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Finding Meaning
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Author : David Kessler
language : en
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date : 2019-11-05
Finding Meaning written by David Kessler and has been published by Scribner this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Self-Help categories.
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.
Seeing Through The Grief
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Author : Rosemary K.M. Sword
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-04-16
Seeing Through The Grief written by Rosemary K.M. Sword and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-16 with Psychology categories.
When we experience a great loss, our despair can be so intense that we get stuck, oftentimes facing backwards, reliving painful experiences that may leave us feeling stranded in the past. We can find ourselves living day-to-day on autopilot, going through the motions, while in the back of our minds we might think we don't deserve to be happy anymore. When we try to look at the future, whatever plans we had made prior to our loss now seem impossible to achieve. If this sounds familiar, Time Perspective Therapy (TPT) is designed to help; it provides simple tools to turn your perspective from dark to light, from negative to positive. This book dives deep into the many facets of grief: from depression and caregiver stress to reestablishing relationships that may have fallen to the wayside and making plans for your new and different future. Through real-life intimate stories of those who have suffered loss and grown from the experience, and easy-to-do exercises, it is designed to help you learn how TPT can help you cherish the past, enjoy the present, move toward a new and brighter future, and live a fulfilling, meaningful life.
Notes On Grief
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Author : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2021-05-11
Notes On Grief written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the globally acclaimed, best-selling novelist and author of We Should All Be Feminists, a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father: “With raw eloquence, Notes on Grief … captures the bewildering messiness of loss in a society that requires serenity, when you’d rather just scream. Grief is impolite ... Adichie’s words put welcome, authentic voice to this most universal of emotions, which is also one of the most universally avoided” (The Washington Post). Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's beloved father’s death in the summer of 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world, and kept Adichie and her family members separated from one another, her father succumbed unexpectedly to complications of kidney failure. Expanding on her original New Yorker piece, Adichie shares how this loss shook her to her core. She writes about being one of the millions of people grieving this year; about the familial and cultural dimensions of grief and also about the loneliness and anger that are unavoidable in it. With signature precision of language, and glittering, devastating detail on the page—and never without touches of rich, honest humor—Adichie weaves together her own experience of her father’s death with threads of his life story, from his remarkable survival during the Biafran war, through a long career as a statistics professor, into the days of the pandemic in which he’d stay connected with his children and grandchildren over video chat from the family home in Abba, Nigeria. In the compact format of We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, Adichie delivers a gem of a book—a book that fundamentally connects us to one another as it probes one of the most universal human experiences. Notes on Grief is a book for this moment—a work readers will treasure and share now more than ever—and yet will prove durable and timeless, an indispensable addition to Adichie's canon.
Grief Through His Eyes
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Author : Deborah Frye
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-05-26
Grief Through His Eyes written by Deborah Frye and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-26 with categories.
Grief Through His Eyes
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Author : Deborah Juniper-frye
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-06-14
Grief Through His Eyes written by Deborah Juniper-frye and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-14 with categories.
Living With Grief
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Author : Kenneth J. Doka
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1998
Living With Grief written by Kenneth J. Doka and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Family & Relationships categories.
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Stepping Into The Sunlight
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Author : Olubusola Eshiet
language : en
Publisher: Optimalpath Publishing
Release Date : 2021-04-09
Stepping Into The Sunlight written by Olubusola Eshiet and has been published by Optimalpath Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-09 with Self-Help categories.
Grief is the result of the loss of someone you love or something that is important to you. However, grief does not have to define the rest of your life, you can become stronger and better in the end. The mind needs to heal from grief the same way that the body needs to heal from a physical wound. Grief doesn’t leave you the way it met you, but you don’t have to be stuck in grief. You can move forward with your grief. When grief strikes, you may think that life can never be good again, but it can. Grief doesn’t have to break you. You can become a stronger person through your grief. How can this happen? By doing the ‘grief work’ well. Friends are waiting to help the grieving person, but they don’t know how. Stepping into the Sunlight encourages the one who has suffered a loss to stare the loss in the face, intentionally take charge of their grief, and be strategic about recovery. It also offers advice to the friend who is keen to support the bereaved on how to help their friends take the vital steps back to life. Reviews Some people find it a task to read an entire book. I am one of those. But I could easily finish reading Stepping into the Sunlight. Busola is a natural storyteller who infuses stories at the appropriate places, from the beginning to the end, making the book easy to read. From stories of people who lost personal belongings, health, or a dream, to bereavement from loss of spouse, mother, father, sibling and child, Busola’s stories are of real people in today’s real life. You won’t want to put this book down! It is a book that should be on everyone’s shelf. -Ihuoma Akinremi I enjoy my relationships with people until they become bereaved. Then I feel a sense of inadequacy to provide the support I think I should offer, as a good friend. So, if I can, I avoid being with them when they grieve. This doesn’t mean I love them any less, only that I’m worried my attempts to comfort them may make them more miserable. ‘Stepping into the Sunlight’ reassures me that I am not alone in my feelings of inadequacy, whilst at the same time empowers me with the tips that I need to become that shoulder that my friends can lean on in their season of bereavement. It has been a blessing gleaning from the experience and wisdom Busola shares. -Semedeton Ilo ‘Stepping into the Sunlight’ shows that grief doesn’t have to destroy us. We can grieve in a way that helps us to grow and brings us healing in the end. We can, in turn, reach out to support others when they are in similar situations. I agree with Busola that God can bring accelerated healing from grief as he does from physical wounds. -Yop Chundusu What do you tell a friend who is grieving the loss of a loved one? That God loves them? That God will see them through? That they will see the light at the end of the tunnel? What more should I say and how can I help my friends? This book answers the questions you would ask if you find yourself in this situation. -Tity Nwankpa Busola writes about the various stages of grief and gives helpful suggestions on how you can navigate those stages if you're grieving or how you can help a grieving friend. There's a time in everyone's life where loss touches you and at other times, you have to put out that hand to help somebody else. It's a good book to have and one that I'll go back to again and again. -Helen Sawyerr This book gives answers to common questions asked during grieving. It uses research, shared experiences and the word of God to help the bereaved process their feelings; and to help their loved ones be there for them in the best way possible. I have no doubt this all-encompassing guide will be a blessing to many. -Ubong Udoh Olubusola Eshiet takes the bereaved and their friend on a journey of acceptance of loss and of healing. She provides real steps from the darkness of grief into the sunlight! I admire the author's willingness to be candid, vulnerable, and unflinchingly honest. -Oluwadunsin Abike Oyewo
Ambiguous Loss
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Author : Pauline BOSS
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Ambiguous Loss written by Pauline BOSS and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with Psychology categories.
When a loved one dies we mourn our loss. We take comfort in the rituals that mark the passing, and we turn to those around us for support. But what happens when there is no closure, when a family member or a friend who may be still alive is lost to us nonetheless? How, for example, does the mother whose soldier son is missing in action, or the family of an Alzheimer's patient who is suffering from severe dementia, deal with the uncertainty surrounding this kind of loss? In this sensitive and lucid account, Pauline Boss explains that, all too often, those confronted with such ambiguous loss fluctuate between hope and hopelessness. Suffered too long, these emotions can deaden feeling and make it impossible for people to move on with their lives. Yet the central message of this book is that they can move on. Drawing on her research and clinical experience, Boss suggests strategies that can cushion the pain and help families come to terms with their grief. Her work features the heartening narratives of those who cope with ambiguous loss and manage to leave their sadness behind, including those who have lost family members to divorce, immigration, adoption, chronic mental illness, and brain injury. With its message of hope, this eloquent book offers guidance and understanding to those struggling to regain their lives. Table of Contents: 1. Frozen Grief 2. Leaving without Goodbye 3. Goodbye without Leaving 4. Mixed Emotions 5. Ups and Downs 6. The Family Gamble 7. The Turning Point 8. Making Sense out of Ambiguity 9. The Benefit of a Doubt Notes Acknowledgments Reviews of this book: You will find yourself thinking about the issues discussed in this book long after you put it down and perhaps wishing you had extra copies for friends and family members who might benefit from knowing that their sorrows are not unique...This book's value lies in its giving a name to a force many of us will confront--sadly, more than once--and providing personal stories based on 20 years of interviews and research. --Pamela Gerhardt, Washington Post Reviews of this book: A compassionate exploration of the effects of ambiguous loss and how those experiencing it handle this most devastating of losses ... Boss's approach is to encourage families to talk together, to reach a consensus about how to mourn that which has been lost and how to celebrate that which remains. Her simple stories of families doing just that contain lessons for all. Insightful, practical, and refreshingly free of psychobabble. --Kirkus Review Reviews of this book: Engagingly written and richly rewarding, this title presents what Boss has learned from many years of treating individuals and families suffering from uncertain or incomplete loss...The obvious depth of the author's understanding of sufferers of ambiguous loss and the facility with which she communicates that understanding make this a book to be recommended. --R. R. Cornellius, Choice Reviews of this book: Written for a wide readership, the concepts of ambiguous loss take immediate form through the many provocative examples and stories Boss includes, All readers will find stories with which they will relate...Sensitive, grounded and practical, this book should, in my estimation, be required reading for family practitioners. --Ted Bowman, Family Forum Reviews of this book: Dr. Boss describes [the] all-too-common phenomenon [of unresolved grief] as resulting from either of two circumstances: when the lost person is still physically present but emotionally absent or when the lost person is physically absent but still emotionally present. In addition to senility, physical presence but psychological absence may result, for example, when a person is suffering from a serious mental disorder like schizophrenia or depression or debilitating neurological damage from an accident or severe stroke, when a person abuses drugs or alcohol, when a child is autistic or when a spouse is a workaholic who is not really 'there' even when he or she is at home...Cases of physical absence with continuing psychological presence typically occur when a soldier is missing in action, when a child disappears and is not found, when a former lover or spouse is still very much missed, when a child 'loses' a parent to divorce or when people are separated from their loved ones by immigration...Professionals familiar with Dr. Boss's work emphasised that people suffering from ambiguous loss were not mentally ill, but were just stuck and needed help getting past the barrier or unresolved grief so that they could get on with their lives. --Asian Age Combining her talents as a compassionate family therapist and a creative researcher, Pauline Boss eloquently shows the many and complex ways that people can cope with the inevitable losses in contemporary family life. A wise book, and certain to become a classic. --Constance R. Ahrons, author of The Good Divorce A powerful and healing book. Families experiencing ambiguous loss will find strategies for seeing what aspects of their loved ones remain, and for understanding and grieving what they have lost. Pauline Boss offers us both insight and clarity. --Kathy Weingarten, Ph.D, The Family Institute of Cambridge, Harvard Medical School
Seeing Ghosts
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Author : Kat Chow
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-08-24
Seeing Ghosts written by Kat Chow and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This "graceful, captivating" (New York Times Book Review) story from a singular new talent paints a portrait of grief and the search for meaning as told through the prism of three generations of her Chinese American family—perfect for readers of Helen Macdonald and Elizabeth Alexander. Kat Chow has always been unusually fixated on death. She worried constantly about her parents dying---especially her mother. A vivacious and mischievous woman, Kat's mother made a morbid joke that would haunt her for years to come: when she died, she'd like to be stuffed and displayed in Kat's future apartment in order to always watch over her. After her mother dies unexpectedly from cancer, Kat, her sisters, and their father are plunged into a debilitating, lonely grief. With a distinct voice that is wry and heartfelt, Kat weaves together a story of the fallout of grief that follows her extended family as they emigrate from China and Hong Kong to Cuba and America. Seeing Ghosts asks what it means to reclaim and tell your family’s story: Is writing an exorcism or is it its own form of preservation? The result is an extraordinary new contribution to the literature of the American family, and a provocative and transformative meditation on who we become facing loss. AN NPR BOOKS WE LOVE 2021 PICK * A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF 2021 PICK * A NEW YORK TIMESNOTABLE BOOK OF 2021 * A HARPER'S BAZAAR BOOK YOU NEED TO READ IN 2021 * A TOWN & COUNTRYBEST BOOK OF 2021 PICK * A FORTUNE BEST BOOK OF 2021 PICK
Experiencing Grief
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Author : H. Norman Wright
language : en
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Release Date : 2004
Experiencing Grief written by H. Norman Wright and has been published by B&H Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Family & Relationships categories.
Designed and priced to be bought in bulk and used for ministry purposes or sent in lieu of a bereavement card, this book has five distinct sections that correspond to the five stage of grief: shock, rage, despair, release, and peace.