The Little Book of Loss & Grief
The Little Book of Loss & Grief

Author: Liz Crowe

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780992454104

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This beautiful, non-judgemental book on Loss and Grief is the perfect gift for yourself or others in times of deep sadness. It can be sent instead of flowers to remind people that they are not alone in their experiences and emotions.Liz Crowe has taken the complex theories of loss and grief and created a book with simple, easy to read text that is complemented by gentle illustrations. This book while designed for adults is accessible to people of all ages - including children and people with a range of literacy levels. This book could be used by schools and by therapists to work with clients in times of crisis.It would also be the ideal coffee table book in GP surgeries, medical specialists offices and solicitor rooms. Easy to pick up and put down it will have readers returning to its pages again and again for comfort and assurance. About the Author Liz Crowe has 20 years' experience counselling adults, children and families during loss, grief, crisis and bereavement. She has a gift for encouraging belief in the future even after seemingly unbearable loss and sadness. She speaks regularly at conferences and workshops nationally and internationally. Liz creatively divides her time between writing, counselling, public speaking, research and raising her own family.

The Little Book of Loss & Grief You Can Read While You Cry
The Little Book of Loss & Grief You Can Read While You Cry

Author: Liz Crowe

Publisher: Liz Crowe

Published: 2015-03-04

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0994218761

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The Little Book of Loss & Grief is filled with simple and thoughtful messages and beautiful illustrations that will help support and guide you during your grief. It is the ideal companion for self-healing, care and understanding. Easy to read and to share with others of all ages, you will return to its pages again and again for reassurance.

It's Okay to Cry
It's Okay to Cry

Author: Maria Luz Quintana

Publisher: K&K Communications

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780965593618

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It's Okay To Cry contains 24 warm, compassionate stories that help people find hope and healing after the death of a beloved pet. The book includes the story of Lassie by Robert Weatherwax, Sr. and the stories of PD, Sparkle and Bear by Jack Hanna. The book also contains a 42-page journal for people to write their own story and share their memories of their beloved pets. The book is a self-contained support group for people who are grieving over the death of a beloved pet.

The Smell of Rain on Dust
The Smell of Rain on Dust

Author: Martín Prechtel

Publisher: North Atlantic Books

Published: 2015-04-14

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1583949402

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"Beautifully written and wise … [Martin Prechtel] offers stories that are precious and life-sustaining. Read carefully, and listen deeply."—Mary Oliver, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Inspiring hope, solace, and courage in living through our losses, author Martín Prechtel, trained in the Tzutujil Maya shamanic tradition, shares profound insights on the relationship between grief and praise in our culture--how the inability that many of us have to grieve and weep properly for the dead is deeply linked with the inability to give praise for living. In modern society, grief is something that we usually experience in private, alone, and without the support of a community. Yet, as Prechtel says, "Grief expressed out loud for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have lost, is in itself the greatest praise we could ever give them. Grief is praise, because it is the natural way love honors what it misses." Prechtel explains that the unexpressed grief prevalent in our society today is the reason for many of the social, cultural, and individual maladies that we are currently experiencing. According to Prechtel, "When you have two centuries of people who have not properly grieved the things that they have lost, the grief shows up as ghosts that inhabit their grandchildren." These "ghosts," he says, can also manifest as disease in the form of tumors, which the Maya refer to as "solidified tears," or in the form of behavioral issues and depression. He goes on to show how this collective, unexpressed energy is the long-held grief of our ancestors manifesting itself, and the work that can be done to liberate this energy so we can heal from the trauma of loss, war, and suffering. At base, this "little book," as the author calls it, can be seen as a companion of encouragement, a little extra light for those deep and noble parts in all of us.

Grieving Beyond Gender
Grieving Beyond Gender

Author: Kenneth J. Doka

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-01-19

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 1135844291

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Grieving Beyond Gender: Understanding the Ways Men and Women Mourn is a revision of Men Don’t Cry, Women Do: Transcending Gender Stereotypes of Grief. In this work, Doka and Martin elaborate on their conceptual model of "styles or patterns of grieving" – a model that has generated both research and acceptance since the publication of the first edition in 1999. In that book, as well as in this revision, Doka and Martin explore the different ways that individuals grieve, noting that gender is only one factor that affects an individual’s style or pattern of grief. The book differentiates intuitive grievers, where the pattern is more affective, from instrumental grievers, who grieve in a more cognitive and behavioral way, while noting other patterns that might be more blended or dissonant. The model is firmly grounded in social science theory and research. A particular strength of the work is the emphasis placed on the clinical implications of the model on the ways that different types of grievers might best be supported through individual counseling or group support.

The Little Book of Grieving
The Little Book of Grieving

Author: J T Talbot

Publisher: UK Book Publishing

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 94

ISBN-13: 9781913179922

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What led you to a book about grieving? Is it because you feel like a piece of you is missing and you need to know why you're so broken hearted? Or is it because you know someone who has been bereaved and you want to understand more about grief to help them? Sadly, at some time in our lives we will all be affected by death and loss...If you are affected by loss or know someone grieving, this book is for you...and for them. I think everyone should have a crash course in how to deal with grief, but then I would say that, as I am a bereavement volunteer. If you want to learn a lot of basic facts in a very short time then this book can help you. This little pocket book is full of useful information, guidance, straight-forward theories as well as personal anonymous grief stories to help you when grieving. If you're new to grief, then it will give you an outline of what you can expect, for when you experience a death or significant loss in your life. You will also discover - A useful acronym to remember what grieving is - The many different grief reactions in your mind and body - 3 easy theories to help understand the roots and range of grief reactions - Why grieving is individual and why we all grieve in our way, in our own time - How to cope - Why grieving is about remembering and the many ways you can do this - How to live with grief - How to support those who are grieving Given that grief will visit us all at one time or another, this book will - I hope - help some of you find your personal pathway to understanding and managing your grief as well as supporting those who are grieving. Grief caused by death, loss and change can have a powerful effect on your life. It can be agonising, gut-wrenching, soul destroying and extremely tiring. It can be exhausting. But you need to know it won't always be this way. You won't always feel this way. This little book is a pocket companion which is just what you need when you're feeling overwhelmed with the effects of grief. There is a notes section so you can jot things down as you go along and refer back to them, particularly helpful if your memory and concentration are being affected by grieving. It is a basic introduction to grieving and affordable to gift to friends, family, colleagues and others at a time of sadness and need. It is my heartfelt wisdom and experience condensed into a book, offering my help to you through these difficult days.

A Little Life
A Little Life

Author: Hanya Yanagihara

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2016-01-26

Total Pages: 833

ISBN-13: 0804172706

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

My Husband Is Not a Rainbow
My Husband Is Not a Rainbow

Author: Kelley Lynn Shepherd

Publisher:

Published: 2018-06-07

Total Pages: 629

ISBN-13: 9781720670612

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From TEDx speaker, writer, and involuntary widow, Kelley Lynn, comes the real life story of love, loss, and what happens when your husband leaves for work one ordinary Wednesday and never comes home.In "My Husband Is Not a Rainbow," Lynn gives you a front row seat into the grief tsunami (please don't call it a 'journey') that busted through her young and happy marriage, shattering her world to pieces, and stealing the only life she knew. This brutally raw and often hilarious peek into one woman's brave struggle in the aftermath of her husband's death, and the beautiful love between them that started it all, will have you laughing, crying, and re-thinking everything you thought you knew about life, love, grief, and loss. Written in real time and told through poetry, journal entries, Facebook posts, grief-counseling session snippets, and letters to her dead husband, "Rainbow" will have you falling in love with love, while simultaneously feeling validated in your own personal grief tsunami."My Husband Is Not a Rainbow" is for anyone who has ever felt lost, hopeless, and alone in times of grief. It is for anyone who has ever loved someone, and then had to figure out what life looked like without them here on earth. It is for anyone who has taken pain and turned it into purpose, and anyone courageous enough to keep on living, even while having the knowledge that people will keep on dying.

Getting Through the Night: Finding Your Way After the Loss of a Loved One
Getting Through the Night: Finding Your Way After the Loss of a Loved One

Author: Eugenia Price

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2013-06-12

Total Pages: 95

ISBN-13: 0804150826

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Find comfort for grief and loss in this inspirational book. Eugenia Price, one of our most beloved inspirational writers, offers this simply written yet profoundly valuable book for anyone struggling through the loss of a loved one. She writes that the healing process comes first from the knowledge that accepting the loss does not mean we stop missing our loved one. Written simply and sensitively, Price demonstrates a sympathetic and hopeful view of the grieving process through insights into human nature and in her own experiences with death.

Grace Like Scarlett
Grace Like Scarlett

Author: Adriel Booker

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2018-05-01

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1493414119

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Though one in four pregnancies ends in loss, miscarriage is shrouded in such secrecy and stigma that the woman who experiences it often feels deeply isolated, unsure how to process her grief. Her body seems to have betrayed her. Her confidence in the goodness of God is rattled. Her loved ones don't know what to say. Her heart is broken. She may feel guilty, ashamed, angry, depressed, confused, or alone. With vulnerability and tenderness, Adriel Booker shares her own experience of three consecutive miscarriages, as well as the stories of others. She tackles complex questions about faith and suffering with sensitivity and clarity, inviting women to a place of grace, honesty, and hope in the redemptive purposes of God without offering religious clichés and pat answers. She also shares specific, practical resources, such as ways to help guide children through grief, suggestions for memorializing your baby, and advice on pregnancy after loss, as well as a special section for dads and loved ones.