I'm Grieving As Fast As I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal

Customer Review... "My husband died just over a year ago leaving me with 2 young children. This book has been a life saver, affirming many of the strange emotions I have experienced. Young widows are a rare breed and must deal with a different set of circumstances than older widows. It seems few people in my life have understood this, but this book has helped me to realize that I'm not so very crazy after all and that there is light at the end of the tunnel."

Hannah's Gift: Lessons from a Life Fully Lived

Customer Review... "Having recently experienced the sudden death of a friend, a business partner and a human being of perpetual childlike glee, I savored every word of Hannah's Gift and considered my finding the book to be one of my great blessings. The book is full of hope and joy though it describes the most frightening and sorrowful of life's experiences. I have gifted my book to more than one person but I will always have it in my library."

It Must Have Been Moonglow: Reflections on the First Years of Widowhood

After fifty-six years of marriage, Phyllis Greene went from being part of the lifelong unit of "Phyllis and Bob" to being just plain Phyllis. To deal with her feelings, she began keeping a journal. Unable to find books with a personal perspective on widowhood, she realized her own reflections could speak to the thousands of women like her, each one with very different yet very similar day-to-day experiences. It Must Have Been Moonglow chronicles the emotional roller coaster of her first years alone in a collection of brief essays, like diary entries, that capture the sadness, the humor, and the triumphs all widows encounter.

A Silent Sorrow: Pregnancy Loss - Guidance and Support for You and Your Family

It is a sad fact that a growing number of families are facing the loss of a pregnancy. As more women are becoming pregnant at an older age, and as the use of fertility drugs increase the chances of a multiple-fetus pregnancy, the risk of pregnancy loss is escalating every year.

When Parents Die: A Guide for Adults

Editorial Review... "A practical guide for coping with the loss of a parent, this book was written by a journalist who has lost both. Edward Myers makes it clear that no matter how old we are, the death of a parent can be devastating, evoking intense and complex feelings that have long-lasting implications. Comprised of advice from therapists, practices for self-help groups and first-person accounts, Myers covers the grieving process and differentiates between the impact of sudden death and slow decline..."

An Empty Cradle, a Full Heart: Reflections for Mothers and Fathers After Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death

Customer Review... "As grieving parents, both my husband and I found these reflections very timely. It's the kind of book you can pick up and read for one minute or one hour, depending on your mood and current needs. It is definitely a Christian-based book...each reflection is followed by a scripture pertaining to the idea presented in the reflection. However, as non-Christians, we loved the stories themselves. They put so eloquently into words the many conflicting feelings we are having after the death of our son. I highly recommend this book to others who have suffered a similar loss."

Roses in December: Finding Strength Within Grief

Customer Review... "I lost a son in December 1996 to suicide, and this book was very instrumental in giving me the will to go on by helping others through their grief work. I have also heard Mr. & Mrs. Heavilin speak, and they are excellent. GREAT BOOK!"
 

Grief Therapy

Customer Review... "Karen Katafiasz, along with illistrator, R.W. Alley have produced simply the most practical and accessible book on dealing with the loss of a loved one. During those first horrible days when we began to deal with the sudden loss of our 13-year-old daughter, Jenny, GRIEF THERAPY was the only book small enough and to the point enough to get through to us."

A Mother Loss Workbook: Healing Exercises for Daughters

To tell you how to use this workbook would be like giving you instructions on how to grieve. Impossible. The only thing we know for sure is that no two people will approach this work in the same way. If there's one thing you should remember as you begin this process, it is this: You are not alone. With that knowledge, you've already begun to heal.
 

Longing for Dad: Father Loss and Its Impact

Editorial Review... "Dr. Erickson helps readers and therapists identify and pinpoint the causes of father hunger, and explore the spiritual crises that unresolved losses such as this generate. Provocative exercises present strategies for resolving these losses and escaping the cycle of anguish."

Nobody's Child Anymore: Grieving, Caring and Comforting When Parents Die

Customer Review... "It is a "must read" for people who have lost a parent. I read this book in about an hour and a half. I could not put it down. It tuned in to a lot of how I was feeling after I lost my mother. After I read it, I realized some of the reasons I felt so lost. I knew I felt lost, I just couldn't explain it. The only thing I didn't like about it was it didn't spend much time addressing only children. I am an only child and most of the book spoke to people with siblings."

Help, Comfort and Hope After Losing Your Baby in Pregnancy or the First Year

Part One guides parents through the experience of bereavement, from shock to a time of renewal and coping. Hannah Lothrop gently suggests what has helped other parents in this situation and might help you: ideas that are both comforting and practical for working through grief, shared with compassion and understanding.

Part Two provides specific information for caregivers in the hospital and those providing care for the family. These caregivers may include hospital staff, ministers, childbirth educators, funeral directors and support-group members. An extensive resources section helps parents identify additional sources of support.

Miscarriage: Women Sharing from the Heart

Compassion and support from 100 women "Women who miscarry must not and need not be left in emotional isolation. I am pleased that this timely and sensitive reflection on miscarriage is now available to grieving women and to those who are involved in their lives.
This candid and poignant book helps you understand and work through your deepest feelings and concerns and, most importantly, reassures you that you aren’t alone. The authors offer:
Support, empathy, and a clear path towards healing; The personal stories of 100 women talking about their miscarriage experiences; Interviews with fathers on how they have been affected; Helpful advice for partners, family members, and health care professionals.

Quit Kissing My Ashes: A Mother's Journey Through Grief

Customer Review... "From the title to the last pages, this book was comforting and a must read for anyone dealing with the loss of a child. It is well-written, funny, and pulls at your heart strings. Thanks Judy and Kyle for sharing your story!"
 

Let Me Grieve, But Not Forever

This deeply moving book, gleaned from journals which author Verdell Davis kept during the loss of her husband, offers a source of hope and healing for anyone experiencing grief. With remarkable honesty, courage and generosity, she shares how to examine grief and ultimately find healing in the process.

An extraordinary book written by an eleven-year old from Shawnee Kansas about coping with the death of her father. It is a message that is insightful and inspirational. Lauren is especially good at telling young people about the grieving process - how it feels and what others can do to help support those who have suffered a profound loss.

Getting to the Other Side of Grief: Overcoming the Loss of a Spouse
by Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenge, Robert Devries, Robert C. De Vries

The authors provide much-needed support from a unique perspective--empathy. Throughout this book, the authors share their stories as living proof that if worked through properly, grief will lead the way to a fresh new life. Beginning with the premise that a full resolution to grief is possible, the authors extend this lifeline to readers: Complete healing doesn't happen without intentional effort (time alone doesn't heal), and this intentional effort, for complete success, must combine Christian faith and sound mental health practices...

Customer Review... "Anyone who is in the throws of trying to live with the suicide of a loved one whether it be a child or not could only benefit from owning this book. Of the many, many books I have read on this subject in the year and a half after losing someone dear to me to suicide I can tell you that this book has touched on every stage and emotion and left me feeling that what I go through emotionally and how I go through it is fine. At the stage I am at right now, I realize some of the things in this book would have not been acceptable to me in the beginning but, having had lived through them now, it's reassuring to know I am ok God bless Iris Bolton."