Bereavement category: 2356 books
No one wants to die, alone
When a loved one is faced with terminal cancer
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2014
"This is the story of Carmen, who loses her life to lung cancer at age 60. Told by her sister Nicole, it is the gut-wrenching account of Carmen’s final year and her family’s journey through this crisis with her. The story is graphic, often humorous, and always intensely moving. Above all,...
by Michele Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
Their paths first crossed when she was just a child, and years later they came together to build a marriage that lasted until the day he died. That day wasn't as far in the future as they'd thought though. When a doctor's negligence costs Alan his life, Michele struggles to find her way against a...
Two Hearts Beat as One: When a Twin Dies
A True Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Two Hearts Beat as One: When a Twin Dies is the true story of a pair of identical twins and their experience with coming to terms with dying and separation as a result of terminal illness. The book intertwines feelings, emotions, personal thoughts, memories, and reactions to assist the reader in understanding...
The Birthday Card
Snapshots of a Man's Grief
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
It is a sickening feeling to experience the death of someone who is precious to you. To be hit full in the face with the reality that a person whose life is intricately interwoven in yours has been forcibly removed from it and you will never, never see them on this planet again. You will not be able...
Final Chapters
Writings About the End of Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
"The milkman cried when I told him you were dead.
'Last night,' I said, 'Mark died.'"
This collection brings together 30 short stories and poems about dying and bereavement. Written by mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, wives, husbands and dying people, these moving pieces talk honestly...
The Widowers' Manual
Unrevealed Cornerstones to Regenerate Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
The author of I’m Sorry for Your Loss presents a practical guidebook for men who have lost their wives and are struggling to move forward in their grief.
In The Widowers’ Manual, Wouter Looten—who lost his wife more than a decade ago—uses his own journey and experience to effectively guide...
Supporting People through Loss and Grief
An Introduction for Counsellors and Other Caring Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
What are the different theories of grief? What skills do you need for effective counselling? How can you support people experiencing loss and grief?
This handbook provides a comprehensive guide to counselling and supporting people experiencing loss and grief. It introduces the different models...
Good Grief
Healing Through the Shadow of Loss
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2007
A compassionate guide to the experience of loss as an essential growth process
• Explores the nature of loss as a profound mystery shared by all human beings
• Offers sensitive and practical advice for experiencing grief and preparing for the healing journey that follows
We...
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
Surviving a Grief Storm
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2018
Sally Latimer knows that “the cost of great love is grief.” In her memoir, A Light at the End of the Tunnel, her grief is expressed and her survival clearly addressed. She hopes by writing this book she can bring hope to others who are suffering, and to let them know there is help “out there.”...
Healing Grief at Work
100 Practical Ideas After Your Workplace Is Touched by Loss
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2005
With a gentle and considerate style, this handbook explores what happens when grief and the workplace meet, and the drastic effects of grieving on employees, their performance, and the overall workplace environment. Touching on the different kinds of grief workers can experience, such as death, divorce,...
The Wilderness of Grief
Finding Your Way
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2007
Based on the author's previous guides to a 10-touchstone method of grief therapy, this book takes an inspirational approach to the material, presenting the idea of wilderness as a sustained metaphor for grief-and likening the death of a loved one to the experience of being wrenched from normal...
by Life Squared
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Death is one of the only certain things in our lives, but we rarely talk or even think about it.Yet being able to think about death in a wise way is a critical life skill, as it could enable us to live fuller, better lives while we have the chance and, possibly, die better deaths. So, this booklet...
Grief
Mind Boggling, but Natural
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Grief is one of the most surprising emotions we experience. It can ultimately lead to healing and transformation, or it can devastate and paralyze us. How do we navigate our losses in a way that creates compassion and insight? Can grief be an important element in teaching us about life and its meaning?
GRIEF: Mind...
Passed and Present
Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Passed and Present is a one-of-a-kind guide for discovering creative and meaningful ways to keep the memory of loved ones alive. Inspiring and imaginative, this bona fide "how-to” manual teaches us how to remember those we miss most, no matter how long they’ve been gone.
Passed and...