Bereavement category: 2356 books
by Maxine Harris
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1996
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1996
"Beautifully written and informative. Harris' eloquence is exceeded only by the compassion and insight she brings to this perplexing and formative experience."-Vamik D. Volkan, Univ. of Virginia.
Talking With Bereaved People
An Approach for Structured and Sensitive Communication
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
It can be hard to know what to talk about with a bereaved person over a period of time once you have offered your condolences. This book shows how, by using good active listening skills, empathic exploration and a willingness to talk about the hard issues, you can embark on a process of sensitive...
God's Lent Child
Women Who Found the Grace to Accept What They Must Live Without
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
In God’s Lent Child, women find faith and hope in the midst of the death of their dream. This journey into the darkest night of their souls takes us to a young mother pleading for the life of her newborn; a mother reeling from the shocking news that her college daughter has been kidnapped; a teenage...
What the Dying Teach Us
Lessons on Living
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
What the Dying Teach Us: Lessons on Living is a spiritual approach to health care that teaches the reader about values, hope, and faith through actual experiences of terminally ill persons. This unique approach to health care teaches the living how to deal with grief and the bereavement process through...
A Beautiful Death
Keeping the Promise of Love
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2015
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE IS ABOUT TO DIE? In this compelling story of selfless courage and compassion, Cheryl Lafferty Eckl chronicles how she and her beloved husband, Stephen, moved beyond merely coping with his imminent death from colon cancer to approaching it as one of life's great...
American Afterlife
Encounters in the Customs of Mourning
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Someone dies. What happens next?
One family inters their matriarch’s ashes on the floor of the ocean. Another holds a memorial weenie roast each year at a green-burial cemetery. An 1898 ad for embalming fluid promises, “You can make mummies with it!” while a leading contemporary burial...
Dying, Death, and Grief in an Online Universe
For Counselors and Educators
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2012
"[This book] is an excellent resource for the diverse practitioners and educators who are involved in this nascent area."--Cruse Bereavement Care
"[This] book is innovative and timely, challengingthe reader to think 'out of the box.' Sofka,Cupit, and Gilbert provide a framework...
Understanding and Supporting Bereaved Children
A Practical Guide for Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
This practical guide provides a framework and useful techniques for helping bereaved youth in numerous settings
This welcomed addition to the field of childhood bereavement is brimming with innovative yet practical interventions for human service professionals helping grieving youth in a variety...
My Mourning Year
A Memoir of Bereavement, Discovery and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
In 1997 Andrew Marshall's partner, and the only person to whom he had ever truly opened his heart, died after a gruelling and debilitating illness. Unmoored from his old life, and feeling let down by his family, Andrew struggled not only to make sense of his loss but to even imagine what a future without...
Widows and Divorcees in Later Life
On Their Own Again
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Get a fresh perspective on how older women adapt to life without a spouse!
Widows and Divorcees in Later Life: On Their Own Again examines new perspectives on the problems older women face adjusting to life without a spouse. The book examines the transition from the togetherness of marriage...
Transforming Grief Through the Elements
Earth Air Fire Water
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
When her parents both died suddenly and within a few days of each other, Melody experienced a tremendous amount of grief. After having a spiritual experience, she began to focus on utilizing aspects of nature to assist her in processing her emotions. In walking through the journey of grief-related...
The Colors of Grief
Understanding a Child's Journey through Loss from Birth to Adulthood
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
Following a life shattering experience, a child enters upon a confusing emotional journey that can be likened to a prism of many colors of dark feelings like sadness and fear, but also warm feelings of love and courage. The way they deal with these feelings has a lasting impact on their life as they...
Before I Go
The Essential Guide to Creating a Good End of Life Plan
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
A compassionate, practical guide to end-of-life matters, empowering us to clarify and share our wishes and continue to live life to the fullest
• Addresses the emotional, spiritual, and practical aspects of end-of-life planning to help you prepare well for your death
• Enables the...
by Brian M. Holmes
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 3, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 3, 2015
Por miles de años, se le ha dicho a la humanidad que el dolor es una parte necesaria de la vida, y que el profundo dolor después del fallecimiento de nuestros seres queridos es esperado y un proceso natural. Brian Holmes dice enfáticamente que no, ¡no lo es! Puedes, y deberías estar emocionalmente...