and beautifully simple illustrations from the personal grief journal of award winning artist/author Joanne Fink, this special edition of When You Lose Someone You Love offers a healing connection with all who are dealing with one of life’s most challenging times. Readers will understand that they are not alone, that there will be days when you feel overwhelmed, nights when you can’t sleep, and times when waves of sadness wash over you unexpectedly. Affirming and cathartic, this book will help bring healing without sugarcoating the challenges of losing a loved one. When You Lose Someone You Love is an incredible gift of comfort for anyone who endures the journey of losing a spouse, a family member or close friend. When You Lose Someone You Love features... • Life-affirming insights from the personal grief journal of an award-winning artist. • Expressive sentiments take readers through the many emotions of loss. • Beautifully illustrations on every page. • A 116 page book that offers the “look and feel” of a very personal greeting card.

Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm

Author : Jon Katz
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805092196
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm written by Jon Katz and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the dogs of Bedlam Farm that inspire the author's books.

Geography of Loss

Author : Patti Digh
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493004158
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Geography of Loss written by Patti Digh and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-12-23 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extraordinary book is borne of loss: the loss of love, of certainty and assuredness, of knowing where we are or who we are, of beauty and youth, of health, of life itself, of privacy, and of roles and of knowing. When someone or something we love leaves us, we suddenly walk alone into new territory without them. We become strangers in new lands, places where the landscape is unalterably changed, where the center of gravity has somehow faltered and become weak, making us feel as if we might fall off the surface of the earth. Sometimes, that moment of loss defines the rest of our lives, becoming a center to our compass forever. This unique book is a guidebook, an atlas of those experiences of loss and grief, a map for living through and into change and impermanence, to moving on anew. You are the navigator through the three main sections: Embrace what is: walk into your new landscape Honor what was: be grateful for your old landscape Love what will be: live into your future landscape Illustrated throughout with art submitted from around the world, this book is an atlas of experience, utilizing map imagery and the richly metaphoric, evocative, and functional language of geography to help you place yourself on your own journey, to find your way through helpful exercises and an empathetic, expert guide.

A GRIEF OBSERVED (Based on a Personal Journal)

Author : C. S. Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book A GRIEF OBSERVED (Based on a Personal Journal) written by C. S. Lewis and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-29 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Grief Observed is a collection of Lewis's reflections on the experience of bereavement following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, in 1960. The book was first published under the pseudonym N.W. Clerk as Lewis wished to avoid identification as the author. Though republished in 1963 after his death under his own name, the text still refers to his wife as "H" (her first name, which she rarely used, was Helen). The book is compiled from the four notebooks which Lewis used to vent and explore his grief. He illustrates the everyday trials of his life without Joy and explores fundamental questions of faith and theodicy. Lewis's step-son (Joy's son) Douglas Gresham points out in his 1994 introduction that the indefinite article 'a' in the title makes it clear that Lewis's grief is not the quintessential grief experience at the loss of a loved one, but one individual's perspective among countless others. The book helped inspire a 1985 television movie Shadowlands, as well as a 1993 film of the same name. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, lay theologian and Christian apologist. He is best known for his fictional work, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain.

On Grief and Grieving

Author : Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476775559
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book On Grief and Grieving written by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years after the death of Elisabeth K bler-Ross, this commemorative edition of her final book combines practical wisdom, case studies, and the authors' own experiences and spiritual insight to explain how the process of grieving helps us live with loss. Includes a new introduction and resources section. Elisabeth K bler-Ross's On Death and Dying changed the way we talk about the end of life. Before her own death in 2004, she and David Kessler completed On Grief and Grieving, which looks at the way we experience the process of grief. Just as On Death and Dying taught us the five stages of death--denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance--On Grief and Grieving applies these stages to the grieving process and weaves together theory, inspiration, and practical advice, including sections on sadness, hauntings, dreams, isolation, and healing. This is "a fitting finale and tribute to the acknowledged expert on end-of-life matters" (Good Housekeeping).

Sad Isn't Bad

Author : Michaelene Mundy
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497683033
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Sad Isn't Bad written by Michaelene Mundy and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the book that Elf-help fans everywhere were asking for . . . a book to help children grieve in healthy ways. This friendly and loving guide is loaded with positive, life-affirming help to coping with loss as a child.

Living with Loss

Author : Dan Moseley
Publisher : Xyzzy Press
ISBN 13 : 1601480059
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Living with Loss written by Dan Moseley and published by Xyzzy Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Skye Dearborn's wishes seem to be coming true, but someone with a twisted obsession is now controlling her fate. Will Skye's new life prove to be all that she's dreamed of or a nightmare she can't escape?

Finding the Good in Grief

Author : John Baggett
Publisher : Kregel Publications
ISBN 13 : 0825443199
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (254 download)

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Download or read book Finding the Good in Grief written by John Baggett and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2013 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding the Good in Grief is both a practical and inspirational guide that teaches readers to learn, change, and grow through their grief. In five stages, Baggett demonstrates how to: Trust God and rely on others Choose reality instead of illusion Resist the temptation to get stuck Recognize moments of grace Discover new meaning and purpose

The Adult Orphan Club

Author : Flora Baker
Publisher : Flora Baker
ISBN 13 : 1838063501
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Adult Orphan Club written by Flora Baker and published by Flora Baker. This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vulnerable, honest and deeply personal guide to finding your way through grief. Flora Baker was only twenty when her mum died suddenly of cancer. Her coping strategy was simple: ignore the magnitude of her loss. But when her dad became terminally ill nine years later, Flora was forced to confront the reality of grief. She had to accept that her life had changed forever. In The Adult Orphan Club, Flora draws on a decade of experience with grief and parent loss to explore all the chaotic ways that grief affects us, and how we can learn to navigate it. Written with the newly bereaved in mind and packed with practical tips and advice, this book guides the reader through every step of their grief journey and opens up the death conversation in an honest, heartfelt and accessible way. Whether you’re grieving your own loss or supporting someone else through grief, The Adult Orphan Club will show you that you’re not broken, and you’re not alone.

The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change

Author : Pauline Boss
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324016825
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change written by Pauline Boss and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do we begin to cope with loss that cannot be resolved? The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us haunted by feelings of anxiety, despair, and even anger. In this book, pioneering therapist Pauline Boss identifies these vague feelings of distress as caused by ambiguous loss, losses that remain unclear and hard to pin down, and thus have no closure. Collectively the world is grieving as the pandemic continues to change our everyday lives. With a loss of trust in the world as a safe place, a loss of certainty about health care, education, employment, lingering anxieties plague many of us, even as parts of the world are opening back up again. Yet after so much loss, our search must be for a sense of meaning, and not something as elusive and impossible as "closure." This book provides many strategies for coping: encouraging us to increase our tolerance of ambiguity and acknowledging our resilience as we express a normal grief, and still look to the future with hope and possibility.