Bereavement category: 2356 books
by Todd Harra, Kenneth McKenzie
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
When the casket reached the front of the sanctuary, there was a loud cracking sound as the bottom fell out. And with a thump, down came Father Iggy.
From shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and runaway corpses, undertakers have plenty of unusual stories to tell—and a special way of telling...
The Great Below, The
A journey into loss
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Maddy's husband, the poet Michael Donaghy, died suddenly at the age of fifty, leaving her to bring up their young son alone. After the shock of his unexpected death, the funeral and public mourning of this well-loved and respected writer, Maddy had to help her son deal with the loss of his father...
Her Choice to Heal
Finding Spiritual and Emotional Peace After Abortion
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
What do 33% of American women have in common? They've experienced abortion.
You might be one of these women. Or maybe it's your friend, sister, coworker, or the woman sitting next to you at church. Regardless, post-abortive women are in pain, and at some point, most will experience post-abortion...
by Connie Auran
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
For those grief-stricken widows who need immediate help and advice this condensed book provides how-to-survive tips as well as what to do today and who to call. It is a booklet written with a loving and empathetic concern for those bereaved in a short and easy-to-read format.
by Connie Auran
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
For those grief-stricken widowers who need immediate help and advice this condensed book provides how-to-survive tips as well as what to do today and who to call. It is a booklet written with a loving and empathetic concern for those bereaved in a short and easy-to-read format.
Where There's a Will
A Practical Guide to Taking Charge of Your Affairs
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
"Kerrigan's tone is carefully balanced and the writing is compelling he urges us to seize the day before it seizes us" (Sarah Stone, Dying Matters Coalition). Death is inevitable, yet most of us avoid thinking about it at all costs. But is ignorance really bliss? Perhaps if we prepare ourselves thoughtfully...
Standing in the Shadow
Help and Encouragement for Suicide Survivors
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2002
Grief counselor June Cerza Kolf is repeatedly asked for specific guidance in helping suicide survivors function and heal. Their grief is unique in that the trauma of suicide leaves them in such a devastated state that the typical coping mechanisms no longer work.
With deep sensitivity, Kolf leads...
Living When a Young Friend Commits Suicide
Or Even Starts Talking about It
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2010
In the last thirty years, the suicide rate among young people has tripled. In this book addressed to the young survivors of this epidemic, Earl A. Grollman, the internationally known lecturer, writer, and grief counselor, and Max Malikow, a psychotherapist and pastoral counselor, offer solace and...
Death... And How To Survive It
A unique, practical and uplifting guide to coming to terms with the loss of your partner
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
'He passed away', 'She's gone', 'He died'...
As anyone who has ever lost a loved one will know, the wording doesn't affect the meaning. Nothing can shield you or prepare you for the brutal reality and crippling pain of a death and its repercussions.
Kate Boydell was widowed at the age...
by Judy Collins
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2006
Sanity & Grace speaks to all who have endured the sorrow of losing a loved one. In the depths of her suffering, Collins found relief by reaching out to others for help and support. Now she extends her hand to comfort other survivors whose lives have been affected by similar tragedy. Honest and...
The Seven T's
Finding Hope and Healing in the Wake of Tragedy
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2007
Beloved singer-songwriter Judy Collins draws on her personal experience with her son's suicide to guide readers through grieving the loss of a loved one who has died under tragic circumstances.
The death of a loved one is always painful and the grieving process complex and profound. Yet when...
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...
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,...
Planning Memorial Celebrations
A Sourcebook
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2013
Memorial services are not so much rites for the dead as celebrations by the living and for the living of the lives of those who have died. Such ceremonies are an important way of saying good-bye, yet most people are not sure exactly what to do when the task of arranging one falls to them.
Here...