Bereavement category: 2356 books
Three Minus One
Stories of Parents' Love and Loss
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2014
Three Minus One: Parents’ Stories of Love and Loss is a collection of intimate, soul-baring stories and artwork by parents who have lost a child to stillbirth, miscarriage, or neonatal death, inspired by the film Return to Zero. The loss of a child is unlike any other, and the impact that it has...
Wild Comfort
The Solace of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
In an effort to make sense of the deaths in quick succession of several loved ones, Kathleen Dean Moore turned to the comfort of the wild, making a series of solitary excursions into ancient forests, wild rivers, remote deserts, and windswept islands to learn what the environment could teach her in...
by Diane Meyer
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013
This ebook is based on Diane's personal journey of healing and self re-discovery. Her dental and facial trauma began in 2004 and climaxed in 2012 with a 10 hour bilateral Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Replacement surgery.
Diane leads you through a series of steps, the same steps that she followed...
Swimming in a Sea of Death
A Son's Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2008
Both a memoir and an investigation, Swimming in a Sea of Death is David Rieff's loving tribute to his mother, the writer Susan Sontag, and her final battle with cancer. Rieff's brave, passionate, and unsparing witness of the last nine months of her life, from her initial diagnosis to her death, is...
Surviving the Loss of a Child
Support for Grieving Parents
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Nothing can steal peace and joy and undermine the very foundation of someone's life like losing a child. It is devastating on a level that most of us can't imagine. Written after the loss of the author's own child, Surviving the Loss of a Child offers encouragement and hope to those who may think...
by Mari L. McCarthy
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2019
It is a painful inevitability that we must all deal with loss and grief in our lives. Grief can take many different forms: the death of a close friend or family member, the end of a relationship, the aftermath of a serious illness or the loss of a job.
When we mourn, we experience intense,...
The Cedar Canoe
What Happened to Ryan?
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
A young man is found dead from an apparent overdose/suicide in a small Northwestern Ontario town. What happened to Ryan, the builder of a beautiful cedar canoe? His mother, Kathy, searches for answers to what led up to his death, shocked with the discovery that he used drugs such as cocaine. She searches...
The End-of-Life Handbook
A Compassionate Guide to Connecting with and Caring for a Dying Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
This book address both the emotional and psychological issues associated with death and dying and the practical and medical realities typically dealt with at this time-unusual among titles in this subject area.
The authors, a psychologist and medical doctor, are passionate advocates for quality...
You Can Keep the Damn China!
And 824 Other Great Tips on Dealing with Divorce
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Almost 50% of American marriages end in divorce, so it stands to reason that most people have experienced the effects of divorce in some way. Breaking up is hard to do, but that rocky road can be smoothed with this guide featuring contributions by hundreds of former spouses who’ve made it out in...
When Your Family's Lost a Loved One
Finding Hope Together
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
All families eventually face the loss of a loved one. When it happens, it can place great strain on a marriage, as well as on other relationships. That's partly because we don't know what to do with our feelings and partly because every family member grieves in his or her own way. In this book, Nancy...
Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: The Newest Techniques for Overcoming Symptoms, Regaining Hope, and Getting Your Life Back
The Newest Techniques for Overcoming Symptoms, Regaining Hope, and Getting Your Life Back
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
More than 13 million Americans experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and one out of 13 adults will develop it in their lifetime. Recent worldwide crises and events including the Iraq war; the September 11th attacks; numerous Columbine-like events; the Catholic Church child molestation scandal;...
Traveling through Grief
Learning to Live Again after the Death of a Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
When a loved one dies it can seem like life will never be normal again. The world can become a blur of flowers, relatives, cards, and well-meaning visitors; and the griever may feel that he or she cannot come up for air. But there is normalcy after death, say authors Zonnebelt-Smeenge and De Vries;...
by James Lindsay
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Life is short, and it can be sweet. Contemplating death is looking into a mirror that allows us to see these simple facts clearly, as if for the first time. We have every reason to believe that we have but one life to live—and no good reasons to believe otherwise—and death marks the termination...
by JoNancy Sundberg
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Grief and loss affect everyone. Whether it’s a disappointment, death, or death of a dream, life’s losses can make you feel sad, hopeless and discouraged. When your world seems to be falling apart, Hope in Times of Grief is an essential resource. With encouraging Bible verses and insightful quotes...