Bereavement category: 2356 books
by Susanne E. Levi
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
First let me say that I never, in my worst nightmare, would have wanted to write a book on this subject. But because I did have the worst thing happen to me in my life, I wanted to let people who have never experienced the loss of a child have a better understanding of what life is like for the parents,...
The Grieving Child
A Parent's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Making a Child's World Whole Again
Explaining death to a child is one of the most difficult tasks a parent or other relative can face. The Grieving Child offers practical, compassionate advice for helping a child cope with the death of a parent or other loved one. Parents of children from preschool...
When Your Loved One Dies
A Practical Funeral Preparation Guide for Family Members
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
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...
by Basia Bonkowski
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
This is the remarkable account of the last days of one womans life. As author Basia Bonkowski gathers with her brothers to watch over their mother as she lies in hospital, she gradually unravels the threads that have formed the rich tapestry of her mothers life and her own. As a girl her mother fled...
Helping People with Developmental Disabilities Mourn
Practical Rituals for Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Frequently, people with developmental disabilities are excluded from bereavement ceremonies when a loved one or friend dies, therefore not receiving the special care needed for comprehending their own feelings of loss. Focusing on creating mourning rituals for special needs people, this guide offers...
Real Life Diaries
Through the Eyes of a Funeral Director
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Dead bodies. Crying families. Middle of the night calls. These are just a few of the things funeral directors deal with as part of life’s calling. What inspires someone to choose a career in the funeral profession? What do they love about their job? How do they really feel when handling dead bodies?
In...
The Unspeakable Loss
How Do You Live After a Child Dies?
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
A guide to hope and healing after the death of a child, from a grief counselor and psychotherapist who has been there.
Nisha Zenoff lost her son in a tragic accident when he was just seventeen years old. Now, with decades of experience as a grief counselor and psychotherapist, she offers support...
Grief Diaries
Surviving Loss of a Sibling
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Christine lost her 38-year-old sister to suicide. Shannon lost her 21-year-old brother to a drunk driver. Brooke lost her 31-year-old brother to homicide.
Part of the award-winning Grief Diaries series, Surviving Loss of a Sibling shares the poignant stories of 13 people who have lost a brother...
Breaking Sad
What to Say After Loss, What Not to Say, and When to Just Show Up
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
Real stories and real feedback on what should be said, what should be kept to yourself, and what can be done when trying to support someone you care about as they navigate loss. Breaking Sad helps us start conversations through its pages of personal stories and suggestions from everyday survivors—bringing...
by Cassie Miller, Brynn Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2015
Unaware that one moment, one split-second can change their lives irrevocably, friends, Brynn and Cassie, find themselves on a journey that will test all that they know.
On September 16th, 2014, as Brynn and Cassie prepared to send their sons to preschool, what should have been a day of excitement...
A Grief Like No Other
Surviving the Violent Death of Someone You Love
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
A Grief Like No Other is the book no one wants to ever have to buy; sadly, many people continue to need it. From 9/11 to Cindy Sheehan's son from mass tragedies like the recent London bombings to Law and Order type crimes that make the news only to be replaced by another name. As such, more people...
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death
A Guide to Living Well with Serious Illness
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2017
Often when death is the inevitable and impending outcome of a health diagnosis, doctors are reluctant to discuss alternatives to treatment, feeding into a culture of denial that can result in expensive, ineffective, and unnecessary over treatment that may or may not extend life but almost always damages...
Staying in Charge
Practical Plans for the End of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Practical, emotional, and spiritual guidance
The time may come when you or a loved one has to face a life-threatening illness; when you realize that you or your loved one may be dying. It's never easy to think about the last years of life, but being prepared can help you have your hopes and...
Widows' Words
Women Write on the Experience of Grief, the First Year, the Long Haul, and Everything in Between
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2019
Becoming a widow is one of the most traumatic life events that a woman can experience. Yet, as this remarkable new collection reveals, each woman responds to that trauma differently. Here, forty-three widows tell their stories, in their own words.
Some were widowed young, while others were...