Dealing with Grief (eBooks)

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3) Getting grief right: finding your story of love in the sorrow of loss

In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver, shuttling between her three young children and Randy's bedside as he sought treatment far from home; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family, while coping with her own grief and the challenges of running a household without a partner. Jai paints a vivid, honest...

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O'Malley, Patrick

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway

"When the New York Times ran Patrick OMalley's story about the loss of his infant son and how his inability to "move on" challenged everything he was taught as a psychotherapist it inspired an unprecedented flood of gratitude from readers. What he shared was a truth that many have felt but rarely acknowledged by the professionals they turn to: that our grief is not a mental illness to be cured, but part of the abiding connection with the one we've...

4) A grief observed

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Lewis, C. S

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7) Healing after loss: daily meditations for working through grief

The Spiritual Journey of Grief

A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moments," A Grief Observed is an unflinchingly truthful account of how loss can lead even a stalwart believer to lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and how he can gradually regain his

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5) grief recovery handbook

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6) grief relief

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Hickman, Martha Whitmore

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8) I wasn't ready to say goodbye: surviving, coping, and healing after the sudden death of a loved one

After the loss of a loved one, once the services are over and the relatives and friends have gone home, we are left to enter a strange new land, where someone who has given meaning to our life is gone. Drawing on her own experience as well as that of others, author Martha Whitmore Hickman presents a year's worth of meditations for people dealing with this profound loss, offering solace and illuminating a way forward. From January 1 to December 31,...

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Noel, Brook

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9) It's ok that you're not ok: meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn't understand

A practical guide to help those who have suffered a sudden death of a loved one cope with the pain and loss and help them to rebuild their lives.

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Devine, Megan

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10) Kayak morning: reflections on love, grief, and small boats

"Having experienced grief from both sides-- as a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner-- Devine writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, 'happy' life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life alongside grief rather than seeking to overcome it."--Page 4 of...

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Rosenblatt, Roger

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11) Lessons in loss and living: hope and guidance for confronting serious illness and grief

"In [his earlier book] 'Making Toast', Roger Rosenblatt shared the story of his family in the days and months after the death of his thirty-eight-year-old daughter, Amy. Now, in 'Kayak Morning', he offers a personal meditation on grief itself. 'Everybody grieves,' he writes. From that terse, melancholy observation emerges a work of art that addresses the universal experience of loss. On a quiet Sunday morning, two and a half years after Amy's death,...

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Reiss, Michele A

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12) Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome

Psychotherapist Dr. Michele Reiss specializes in helping clients cope with life-threatening illnesses and helping their families through the grieving process. She counseled Randy Pausch, author of The Last Lecture, and his wife, Jai, as Randy was dying of pancreatic cancer. Here, Dr. Reiss provides comfort and counsel for readers who are coping with the challenges of serious illness or grief. Through real-life examples of people who have dealt with...

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Soffer, Rebecca

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eBook, Kindle

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13) On grief and grieving: finding the meaning of grief through the five stages of loss

Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics.

At a time when we mourn public figures and national

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Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth

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14) The other side of sadness: what the new science of bereavement tells us about life after loss

A modern classic text on the crucial role of grieving in dealing with loss, by the author who first explored the now famous five stages of grief—On Grief and Grieving is an invaluable blend of Kubler-Ross's practical wisdom, case studies, and her own experiences and spiritual insight.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's On Death and Dying changed the way we talk about the end of life. Before her own death in 2004, she...

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Bonanno, George A

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15) This is how: proven aid in overcoming shyness, molestation, fatness, spinsterhood, grief, disease, lushery, decrepitude & more-- for young and old alike

In this thoroughly revised and updated classic, a renowned psychologist shows that mourning is far from predictable, and all of us share a surprising ability to be resilient
The conventional view of grieving—encapsulated by the famous five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—is defined by a mourning process that we can only hope to accept and endure.
In The Other Side of Sadness,...

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Burroughs, Augusten

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Thorndike Press large print basic

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16) The truth about grief: the myth of its five stages and the new science of loss

"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running With Scissors comes a groundbreaking book that explores how to survive the "un-survivable" and will challenge your notion of self-help books." -- Publisher's description.

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Konigsberg, Ruth Davis

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17) What to do when I'm gone: a mother's wisdom to her daughter

In this illuminating account of how we grieve, Ruth David Konigsberg reveals that everything we thought we knew about confronting loss is wrong. She maintains that people cope with grief thanks largely to the human capacity for resilience, relying heavily on the work of psychologist George Bonanno.

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Hopkins, Suzy

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18) The wild edge of sorrow: rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief

A mother's advice to her daughter—a guide to daily living, both practical and sublime—with full-color illustrations throughout.
One sleepless night while she was in her early twenties, illustrator/writer Hallie Bateman had a painful realization: her mom would die, and after she died she would be gone. The prospect was devastating, and also scary—how would she navigate the world without the person who gave her life?...

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Weller, Francis

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""Through story, poetry, and insightful reflections, reveals how ritual, community, and the sacred restore the original context of grief."--Provided by publisher"--

19) The year of magical thinking

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Didion, Joan

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