Download or read book First Steps Through Bereavement written by Sue Mayfield and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bereavement affects everyone differently. You may feel angry, sad, nostalgic, confused, or a paralyzing combination all of the above. However bereavement affects you, it will be difficult and you will need help, which is precisely what this book offers: simple, compassionate help. From the shock of learning of the death to the practicalities of life afterward, First Steps through Bereavement guides you through the process of mourning a loved one. With useful sections on funerals, continuing to function, staying healthy, dealing with emotions, remembering your loved one, and more, this useful guide will help you negotiate your way through grief. It also includes practical advice for close friends and relatives who are supporting loved ones, including children, who have been bereaved.

Download or read book Living with Grief written by Brook Noel and published by Sourcebooks Incorporated. This book was released on 2003 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this caring and compassionate guide, Brook Noel explores the different challenges brought on by holidays, birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions.

Download or read book The Journey Through Grief written by Alan D. Wolfelt and published by Companion Press. This book was released on 2003-09-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spiritual companion for mourners affirms their need to mourn and invites them to journey through their very unique and personal grief. Detailed are the six needs that all mourners must yield to and eventually embrace if they are to go on to find continued meaning in life and living, including the need to remember the deceased loved one and the need for support from others. Short explanations of each mourning need are followed by brief, spiritual passages that, when read slowly and reflectively, help mourners work through their unique thoughts and feelings. Also included in this revised edition are journaling sections for mourners to write out their personal responses to each of the six needs. This replaces 1879651114.

Download or read book Anxiety The Missing Stage of Grief written by Claire Bidwell Smith and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this groundbreaking book, discover the critical connections between anxiety and grief—and learn practical strategies for healing, based on the Kübler-Ross stages model. If you're suffering from anxiety but not sure why, or if you're struggling with loss and looking for solace, Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief offers help and answers. As grief expert Claire Bidwell Smith discovered in her own life—and in her practice with her therapy clients—significant loss and unresolved grief are primary underpinnings of anxiety. Using research and real life stories, Smith breaks down the physiology of anxiety, providing a concrete explanation that will help you heal. Starting with the basics questions—“What is anxiety?” and “What is grief?” and moving to concrete approaches such as making amends, taking charge, and retraining your brain, Anxiety takes a big step beyond Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's widely accepted five stages to unpack everything from our age-old fears about mortality to the bare vulnerability a loss can make us feel. With concrete tools and coping strategies for panic attacks, getting a handle on anxious thoughts, and more, Smith bridges these two emotions in a way that is deeply empathetic and profoundly practical.

Download or read book Finding Meaning written by David Kessler and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler—an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving—journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning. In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler Ross first identified the stages of dying in her transformative book On Death and Dying. Decades later, she and David Kessler wrote the classic On Grief and Grieving, introducing the stages of grief with the same transformative pragmatism and compassion. Now, based on hard-earned personal experiences, as well as knowledge and wisdom earned through decades of work with the grieving, Kessler introduces a critical sixth stage. Many people look for “closure” after a loss. Kessler argues that it’s finding meaning beyond the stages of grief most of us are familiar with—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—that can transform grief into a more peaceful and hopeful experience. In this book, Kessler gives readers a roadmap to remembering those who have died with more love than pain; he shows us how to move forward in a way that honors our loved ones. Kessler’s insight is both professional and intensely personal. His journey with grief began when, as a child, he witnessed a mass shooting at the same time his mother was dying. For most of his life, Kessler taught physicians, nurses, counselors, police, and first responders about end of life, trauma, and grief, as well as leading talks and retreats for those experiencing grief. Despite his knowledge, his life was upended by the sudden death of his twenty-one-year-old son. How does the grief expert handle such a tragic loss? He knew he had to find a way through this unexpected, devastating loss, a way that would honor his son. That, ultimately, was the sixth state of grief—meaning. In Finding Meaning, Kessler shares the insights, collective wisdom, and powerful tools that will help those experiencing loss. Finding Meaning is a necessary addition to grief literature and a vital guide to healing from tremendous loss. This is an inspiring, deeply intelligent must-read for anyone looking to journey away from suffering, through loss, and towards meaning.

Download or read book Monkey Mind written by Daniel Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares the author's personal experiences with anxiety, describing its painful coherence and absurdities while sharing the stories of other sufferers to illustrate anxiety's intellectual history and influence.

Download or read book Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in Between written by Bryan Mellonie and published by [email protected]. This book was released on 1991 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains life and death for all living things with illustrations about plants, animals and people.

Download or read book First Steps through the Menopause written by Catherine E Francis and published by Lion Books. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every woman who reaches middle age faces the menopause, but many do so with only the minimal amount of information - as well as a lot of myths. Are we condemned to have the same kind of menopause as our mothers did? Is it always a grim experience? Do we have to put on weight? Will our sex lives be effectively over? In this accessible, clear and straightforward guide, Catherine Francis explains what the menopause is, how it may affect you, and what to do if it does. From diet to exercise, conventional medicine to alternative remedies, First Steps through the Menopause is a short but comprehensive introduction to this important stage in a woman's life.

Download or read book On Grief and Grieving written by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years after the death of Elisabeth K bler-Ross, this commemorative edition of her final book combines practical wisdom, case studies, and the authors' own experiences and spiritual insight to explain how the process of grieving helps us live with loss. Includes a new introduction and resources section. Elisabeth K bler-Ross's On Death and Dying changed the way we talk about the end of life. Before her own death in 2004, she and David Kessler completed On Grief and Grieving, which looks at the way we experience the process of grief. Just as On Death and Dying taught us the five stages of death--denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance--On Grief and Grieving applies these stages to the grieving process and weaves together theory, inspiration, and practical advice, including sections on sadness, hauntings, dreams, isolation, and healing. This is "a fitting finale and tribute to the acknowledged expert on end-of-life matters" (Good Housekeeping).

Download or read book Understanding Grief written by Alan Wolfelt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic resource helps guide the bereaved person through the loss of a loved one, and provides an opportunity to learn to live with and work through the personal grief process.

Download or read book Bereavement Support Groups written by Lorraine Hedtke and published by . This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filling the gap between the challenges to conventional grief psychology and the practice of bereavement counseling, this structured guide will also inspire readers with a new way of thinkingNincluding the stories and love that remain after death. Here is a model for folding the deceased person's values, legacies, meanings, and connections into the lives of the living.

Download or read book Living with an Empty Chair written by Roberta Temes and published by New Horizon Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies the stages of grief, looks at how children face death, and discusses suicide, bereavement, counseling, symptoms of grief, insomnia, letters of condolence, and widowhood

Download or read book I Wasn t Ready to Say Goodbye written by Brook Noel and published by Sourcebooks Fire. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The grief books that just "gets it." Each year about eight million Americans suffer the unexpected death of a loved one. For those who face the challenges of sudden death, the classic guide I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye offers a comforting hand to hold, written by two authors who have experienced it firsthand. Acting as a touchstone of sanity through difficult times, this book covers such difficult topics as: The first few weeks Suicide Death of a Child Children and Grief Funerals and Rituals Physical effects Homicide Depression Featured on ABC World News, Fox and Friends and many other shows, this book has offered solace to over eight thousand people, ranging from seniors to teenagers and from the newly bereaved those who lost a loved one years ago. An exploration of unexpected death and its role in the cycle of live, I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye provides survivors with a rock-steady anchor from which to weather the storm of pain and begin to rebuild their lives. Praise for I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: "I highly recommend this book, not only to the bereaved, but to friends and counselors as well."-- Helen Fitzgerald, author of The Grieving Child, The Mourning Handbook, and The Grieving Teen "This book, by women who have done their homework on grief... can hold a hand and comfort a soul through grief's wilderness. Outstanding references of where to see other help."-- George C. Kandle, Pastoral Psychologist "Finally, you have found a friend who can not only explain what has just occurred, but can take you by the hand and lead you to a place of healing and personal growth...this guide can help you survive and cope, but even more importantly... heal."-- The Rebecca Review "For those dealing with the loss of a loved one, or for those who want to help someone who is, this is a highly recommended read."--Midwest Book Review

Download or read book RESTORED written by Marilyn Willis, LPCC, NCC and published by Marilyn C F Willis. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restore Your Body, Mind, and Spirit with this Award-Winning Workbook Are you suffering from a heartbreaking loss? In your grief are you experiencing yearning, longing, disbelief, extreme sadness, confusion, numbness, overwhelm, exhaustion, insomnia, anger, inability to focus, agitation, or anxiety? Do you feel you have lost a part of yourself? After working with hundreds of grieving clients over the course of twenty years, Licensed Counselor, Marilyn Willis developed this proven step by step process to help you navigate through a heartbreaking loss to the restoration of your life. This workbook is beneficial for survivors of loss, and those who desire to provide comfort. Discover how to: -Understand what leads to healing through examining resilient survivors -Reestablish order in your heart, mind, and days -Develop resilient building self-care techniques -Clarify and release difficult feelings through guided journaling -Overcome your unique challenges to healing with simple exercises -Smile again at sweet memories as you find space to share about your loved one -Cultivate peace as you apply grief healing rituals -Reflect and gently engage with your new beginning -Create a plan and prepare for grief triggers such as holidays and anniversaries -Discover how to gain meaning from your loss -Rebuild purpose for the days ahead Find restoration for your physical functioning, mental clarity, emotional stability, interest in people and activities, and purpose for your future. Every grief journey starts with a first step. Marilyn Willis took her first step at fifteen years old after her mother died from cancer. Are you ready to take your first step toward restoration? Order your copy today. Available in Kindle and paperback. 🥇GOLD MEDAL WINNER Grief / Hardship Category by Readers Favorite 🥉BRONZE MEDAL WINNER Grieving / Death Dying Category by LivingNow Book Awards ENDORSED by Grief Experts and Community Leaders: ★★★★★ "An excellent resource to rely on over and over as one moves through grief...offers a brilliant framework to assist the mourner in a step by step process to the restoration of body, mind, and spirit." -Susie Kuszmar, LMFT, Creator and Director of nationally awarded FOOTSTEPS Hospital Bereavement program ★★★★★ "Being a mother who lost her son to cancer, and has been through grief counseling and grief groups, this particular grief workbook goes deeper into the pit of emotional and spiritual pain and shines a bright light on the path-way out of that dark place."- Lacene Downing, former Manager of international funeral services company and grief group facilitator ★★★★★ "It brings the grief group experience, that so many in our hospice and community have benefited from, directly to your home and heart." - Mary Wall, RNC, the President of the Board for Kauai Hospice ★★★★★ "I have been touched and educated by this #1 new release on Amazon. I highly recommend this workbook to anyone who has experienced a loss."- Mark Whitacre, Ph.D., Executive Director Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. ★★★★★ "What a masterpiece... thorough, practical, tender, and personal! There is so much honoring of the deceased in the healing process. This could be used privately, but also it would be powerful to walk through with either a counselor or small group."- Leah Green, Navigators Marriage Getaway Co-Director

Download or read book Mindfulness and Grief written by Heather Stang and published by Ryland Peters & Small. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without proper support, navigating the icy waters of grief may feel impossible. The grieving person may feel spiritually bankrupt and often the loss is so painful that the bereaved may lose faith in what they once held dear. Mindfulness meditation can restore hope by offering a compassionate safe haven for healing and self-reflection. While nobody can predict the path of someone else's grief, this book will guide the reader forward through the grieving process with simple mindfulness-based exercises to restore mind, body and spirit. These easy-to-follow meditations will help the reader to cope with the pain of loss, and embark on a healing journey. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of grief, and the guided meditations will calm the mind and increase clarity and focus. Mindfulness and Grief will help readers to begin the process of reconstructing the shattered self that is left in the wake of any major loss.

Download or read book First Steps through Separation and Divorce written by Penny Rich and published by Lion Books. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Steps through Separation and Divorce' provides practical help, comfort and advice for anyone considering or experiencing separation or divorce. It provides an introduction to legal issues and where to seek legal help, useful tips on how to move on and build a new life, and words of comfort to encourage readers to express their own feelings and allow themselves to grieve for what has been lost. It also contains advice on helping children through a divorce, and details of helpful organisations and websites. Other titles in the First Steps series include: Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Eating Disorders, Menopause, Problem Drinking, Problem Gambling and Weight Problems.

Download or read book Grief written by Rob Long and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: