Grief category: 2356 books
by Jane Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
The loss of a pet can hit us as hard as the loss of any close friend. Yet pet bereavement is so little talked about that, along with their grief and pain, animal lovers may find themselves having to deal with feelings of confusion and even embarrassment at the strength of their reaction.
For...
by Terri Ann Leidich
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2010
When Terri Ann Leidich's twenty-year-old son was suddenly killed in a vehicle accident, she was thrown into the roller coaster agony of grief. Adapted from the journal she kept through the experience of her horrendous loss, this book is a roadmap for parents who have lost children, as well as for...
by R. M. Burns
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
My lesbian partner died suddenly in 2010. There was very little in the way of lesbian support and I had to seek comfort from the people in my lifestyle. I want to change that; hence, this book. It is a true story about my journey through immense grief. I have also included a poem I wrote about grief.
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids
100 Practical Ideas
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings...
Losing A Parent
Practical Help For You And Other Family Members
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Whether from a sudden accident or a slow, terminal illness, the death of a parent is devastating to adults and children alike. In Losing a Parent, Fiona Marshall helps readers understand the process of coping with a parent's death, from preparing for death to recognizing the different stages of grief,...
Jane Brody's Guide to the Great Beyond
A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
From the beloved New York Times columnist, trusted authority on health, and bestselling author comes this complete guide to everything you need to know–emotionally, spiritually, and practically–to prepare for the end of life.
An invaluable road map to putting your affairs in order–or...
No Time to Say Goodbye
Surviving The Suicide Of A Loved One
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2011
Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. Even incest is now discussed freely in popular media, but the suicide of a loved one is still an act most people are unable to talk about--or even admit to their closest family or friends. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths author...
Companioning You!
A Soulful Guide to Caring for Yourself While You Care for the Dying and the Bereaved
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Based on Dr. Wolfelt's unique and highly regarded philosophy of "companioning" versus treating mourners, this self-care guide for professional and lay grief caregivers emphasizes the importance of taking good care of oneself as a precursor to taking good care of others. Bereavement care...
Wonderful Counselor
A Journey Through Grief and Healing with the Holy Spirit
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
In February 2008, Alicia Crawley got the phone call every parent dreads: two of her children had been in a car accident. Her son, Jonathan, was fine, but by the time Alicia arrived at the scene minutes later, her sixteen-year-old daughter, Lauren, had died. In the days that followed, Alicia, who until...
Exit Laughing
How Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
There’s nothing funny about dying … or is there? Malachy McCourt, Jacquelyn Mitchard, and 22 more share hilarious and moving stories of confronting death. Exit Laughing makes death more approachable as it reveals the funny side of “passing on.” As painful as it is to lose a loved one, *Exit...
Dream New Dreams
Reimagining My Life After Loss
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
A remarkably frank, deeply moving, and inspiring memoir by Jai Pausch, whose husband, Randy, wrote the bestseller The Last Lecture while battling pancreatic cancer.
"Jai is such a giver that she often forgets to take care of herself," Randy Pausch wrote about his wife*.* "Jai...
by Katherine Fair Donnelly
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015
An extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own families
When a brother or sister dies, surviving siblings often receive little support or recognition of their pain. But their grief is real, and there is a way to recover...
Holding Back The Tears
Facing up to the fact your child has died.
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2015
Facing up to the fact your child has died......... Bereavement loss of a child through accident or cot death suicide any other illness's it is a fact of life no one expects their own child to die before they do, don't face it alone The devastion it can cause us is overwhelming and outwith our own...
In Lieu of Flowers
A Conversation for the Living
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
“Grieving is as natural as breathing, for if we have lived and loved, surely we will grieve. . . .”
Nancy Cobb meets death in the most vital of places–in the lives of everyday people–and in doing so has found a way to infuse this darkest subject with light. Her candor and refreshing...