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When a death happens in the family, our first thoughts are often of the children. However, we feel at a loss for ways to help children deal with death and with their own feelings. Doug Manning provides answers and assurances for anyone who is concerned about a child in grief. Doug looks at the grieving family, the grieving child and the red flags to watch for. He also discusses providing a safe place for children to grieve and being a safe person...
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In May 1951, a car, loaded with bootleg whiskey and traveling without lights, ran a stop sign at a West Texas country crossroads and collided with an ordinary cotton farming family. Five adults died that night, including Elva Edwards' mother, Pearle, her father, Calvin, and her beloved Granny Rogers. One-year-old Elva and her 3-year-old sister somehow survived. The girls grew up on the farm with their Edwards' grandparents whose lives were forever...
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This is a story I never intended to tell. It is a somber, excruciating, painful story. After surviving betrayal, deception, and the mysterious death of a loved one, I knew deep in my heart, I needed to write a book about how it is possible to rebuild a life. The incubation period began years ago after my family tragedy. When I looked for guidebooks to help me rebuild a new life infrastructure, I couldn't find any with tips about moving on. I was uncertain...
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No Time for Tears is a new kind of guide, rich with information and real-life stories, to help not only people struggling through grief due to the loss of a loved one but also those who counsel them. Psychotherapist Judy Heath draws on her experiences in private practice and in her own life, as well as years of research, to address the misconceptions, myths, and misinformation about grief that still abound today. She notes that while popular scholarship...
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ARE YOU AFRAID OF DEATH?
What is death? Is it the end, the beginning, or a transition?
Why are we so afraid of death? After all, death is inevitable.
"Overcoming the Fear of Death: Through Each of the 4 Main Belief Systems" helps us reduce and overcome our fears without having to change our beliefs about death.
It is written for:
• The Devout, the Agnostic and the Atheist
• Baby Boomers, GenX'ers and Millennials
• Everyone!
What you will...
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Perhaps the only thing that can impact and shape a woman's life with the same power as her mother's love and guidance is her mother's death. In 'Without My Mum', Leigh Van Der Horst shares her own honest, heartfelt story of losing her beloved mother to cancer in 2008. She invites us on a journey that is at times heartbreaking and others heartwarming, yet is ultimately comforting and inspiring. With genuine warmth and candor, Leigh...
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There are many reasons why people grieve. In my case, I had the sudden loss of my two children who were killed in a car accident, and I was badly injured, when we were hit by a drunk driver. There are certain basic similarities to what happens to us when we suffer a devastating loss. There are patterns or stages that many of us have heard about. But I fully believe that every experience of grief is unique to the individual who goes through it. So...
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The death of a child immerses parents into a life-long challenge of living with one of life's most heartbreaking losses. Pilgrimage through Loss tells the story of one family's journey, along with interviews from thirty other mothers and fathers who add their voices to the silences that often surround suffering in our 'mourning-avoidant' culture. Hunt illuminates the varied pathways parents eventually discover that open their lives to strength and...
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How do you become an expert of your own grief when a loved one dies?
Erik Lewin shares how he turned the profound loss of his mother and father into life-changing growth, with intimacy, warmth and humor. He offers a no-nonsense, commonsense way to create your personal path to acceptance of your loss.
Lewin became an expert in his grief experience twice over, encouraging readers to find their own way, as no two lives or losses are the same. He eschews...
50) The W Word
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In The "W" Word: One Woman's Journey TO & THROUGH Widowhood, author Jo Horne shares her intimate journey of love, loss, and self-discovery. When her husband of 40+ years passes away after a long illness, she finds herself navigating the unfamiliar territory of widowhood. From the bittersweet passage of her husband's last six months to the small victories of her first two years alone, she shares the ups and downs of her journey with unflinching honesty....
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Grief is the emotion experienced by discovery; death of a person; and loss of a place, thing, time, art, and music. The discovery pertains to extramarital affair; cheating in a relationship; and addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling, pornography, wrong doing, etc. The loss of a person pertains to the relationship, i.e., friendship, dating, breakups, caregiver, divorce, and separation in the family. The loss of a place pertains to moving from a home...
52) Grief and Trauma
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This book defines Trauma and Grief. The definitions include the stages of grief and the different types of both trauma and grief. Examples are given to help you better understand the meaning, understand that it is normal to feel certain emotions and to go through certain stages while experiencing a significant loss. A loss can be one of a loved one, a job or even a separation of a relationship. Not only does this book educate you on what grief and...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 Beginnings are delicate or explosive. They can start almost invisibly or arrive with a big bang. They hold the promise of new lessons to be learned, new territory to be explored, and old lessons to be recalled, practiced, and appreciated.
#2 Don't judge the journey of others, and don't let them judge yours. All persons are free to have the experiences their souls...
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Beautifully Broken was born many years prior to the first words hitting the pages of this book. My experience with suicide started as a child with my mother's suicide attempts and continued with the loss of one of my best friends while I was in college. After that loss, my brother attempted suicide and one of my first true loves took his life, and my father also died from suicide.
My husband was my strength, and the only way I survived the loss of...
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Widowhood Is Not Funny is a Guidebook for the new widow. The new life of a widow is a damn hard journey and the best travel guide is another widow. This Guidebook is written by someone who has been there and done that, someone who has been through the Five Stages of Grief and knows how difficult life is after losing one's husband. The new widow needs help from someone who knows how to get to acceptance. A New Widow especially needs to know she's not...
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Russell Friedman and John W. James are the exclusive providers of grief and grief-recovery related content on a memorial website called Tributes.com, which receives approximately 1.5 million hits per month. In addition to providing helpful articles on recovery from loss, they answer grief-related questions submitted by visitors to the site, The questions are unique and personal, and represent the gamut of emotions experienced by grievers in the aftermath...
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This Funeral Guide is written to help Family Members address the sobering, yet necessary, responsibilities of carrying out the many and often unrealized tasks involved in managing the Funeral of a Loved One. It offers helpful insights, cautions, instructions, and Biblical Resources for dealing with the emotional impact of the Loss of a Loved One and moving forward with one's Life. Pastors and Counselors can also use this Guide in preparation for and...
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While journeying to Egypt, I was told by a channeler of many spiritual masters, that my husband who had recently died was indeed talking to me from "the other side of the veil". He said he wanted his words to be put into writings so others can see your life does continue when you leave your earthly body. I write about how he never understood my ability to see visions and hear voices, but now that he is dead, he knows he can get thru to me. I write...
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24 poems written by a widow regarding her feelings of love for her husband who has passed on due to cancer. The poems cover times of sadness, anger, hurt, love, support, hope and memories. The poems are intended for the reader to be able to relate to what others go thru when they are grieving. It is also intended for anyone who is suffering from grief of any kind to know that they are not alone, there is support available through family, friends,...
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