Long This book is engaging, readable, soulful without being maudlin and without pontificating. It is, astonishingly, a happy book about grief. This book has a gentle rhythm that flows though the grief process, respecting the uniqueness of every person. It is easy reading; it offers something for every personality. What Professionals Are Saying About “Suddenly Single” "The book has a gentle rhythm that flows through the grief process, respecting the uniqueness of every person. It's easy rea...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century**At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother’s death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, sh...

As seen in the PBS documentary The Challenge of Grief . "A highly original and meaningful approach to the grieving process." — Psychology TodayInspiring, profound, intimate, and moving, this updated edition of the classic self-help book brings solace, hope, and advice to anyone who has suffered loss.Everyone experiences grief, but few books offer real help with the debilitating emotions o...

A warm, reassuring and very practical book on dealing with death and dying. When someone we love dies suddenly, or after a serious illness, we're often left wondering if we could have done more. How prepared are we to care for loved ones, talk to children about death, deal with the death of young and old, and honour someone's life? In this uplifting book, filled with people's personal stories, the authors will inspire you with their warmth, wisdom and practical suggestions, as they share d...

In the wake of a historic earthquake in the fragile country of Haiti, Kent Annan considers suffering--from the epic to the everyday--as a problem for faith. Less than two weeks after the release of Kent's book about his work with Haiti Partners, he heard the news.Friends trapped under the rubble of buildings. Friends sprinting across the city looking for family. Churches--including one Kent often attended--turned to rubble. Suddenly Kent and his friends were part of an uncomfortabl...

This practical handbook will equip readers with the tools to have meaningful conversations about death and dyingDeath is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become a medical event, and we have lost the ability to make this last part of life more personal and meaningful. Today people want to regain control over health-care decisions for themse...

How would you cope with losing not one, but two young children within three months of each other? This author did, and her inspiring story is weaved throughout the poems and quotes she has written. Based around grief and loss, this collection features breath taking images and honest, powerful, yet poignant verse. This mothers love and devotion for her sons and her family, will leave you appreciating life.

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 and new possibilities, ended in the creation of a memory they both wished they could wipe clean.But no amount of wishing can restart the day.Faced with grief and tragedy, Br...

Being able to offer support to the bereaved is an important part of many frontline professions, such as nurses, teachers, funeral directors and anything in between. Yet very little theoretical information about grief has filtered down into mainstream knowledge, and what has is often misinterpreted.Giving an accessible introduction to modern day grief theory, this book is the perfect guide to grief for counsellors, anyone wishing to support the bereaved, or the griever curious to ho...

This is no fairy tale, no fantasy, no pretty metaphoric lies only the hard ugly truth written in poems as real, deep and raw as can be. If you're looking for sunshine and daisies, clean wholesome, funny or romantic poetry? Then please skip this title because it couldn't be anymore not what you're searching for. Many souls can relate dark many may not. But if you ever wondered how the strong suppressed emotions of Pain, Struggle, Sickness, Social Pressures, Fear, Anger, Depression can be ex...

The author says, “Just as the light of a new star continues through the universe long after its explosive beginning, the experience of stillbirth accompanies parents through the years. Far beyond pain and grief, the story continues.” In this touching and

"A common sense guide for all age groups on how to live with the loss of a loved one."Dr. Gerald Schneiderman is on the staff of the Department of Psychiatry at the Hospital for Sick Children and is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Toronto. His long term interest in fatal metabolic disease within the family and his work on the consequences of the death of a child within the family have led him to his present involvement with the research grou...