Coping with / advice about death and bereavement Books
SPCK Publishing Living Through Grief
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£21.25
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Scenes with My Son
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£15.29
David C Cook Publishing Company Heaven The Official Study Guide
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£8.54
WW Norton & Co The Myth of Closure
Book SynopsisHow do we begin to cope with loss that cannot be resolved?Trade Review"Perhaps Boss’s most valuable advice when faced with pandemic losses: “What we need to hope for is not to go back to what we had, but to see what we can create now and in the future.” She suggested brainstorming with others and being willing to try new things. “Hope for something new and purposeful that will sustain you and give you joy for the rest of your life.”" -- The Independent"This book is packed with observation and stories, and imbued with understanding, compassion, wisdom and permission to be human. I unreservedly recommend it to anyone who is not quite knowing where they find themselves after the events of the past two years." -- Therapy Today
£16.99
Thomas Nelson Publishers Jesus Always NoteTaking Edition Leathersoft
Book SynopsisYou’ve enjoyed peace in His presence with Jesus Calling. Now embrace joy in Sarah Young’s 365-day devotional, Jesus Always. With space to record reflections and list blessings you’re thankful for, Jesus Always Note-Taking Edition focuses on the biblical teaching of joy and how you can experience God-given joy at any time.
£17.00
Thomas Nelson Publishers Grit Dont Quit
Book SynopsisWhether by choice or circumstances out of our control, we will have moments where we feel like we''ve been punched out, dragged down, or knocked out. What do we do in those situations? You must learn to persevere.Perseverance requires a deep sense of hope, and thought leader, pastor, and podcaster, Bianca Juárez Olthoff, knows that personally. But it''s not just any hope. It''s a hope firmly rooted in something other than mere wishes and finger-crossing. This is a hope we have in our future that is rooted in the One who can go beyond our wildest dream to accomplish more than we could ever imagine. However, we must be willing to do the work of cultivating grit throughout every circumstance.Using the life of Paul the Apostle as a case study, Bianca shows how grit was the genesis of his transformation from a judgmental Pharisee to a world-changing follower of Jesus. In Grit Don''t Quit, Bianca will help you:Identify how to cult
£13.49
Crossway Books Glimmers of Grace
Book SynopsisIn Glimmers of Grace, Christian physician Kathryn Butler draws from her experience as a trauma surgeon and a Bible teacher to reflect upon how God's word remains living, active, and trustworthy in the midst of illness.
£11.69
American Psychological Association Grief Isnt Something to Get Over
Book SynopsisThe loss of a loved one can be overwhelming. How do we endure grief? Can we simply forget, or 'get over it?' This book explains the science behind bereavement, from emotion to the persistence of memory, and shows readers how to understand and adapt to death as a part of life. Responses to loss are typically associated with negative emotions, traumatic memories, or separation distress, but we grieve because we care. This book demonstrates how negative emotional responses experienced in grief often follow experiences with positive emotional memories. Dr. Lamia emphasizes an understanding and acceptance of post-loss emotions.Grief Isn''t Something to Get Overaims to expand our understanding of bereavement, placing it in alignment with how emotions work. Using numerous case examples and personal vignettes, this book helps readers recognize the ways in which emotions are connected to memories and influence our experiences of loss.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Memories, Emotions, and Grief Chapter 2. Why We Remember Chapter 3. Loss, Identity, and Our Sense of Self Chapter 4. Feeling Our Memories Chapter 5. Grief Thoughts Chapter 6. Sensory and Physiological Reminders Chapter 7. Adapting to Loss Chapter 8. Losing and Rediscovering Ourselves Useful Definitions References Index About the Author
£14.24
Little, Brown Book Group Overcoming Grief 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisReassuring and helpful strategies to guide you through your griefGrief is a natural reaction to loss, but in some cases it can be devastating, causing a loss of direction which can impact our relationships and work.This practical guide will help you to regain a sense of control and offers tried and tested strategies for adjusting to life without your spouse, friend or family member. Relentless grief can cause a host of physical problems, including difficulties eating, disrupted sleep and becoming over-reliant on alcohol. It can also lead to serious emotional and psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks and complicated grief. But techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help.This self-help book covers: Coping with the unexpected or long-anticipated death of a loved one Establishing a routine and tackling avoidance of difficult issues Practical concerns such as making decisions and dealing with
£11.69
Headline Publishing Group Beyond Grief
Book Synopsis''Essential reading for anyone who has been through the sadness of a lost pregnancy'' The Times''Sensitive and insightful'' Sunday Times Style''This book will be a godsend to any woman going through the murky devastation that is called miscarriage but feels like something else entirely: the loss of a baby'' Ariel Levy''A compassionate, nuanced book that does this very complicated grief justice'' Pandora Sykes''This book will be the friend to hold your hand while you navigate your own pathway of grief. I''m so glad it''s here''Elle WrightBeyond Grief also contains interviews with experts and other women who have experienced losses of their own, including Elizabeth Day, Leandra Medine Cohen, Melissa Odabash, Jools Oliver, Alexandra Stedman and Latham Thomas. Pippa Vosper tragically lost her son Axel in 2017, when she was five months pregnantTrade ReviewSensitive and insightful * Sunday Times Style *This book will be a godsend to any woman going through the murky devastation that is called miscarriage but feels like something else entirely: the loss of a baby. * Ariel Levy, author of The Rules Do Not Apply *Baby loss is a subject as deep as the ocean, but often summarised or diminished with one word: miscarriage. Pippa Vosper opens this grief up, to examine it from every angle, with the help of dozens of contributors. A compassionate, nuanced book that does this very complicated grief justice. * Pandora Sykes *Pippa has opened her heart to write about one of the most painful things a mother can ever experience. This book will be the friend to hold your hand while you navigate your own pathway of grief. I'm so glad it's here * Elle Wright *Miscarriage and baby loss is one of the most isolating, horrific and loneliest experiences to go through. This book offers so much comfort with the power of shared stories, open honest discussion and the hope that moving forward after such deep sorrow is possible. I wish this book had been available when our family navigated this devastating time. * Jools Oliver *Not only is Beyond Grief incredibly moving, it's an important and useful tool for anyone whose life has been changed by pregnancy loss. * Edward Enninful OBE *Beyond Grief will not only help anyone experiencing baby loss feel seen, but also provides us with actionable insights to help navigate the darkest of times. * Vanessa Kingori MBE *Deeply moving, realistic, and reassuring, Beyond Grief is the essential conversation opener to infertility and loss. You almost certainly know people who need it, and they in turn will draw much comfort from within its pages * Kat Brown *Beyond Grief is an essential companion for anyone navigating the journey of baby loss. It's practical, compassionate and filled with love - Pippa writes beautifully * Elizabeth Uviebinené *Unflinching, tender and powerfully written; Pippa carefully takes readers by the hand on both a practical and emotionally raw journey dissecting the different aspects of baby loss. It's a truly eye-opening, eye-watering read and one I think anybody will learn from and be greatly moved by. * Yomi Adegoke *Unflinching, tender and powerfully written; Pippa carefully takes readers by the hand on both a practical and emotionally raw journey dissecting the different aspects of baby loss. It's a truly eye-opening, eye-watering read and one I think anybody will learn from and be greatly moved by. * Yomi Adegoke *
£15.29
Hodder & Stoughton The Grief Survival Guide
Book SynopsisJeff Brazier has experienced bereavement in many forms: In his childhood, helping his two boys through the devastating death of their mother, Jade Goody, witnessing the anguish of his own mum when she lost both of her parents, and hearing the stories of his coaching clients who are coming to terms with loss. No one can be an expert on grief, but within this book Jeff provides support and guidance from someone who has been there. Accessible and hands-on The Grief Survival Guide offers practical advice on everything from preparing for the eventuality of death, managing grief, how best to support family and friends, and moving forward. There is no ''one size fits all'' approach so instead Jeff teaches us that the best we can do is understand, cope and survive.
£10.99
Orion Publishing Co The Cure for Sleep
Book Synopsis''Moving and inspiring, courageous and true: real art. Just reading her is pleasure'' Amy Liptrot, author of The OutrunWhat happens when you realise that you must change your life?When - after years of hiding in routine, shrinking from opportunity, and sleepwalking through your days - you know you want more.How do you remake your life without breaking it?The Cure for Sleep is the stunning memoir of a smalltown wife and mother who returns from sudden near-death determined to live her second life on a larger, braver scale - whatever it takes, or costs.Trade ReviewA sublimely written account of refusing to be defined by social constructs and embracing life-enhancing change, The Cure for Sleep is a poignant and inspiring slice of literary memoir. * WATERSTONES, Non-Fiction Books of 2022 *This hypnotically written debut memoir, all about claiming a bolder, more risk-taking life, reads like a fable. -- Jessie Thompson * EVENING STANDARD, The best non fiction books to look out for in 2022 *A tender but ferocious memoir... to awaken, to see the world with such freshness, to "become an explorer of the everyday and break new ground in it" - we could all do with a bit more of that. -- Marianne Levy * THE I PAPER *Absorbing . . . robust, declarative even, but there is also something disquieting in this memoir . . . for Shadrick, to be a woman, an artist and a mother still seems something not quite of this world: a fairy tale that puzzles her even though - or perhaps because - it came true -- Sheena Joughin * TLS *Thoughtful, poetically articulate . . . ambitious in its scope, a memoir telling her journey from rural working-class Devon to where she is today -- Boudicca Fox-Leonard * THE TELEGRAPH *Absolutely gorgeous. If you like lyrical, beautiful, searching non-fiction, then you'll love The Cure for Sleep -- Melissa Febos, author of GirlhoodSuch a bold, brave, and beautiful story about birth, death, rebirth and building a larger life * Charlie Gilmour, author of Featherhood *I love this book. Tanya's story is moving and inspiring. Her thoughts and writing are well considered, courageous & true: real art. Just reading her is pleasure * Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun *This is a book of women and words; homes and honesty; light and longing. A life laid bare, and given to us as reminder of what it means to choose to live. Shadrick weaves the raw beauty of the day to day with the magic of myth and fairy tale to offer us a way through the darkest woods * Kerri ní Dochartaigh, author of Thin Places *I finished this wonderful book with tears in my eyes. A book about daring to be, daring to head out, to encounter truths and to understand what place desire must have and must not have in a life. It is beautifully written, both careful and passionate, both slight and strong in its gestures like the best of art, and astonishingly, heartrendingly open. Intensity, beauty, subtlety, pain and courage - all are here. * Adam Nicolson, author of Sea Room and The Mighty Dead *In beautiful prose, Tanya Shadrick writes her own fairy tale of becoming. She is fearless in her depiction of female desire - I think many women will find themselves in these pages. * Katherine May, author of Wintering *A daring and enchantingly written blend of memoir and self-help, which urges us to consider, at any age, breaking the spell of our inherited longings for love, approval, safety and rescue, and doing what we are actually called to do with our one wild and precious life. -- Caroline Sanderson * THE BOOKSELLER, Editor's Choice *Such lovely observations on familial love and motherhood - and being alive * Kit de Waal, author of My Name is Leon *A compelling personal memoir that I gulped down greedily. It's a story about struggle, class, opportunity (taken and wasted), art, sex and desire. About how to live, once you've faced down death, and how to love. The writing is direct and meaningful, open and heart-felt; Tanya is fearless in her integrity and honesty. In laying out her life, Tanya has created a book with the capacity to change yours * Jenny Landreth, author of Swell *This book is absolutely magnificent, heartfelt, beautiful. I read it compulsively * Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat *The Cure for Sleep is an extraordinary book, an artistic triumph in its attention to language and rhythm, but also its truth and honesty. It is full of integrity in its exploration of what it is to be a woman, a wife, a mother, but also an artist; and doesn't shy away from those difficult questions of sacrifice, so challenging for the working and desiring woman. But it is also a story of endurance, that with patience, bravery and wisdom, we can all reach new heights in our relationship with ourselves and those we love. * Lily Dunn, author of Sins of My Father *The Cure For Sleep is a book that, from the outset, subverts expectations... The result is a memoir that reads like a fable and invites us, however late in life, to step out of the confines we have made for ourselves... Every woman will see something of herself in the clinical dissection Shadrick performs on her own history, and in the cultivation of the woman she strives to become. -- Anna Galbraith * THE MAIL ON SUNDAY *This brave and beautifully written book describes the painstaking, painful process of transformation... the courageous story of a woman expanding the narrow confines of her old life for a generous, expansive, compassionate future. -- Eithne Farry * DAILY MIRROR *A viscerally honest account of two lives, the second lived more fully, more fearlessly, as wife, mother, friend, feminist, risk-taker, hospice scribe, consummate writer - and completely, impressively her own person. -- Rose Shepherd * SAGA *Honest, raw, powerful - in mesmerising prose Shadrick has produced a profound exposition of how a woman might fully inhabit her own life, even while attending to wider family ties and responsibilities. Personal yet universal, a truly thoughtprovoking read. * SUSSEX LIFE *
£9.49
1517 Media Accidental: Rebuilding a Life after Taking One
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£16.19
Workman Publishing In Case You Get Hit by a Bus: How to Organize
Book SynopsisA step-by-step program for getting your life in order, so you’re prepared for the unexpected. The odds of getting hit by a bus are 495,000 to 1. But the odds that you’re going to die some day? Exactly. Even the most disorganized among us can take control of our on- and off-line details so our loved ones won’t have to scramble later. The experts at Everplans, a leading company in digital life planning, make it possible in this essential and easy-to-follow book. Breaking the task down into three levels, from the most urgent (like granting access to passwords), to the technical (creating a manual for the systems in your home), to the nostalgic (assembling a living memory), this clear, step-by-step program not only removes the anxiety and stress from getting your life in order, it’s actually liberating. And deeply satisfying, knowing that you’re leaving the best parting gift imaginable. When you finish this book, you will have: ·A system for managing all your passwords and secret codes ·Organized your money and assets, bills and debts ·A complete understanding of all the medical directives and legal documents you need––including Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Trusts ·A plan for meaningful photos, recipes, and family heirlooms ·Records of your personal history, interests, beliefs, and life lessons ·An instruction manual for your home and vehicles ·Your funeral planned and obituary written (if you’re up for it)
£13.29
Workman Publishing Welcome to the Grief Club: Because You Don't Have
Book SynopsisWelcome to the club that no one ever wants to join but so many of us end up needing. We’re so sorry that you’re here. Based on her own experience with grief—the author’s partner died when both were in their late twenties—and those of other Grief Club members, Janine Kwoh uses brief writings, illustrations, and creative diagrams to explore the wide range of emotions and experiences that grief can encompass. For anyone who has lost a loved one or who is close to someone who is grieving, Welcome to the Grief Club is a book of solace, connection, hope, and reassurance. It addresses with empathy and honesty the aspects of grief that so many of us experience but that aren’t widely discussed: the variety and volatility of emotions—sadness, anger, guilt, joy; the physical symptoms of grief; and how grief isn’t linear, but it does change and soften over time. It affirms that there is truly no right or wrong way to grieve and assures us that the things we feel that surprise us or seem strange are often common and always valid. Humor helps us to survive, and the book uses a lighthearted approach to cover powerful topics, like supremely unhelpful things that people say to those who are grieving, grief trigger bingo, and everyday acts of resilience. This book is a companion that says, I see you and you are not alone, from one grieving person to another. It is a gentle reminder to give yourself permission to grieve for as long as—and in whichever ways—you need.Trade Review“Grief is an overwhelming journey without a road map, but Janine Kwoh has generously given us this lantern to carry down an uncharted path. Welcome to the Grief Club provides instant community for one of the loneliest experiences a person can go through.” —Mari Andrew, New York Times bestselling author of Am I There Yet? “Through graphics and short, compact passages, this meticulously presented guide blends wit, charm, and empathy to explore the diverse aspects of loss and grief in an immensely accessible way. . . . Kwoh’s narrative offers camaraderie and inspires hope.” —Kathleen Gerard, blogger at Reading Between the Lines “This is a lovely, sensitive, and—dare I say—humorous take on what it is like to be a person who has lost someone very dear to you. No matter how you’ve felt or what you’ve done to cope, The Grief Club can help.” —Ms. Magazine
£11.39
Manchester University Press Understanding Baby Loss: The Sociology of Life,
Book SynopsisThis book offers a detailed and sensitive account of how parents experience different forms of baby loss, and subsequently make decisions about post-mortem examination. It also analyses some of the challenges professionals face when working in this highly sensitive field of medicine. It draws on data from an ESRC award-winning UK based study on the development of minimally invasive post-mortem to examine a range of sociologically pertinent issues relating to: ‘trauma’ ‘emotions’, ‘decisions’, ‘care’ ‘technology’ ‘memory’ and the role of ‘social and biological relationships’. By shedding light on this taboo aspect of healthcare, the book provides a highly original contribution to sociology, offering a comprehensive analysis of some of the most pressing concerns in the field to date.Trade Review'By shedding light on this taboo aspect of healthcare, the book provides a highly original contribution to the sociology of emotions, medical sociology, death and dying studies and science and technology studies. It is a book that I wholeheartedly recommend to further advance understanding of perinatal bereavement and post-mortem care.'Dr Kerry Jones, Senior Lecturer in End-of-Life Care, The Open University -- .Table of ContentsIntroduction1 Trauma2 Decisions3 Technology4 Emotions5 Care6 Memory7 RelationshipsConclusion: Life after deathReferences
£72.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Tell Me Good Things: On Love, Death and Marriage
Book Synopsis‘A tender memoir of the challenges of bereavement ... I closed this book wishing I’d met her – but feeling that I almost had’ Daily Telegraph _______________ A memoir of a husband's grief, and an unforgettable portrait of a marriage; a profound examination of sorrow, and a great celebration of love - by the Sunday Times-bestselling author James Runcie James Runcie’s wife Marilyn Imrie died in August 2020. Their thirty-five year marriage had been miraculously happy – until, in the last two years of Marilyn’s life, she descended into the pain and humiliation of motor neurone disease. In the wake of her death, Runcie stumbled in the dark. How do you make sense of the decline and death of the most alive person you have ever met? And how do you go about building a life worth living in their absence? In Tell Me Good Things, Runcie tells the story of Marilyn’s illness and death – in all its moments of tragedy, rage, farce and surrealness – while painting a vivid portrait of her life and their marriage: a partnership defined by a shared love of beauty, conviviality and storytelling. And during that first year of loss, he awakens to the strange paradox of grief: that the way to survive Marilyn's death is to understand how very good she was at living. Tender, funny, profound and deeply true, Tell Me Good Things is an unforgettable story of life before death – and love beyond the grave. ‘A touchingly honest and tender memoir' The Times ‘A wonderful addition to the literature of bereavement’ Sunday TimesTrade ReviewJames Runcie’s account of losing his wife to MND is vivid, bleak and wonderful… Where Runcie is excellent is in laying bare his own grief, its narcissism and the ‘bizarre freedom’ is gives him not to care anymore… As an instructive examination of how to find hope in the thralls of depair, Tell Me Good Things is a wonderful addition to the literature of bereavement – and it is most definitely not just for its writer * SUNDAY TIMES *A tender memoir of the challenges of bereavement ... I closed this book wishing I’d met her – but feeling that I almost had * DAILY TELEGRAPH *In this beautifully written memoir, Runcie combines a glorious celebration of their love with an unsparing account of Marilyn’s swift decline, and the harsh reality of grief * DAILY MAIL *Tender, heart-breaking and funny by turns. Marilyn’s vibrant character leaps off the page * CHURCH TIMES *A touchingly honest and tender memoir ... Runcie generously fulfils the promise of his title … because his memoir is full of good things: stories that reveal Imrie’s sharp intelligence, her bold fashion sense, her glee at pricking the bubble of pretension * THE TIMES *Praise for James Runcie: ‘Runcie has the gift of the born storyteller * DAILY MAIL *Runcie has an expert imagination -- HILARY MANTELTremendous: shrewd, compelling and full of insight -- WILLIAM BOYDA triumph of inspired imagination -- FINANCIAL TIMES
£9.49
Pan Macmillan Diary of a Lone Twin: A Memoir
Book SynopsisA heart-rending memoir of love, loss and the unique relationship twins share.More than thirty years ago, David Loftus’s cherished identical twin, John, passed away. Ever since, a day hasn’t passed without David feeling the loss. In 1987, after recovering from a brain tumour, John contracted meningitis and found himself back in hospital for treatment. David, as always, was by his side. They were opening their twenty-fourth birthday presents when a fatally miscalculated routine injection forced John into a coma. He died within two weeks. Over the past year, David has spent an hour every day remembering John and recording his story by hand. Diary of a Lone Twin is the product of that daily ritual – a powerful and deeply personal account that covers everything from enchanting and charmingly evoked childhood vignettes to the acute loneliness and raw pain that followed John’s death.In sharing this beautifully written diary, award-winning and internationally acclaimed photographer David Loftus provides a rare insight for anyone who wishes to understand the bond between identical twins, and the unique bereavement of a lone twin that few people will ever experience.Trade ReviewHauntingly powerful * Daily Mail *These diary entries fuel this moving exploration into the unique bond between twins and the grief when one dies. * Observer *Poignant and powerful -- Caroline Sanderson * The Bookseller *A beautifully written memoir full of poignancy, humour and wisdom. The conceit of using a diary written in the present as a touching off point for the reminiscences works excellently and adds a novelistic richness to what is already a powerful, stirring and uplifting testament to love. -- Ray Celestin, award-winning author of The Axeman's JazzBeautiful, emotional and somehow funny at times...David has put together something really special here, because of course there is such sadness, but mostly, there is love. -- Dawn O'PorterThis is as beautiful an account of loss as you will ever read, haunting and at times unbearably heart wrenching. A tribute to a lost brother and an excavation of the human heart in all its shades of light and dark. A gem. -- Rebecca FraynA gentle book by a gentle man about the loss of a twin brother. An intimate, searingly honest, deeply upsetting but also uplifting story of loss and love. -- Prue Leith
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Amazon Publishing Widowish: A Memoir
Book SynopsisMelissa Gould’s hopeful memoir of grieving outside the box and the surprising nature of love. When Melissa Gould’s husband, Joel, was unexpectedly hospitalized, she could not imagine how her life was about to change. Overwhelmed with uncertainty as Joel’s condition tragically worsened, she offered him the only thing she could: her love and devotion. Her dedication didn’t end with his death. Left to resume life without her beloved husband and raise their young daughter on her own, Melissa soon realized that her and Joel’s love lived on. Melissa found she didn’t fit the typical mold of widowhood or meet the expectations of mourning. She didn’t look like a widow or act like a widow, but she felt like one. Melissa was widowish. Melissa’s personal journey through grief and beyond includes unlikely inspiration from an evangelical preacher, the calming presence of some Real Housewives, and the unexpected attention of a charming musician. A modern take on loss, Widowish illuminates the twists of fate that break our world, the determination that keeps us moving forward, and the surprises in life we never see coming.Trade ReviewAn Amazon Best Book of the Month: Biographies & Memoirs “Television writer Gould’s gripping debut memoir captures the traumatic experience of suddenly becoming a young widow…Her narrative is remarkable in how she skillfully dissects the day-to-day minutiae of grief, particularly the strange ways in which surrounding herself with community provided comfort but also reminded her of what she lost…Gould brings a unique vulnerability to this memoir that will encourage readers to hold their loved ones closer and celebrate life.” —Publishers Weekly “Melissa’s young husband gets bitten by a mosquito in their backyard pool in L.A. and somehow catches West Nile virus. He tragically dies, leaving Melissa behind to pick up the pieces of her life, raise their young daughter, and find herself—and love—again in this relatable, unforgettable, funny (yes, funny) read.” —Good Morning America “An impressively eloquent, deftly written, exceptionally candid personal story of love and loss and adaptation, Widowish: A Memoir [is] a truly memorable read from cover to cover. While especially recommended for community library Contemporary American Biography collections, and unreservedly commended to the attention of anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one in this age of pandemic.” —Midwest Book Review “This memoir by a woman whose husband falls ill and succumbs to the West Nile virus after getting bitten by a mosquito by their pool in California is one of my recent favorites. A medical odyssey, parenthood, friendship, a new love affair and a sense of humor combine to make the author someone you want to hug and befriend.” —Zibby Owens, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books “In Widowish, Melissa Gould takes readers on her journey through grief in all its complexity, reminding us, in the end, of our endless capacity for love.” —Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone “Widowish is an unputdownable modern love story, the kind you don’t ever want to end. Except when it does, Melissa Gould has given us a transformational tale of modern loss and how grieving doesn’t always have to look the way we thought. One of my favorite grief memoirs to date.” —Claire Bidwell Smith, author of Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief “No one gets through this life without suffering some kind of loss, and Melissa Gould shares her journey with honesty, humor, and surprising insights. I read it straight through and now want regular updates on her life. Widowish is going to break your heart in the best way possible. I love this book!” —Annabelle Gurwitch, author of I See You Made an Effort and You’re Leaving When? “In Widowish, you can acutely feel Melissa Gould’s struggle to maintain normalcy as her husband slips away. This book is a brave and powerful examination of all the ‘shoulds’ that sometimes get in the way of our forward movement and evolution. I found myself rooting for Melissa the whole time.” —Vanessa McGrady, author of Rock Needs River “A personal and heartfelt memoir that will inspire and give hope to anyone grieving the loss of a loved one or having to make the hard decisions when someone may be going through a medical condition that isn’t going to get better. Melissa’s courage and warmth will make the reader feel like they are hearing the story of a close friend. Intimate and hopeful.” —Gabby Reece, professional athlete, model, and podcaster
£8.54
Shambhala Publications Inc Making Friends with Death: A Buddhist Guide to
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£18.99
Teach Services, Inc. Heartache and Healing: Coming to Terms with Grief
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£17.08
SteinerBooks, Inc What Happens After We Die: Making the Connection
Book SynopsisHow can we create a connection with loved ones who have died? Rudolf Steiner frequently spoke on death and what happens after we die, offering helpful insights into an area which is often left unexplored, yet which affects everyone. In this insightful book, Arie Boogert explores the connections which exist between the living and the dead through consideration of Rudolf Steiner's meditative verses and prayers, which provide support for family and friends who have lost a loved one. Offering thoughtful, considered guidance on how to come to terms with the prospect of our own death, this book also helps readers to prepare for what happens next. A supportive, clear and helpful companion for readers who have lost a loved one and who are looking to understand their own journey towards the end of life.
£15.29
Microcosm Publishing Unfuck Your Grief: Using Science to Heal Yourself
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£13.49
Chin Music Press The Spring
Book SynopsisTraversing the wild landscapes of the American West, prose and photography combine to create a lucid, dream-like vision of visitations and allegorical animal encounters with Snake, Owl, and Dragonfly, among others. The Spring tells a stirring, elegiac tale of death, love, rebirth, survival, and resilience.
£11.99
Permuted Press My Father's List: How Living My Dad's Dreams Set
Book SynopsisOn the cusp of middle age, a newlywed journalist discovers and finishes the bucket list of her late free-spirited father. Fifty-four adventures in six years. That’s what thirty-eight-year-old journalist Laura Carney embarked on when she discovered her late father Mick’s bucket list. Killed in a car crash when Laura was twenty-five, Mick seemed lost forever. My Father’s List is the story of how one woman—with the help of family, friends, and even strangers—found the courage to go after her own dreams after realising those of a beloved yet mysterious man. This is a story about secrets—and the freedom we feel when we learn to trust again: in life, in love, and in a father’s lessons on how to fully live.Trade Review“[Carney’s] narration is both vulnerable and strong as she relates how, in living out her father’s unfulfilled dreams, she developed compassion for his hidden life, discovered strengths that she never knew she had, learned how much the two of them had in common, and realized the truth of the old saying that ‘everything good is on the other side of fear.’ My Father’s List is a poignant memoir about a father-daughter relationship whose love transcended death.” -- Foreword Reviews“Brave, big-hearted, compulsively readable, My Father’s List is a joyful affirmation of embracing life to its fullest after a terrible loss. Carney’s energy to fulfill her father’s dreams is infectious, and her refreshing vulnerability had me rooting for her on every page.” -- Katie Arnold, author of Running Home: A Memoir“Living out her father’s bucket list was the vehicle through which Laura Carney would find herself and her freedom. My Father’s List is a delightful book that reminds us of all the possibility that lies within each of us to do things we never dreamed possible. This book inspires and will touch you deeply.” -- Siri Lindley, two-time triathlon world champion, Olympic coach, author of Finding a Way: Taking the Impossible and Making It Possible, speaker, survivor, and thriver“In this call-to-action memoir, Carney pays homage to her deceased father, and in so doing, keeps him very much alive. It made me wonder what dreams felt complete to my own father at the time of his passing. And reinforced what Carney’s father told her: ‘You’re the best thing I’ve ever done.’ We are lucky to have a champion in a father, and I was moved to dream along with my own because of this book.” -- Laura Munson, author of the New York Times best-selling memoir This Is Not the Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness and the USA Today best-sellin“With all the memoirs that have been written in recent years, you might think there was nothing new left to do with the form. Laura Carney’s My Father’s List would prove you wrong. This is an original, brave, and inspiring book that will make readers think about their own life goals—and maybe even their lives—in a whole new way.” -- Ben Yagoda, author of Memoir: A History and About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made“I lost count of how many times I wiped away tears while reading My Father’s List. What a gorgeous, exhilarating story of perseverance and the beauty we can make from grief.” -- James Tate Hill, author of Blind Man’s Bluff: A Memoir“Real, honest, and hopeful, My Father’s List is a story about what it really means to be brave and love without limits. It’s about building a life after devastating loss and how the people we’re sure we can’t live without continue to shape and grow us after they’re gone. It’s a no platitudes story about how loss can transform, nudging us to become who we were meant to be all along. A wonderful, memorable read.” -- Janine Urbaniak Reid, author of The Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith, and Life In Between“Fulfilling her late father’s bucket list required persistence and courage, as Laura Carney parachuted out of a plane, swam a river, rode a fast horse, and more. But the tougher challenge lay deeper, as she reckoned with her family’s sometimes painful history and the hidden corners of her own heart. This is a profound story of faith, determination, and above all, love.” -- Dawn Raffel, author of Boundless As the Sky and The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies“An expansive, illuminating memoir about Laura Carney's extraordinary undertaking of the seemingly impossible—a jolting, serendipitous journey sparked by pain and completed with enormous heart, intuition, wisdom, and spirituality. This luminous book is a thin place.” -- Ethel Rohan, author of In the Event of Contact“I had a chance encounter with Laura in Plains, Georgia, as she crossed off another item (meeting a president) on her father’s list. The story of her and her journey inspired me inside and out, and I’ve followed her from afar ever since. Her remarkable story is now complete (or is it?) and My Father’s List is her and her dad’s gift to us all.” -- Arthur Milnes, public historian, former memoirs assistant to the Right Honorable Brian Mulroney, former speechwriter for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and author of 98 Reasons to Thank Jimmy Car
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Forefront Books Grief and Grit(s): A Daughter's Journey of Love
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Inner Traditions Bear and Company The Persistence of the Soul: Mediums, Spirit
Book SynopsisCompelling evidence for afterlife messages backed by scientific research. After the unexpected passing of his youngest son, Mark Ireland began a search for messages from the afterlife and discovered remarkable proof of life after death. Interweaving profound personal experience and compelling scientific evidence, Ireland presents a deep dive into psychic-medium phenomena, spirit visitations, after-life communication, reincarnation, synchronicity, and near-death experiences, pointing to the survival of consciousness after bodily death. He details how he confronted his resistance to engaging in the spiritual and parapsychological practices of his deceased father, prominent 20th-century psychic Dr. Richard Ireland, who counseled celebrities such as Mae West and the Eisenhower family. On his journey, he meets with respected mediums who deliver unexpected messages from his son, father, and others who have passed and explores the healing impact that such messages can have on people who are grieving. He shares his interviews with mediums to understand how they see, hear, and feel the information they receive from the spirits of the deceased, and he explains how to recognise fraudulent mediums. Ireland presents detailed accounts of scientific experiments conducted to obtain evidence for the continuity of consciousness, including the author’s own test involving a secret message left behind by his deceased sister, Robin. The contents of this message were unknown to any living person and remained sealed in an envelope until the author received messages from a group of mediums. He exposes deceptive arguments made by skeptics and examines mediumship through the lens of multiple religious traditions—including some factions who seek to demonise the practice. Showing how spirit communication can be undeniably accurate and frustratingly ambiguous, Ireland reveals the profound healing and transformative possibilities available to those who come to believe in the persistence of the soul.Trade Review“The Persistence of the Soul could not be more timely. Mark Ireland provides guidelines for those who want to attempt communicating with deceased loved ones and his comments are housed in anecdotes from his own experiences, some of them poignant and some humorous. He also provides historical context that illustrates the ubiquity of mediumship through the ages and does so with just enough skepticism to make his account authentic.” * Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., coauthor of Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with Them *“Mark Ireland raises fundamental questions about the nature and fate of human consciousness. This touching, heartfelt account takes its place in the enlarging body of evidence suggesting that death is not final.” * Larry Dossey, M.D., author of One Mind *“Mark is a soulful, intelligent man who brings higher thinking to mediumship and shares with us his own thought-provoking stories in his book. As a father who has suffered the loss of his own son, he truly understands the importance of reconnection between the living and those who live again.” * Allison Dubois, inspiration for the NBC TV series Medium and author of Talk to Me *“Not all books deliver what their titles promise. This one certainly does that and much more. The messages are there and very impressive as is the author’s balance between spiritual seeking and a strictly scientific approach. Fascinating reading.” * Guy Lyon Playfair, journalist and author of If This Be Magic and Twin Telepathy *“What a gift this book is for those who need to trust what they know in their hearts—death is not the end. Thank you, Mark Ireland, for providing this invaluable resource to take readers to the awareness that love never dies.” * Suzanne Giesemann, psychic medium and author of Messages of Hope *“I loved this book! Raymond Moody opened the dialogue on NDEs, Brian Weiss did it for past-life memories, Michael Newton for life between lives, and now Mark Ireland has done it for mediumship, the capacity of certain individuals to communicate with the spirits of the deceased.” * Jane Katra, Ph.D., healer, professor of public health, and coauthor of Miracles of Mind and The Hear *“The journey that Mark has traveled since the death of his son in 2004 is quite remarkable. He has taken his original grief and raised it to a positive experience of hope for everyone who has lost someone precious.” * Tricia J. Robertson, psychic researcher and author of Things You Can Do When You’re Dead *“Mark has been in a unique position to experience and analyze mental mediumship and other phenomena in a highly personal way by using his network of bereaved parents, top mediums, and psychical researchers. He records extraordinary afterlife messages facilitated through dreams, after-death contacts, and mediums, always writing with an awareness of the need for evidence. We highly recommend this book.” * Victor and Wendy Zammit, authors of A Lawyer Presents the Evidence for the Afterlife and publishers *“This book is a must-read and will bring comfort and peace to thousands.” * John Holland, psychic medium and author of The Spirit Whisperer *“Practical, insightful, and poignant, this book is written from the heart of a grieving parent and the brain of a pragmatic researcher. Whether you’re interested in psychic-medium abilities, evidence of life after death, or new ways to comfort your grief, Mark’s story and analysis delivers.” * Bob Olson, founder and host of Afterlife TV *Table of ContentsA Note to ReadersINTRODUCTIONThe Catalyst 1 The “Why” 2 The Next Phase 3 Seeing Things Differently 4 Does Good Mediumship Prove Survival? 5 The Skeptical Neurosis 6 Interviews with Two Psychic-Mediums 7 Psychic Phenomena and Mediumship in Religion and History 8 Reflections on Reincarnation 9 Life as Richard’s Son 10 “That’s So Random” 11 Unfoldment 12 Robin’s Flight 13 The Combination-Lock Experiment 14 A Reading to Remember 15 It’s Up to You 16 Finding a Credible Medium POSTSCRIPT Letter from Richard Ireland to His Dying Father, 1962 APPENDIX More Signs: Reports of Synchronicity and After-Death Communication References Index About the Author
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Rare Bird Books From The River To The Sea: Heartbreak and Hope in
Book SynopsisThe story of heartbreak to triumph in the wake of a tragedy. Their first date in college was a U2 concert and after that Lauren and Jack Grandcolas were inseparable. He was mesmerized by her sweetness, fierce intelligence and eyes that were as blue and alive as the ocean. They married and settled in San Francisco, each pursuing their dreams in the business world. After a decade of trying, Lauren finally got pregnant at the age of thirty-eight. On September 6, 2001, she flew to New Jersey—her beloved Little Grandma had died and following the funeral Lauren shared the joyous news of her pregnancy to lift her family’s spirits. Flying home to Jack on September 11th, she arrived at Newark airport early and walked on to a flight for which she hadn’t been ticketed: United 93. During that terrifying flight, Lauren left a calm and reassuring voice mail for Jack which remains a testament to her courage and selfless love, even in the face of her own mortality.Like a River to the Sea is a story of love overcoming loss. In this moving memoir, Jack Grandcolas brings to life his college sweetheart while taking the reader through his long journey to make peace with the loss of Lauren and their unborn child. Jack is honest about the depth of his despair and his battles with depression, PTSI, and heavy drinking. As he digs himself out of the deepest hole imaginable, Jack learns universal truths that will help anyone confronted with tragedy.Like a River to the Sea is also a deeply personal look at an event of historical importance. Jack takes us inside the White House to meet with President Bush and to the precipice of a still-smoldering hole in the earth outside of Shanksville, Penn. The book goes aboard United 93 in its final minutes, when this brave collection of Americans fought to retake control of the plane, ultimately preventing the hijackers from completing their mission and becoming the first heroes in the war against terror.As with Jack’s life, Like a River to the Sea is defined by the boundless depths of human love. Eighteen years after losing his wife and their unborn baby, Jack finally remarried, and his new bride so honors the love between him and Lauren that her wedding ring includes stones that Lauren once wore on her finger. This is the magic of Like A River To The Sea, which begins with heartbreak but becomes a story about the triumph of the human spirit.
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She Writes Press Framing a Life: Building the Space To Be Me
Book SynopsisOn a blustery Maine day, thirty-nine-year-old Roberta Kuriloff found herself standing on a plot of land purchased with her former partner, holding a couple of wood stakes to mark off exactly where her new house would sit. No longer their land. No longer their dream. Now, just hers. Immersed in a world of blueprints, materials, contractors, and critters, Roberta confronted the major losses she’d suffered in her life—in particular the deaths of her mother and aunt from cancer and her separation from her father and brother during her placement in an orphanage—and to try to understand how those losses had shaped the woman, lawyer, and activist she’d become. As she cleared land, hammered nails, lifted beams, and shivered in her rented mobile home, the answers began to come to her. Roberta soon found love again, with a woman named Nancy . . . only to lose her abruptly just one year later in a car accident. Her grief over Nancy’s death, and the psychic and out-of-body events she experienced following that loss, led to an eight-year spiritual quest where she explored her Jewish roots, the Kabbalah, Buddhism, and reincarnation. As she healed, new love beckoned with Bernice—and at long last Roberta found that intrinsic sense of self, that unshakable foundation of heart and soul, that home, that she’d been searching for all along.Trade Review“This remarkable memoir—one of the deepest I’ve ever read—is my kind of revelation. The book made me cry out, cover my eyes, mourn, beam with pride, and appreciate the trials that led to my own emotional and spiritual growth. Kuriloff’s story will find a place alongside Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Amy Chua’s Tiger Mother. Permeated with humility, bravery, and a bold feminist intersection, Framing a Life is a triumph for many of us with both hurting and joyful hearts. It will last in our times and long into the future.”—June S. Gould, PhD, poet, workshop leader for the International Women’s Writing Guild, and author of The Writer in All of Us“Framing A Life by Roberta S. Kuriloff is about the search for home, family, and love—yet is so much more. This story examines the grief of losing all we human beings long for in this world, but still moving forward with faith, love, and tenacity. You will smile. You will cry. Best of all, you will cheer on Roberta as she learns home is not necessarily a place. It is embedded in your core, your heart, and your soul.”—Laura L. Engel, author of You’ll Forget This Ever Happened: Secrets, Shame, and Adoption in the 1960s“Roberta Kuriloff uses the metaphor of home to deepen our understanding of belonging. Overcoming a stark life in a city orphanage, she becomes a lawyer driven to become a voice for abandoned and abused children and ultimately builds a home of her own in Maine to shelter her loved ones. An inspiring memoir about the construction and union of both an inner and outer life.”—Maureen Murdock, PhD, author of The Heroine's Journey: Woman's Quest for Wholeness and Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory“Roberta’s memoir is honest, poignant, and shares with grace how she overcame her life’s tragedies. Her courage, optimism, and the ways she found and built her true home—in the deepest sense of the word—will uplift and inspire many readers.”—Rivvy Neshama, author of Recipes for a Sacred Life: True Stories and a Few Miracles“Rarely have I read a memoir that was so captivating. Roberta Kuriloff’s resilience and tenacity in the face of adversity is inspiring. Through her work as a lawyer and her interactions with family and friends, she demonstrates what it means to be a compassionate feminist and a joyful, spiritual person.”—Patricia Ould, PhD, co-author of Same-Sex Marriage, Context, and Lesbian Identity: Wedded but Not Always a Wife“Framing A Life: Building The Space to Be Me is the story of one woman’s quest for self-understanding, love, and the meaning of home. On days when I despair that nothing much is going right, I look to Roberta and her courage, perseverance, and optimism. Her story could have been the story of a bitter woman, beaten down by life and loss. It is anything but. It is a shining light held aloft for any woman struggling to find that place within that is whole, complete and at peace.”—Cathleen O'Connor, PhD, author of High Heels on the Hamster Wheel, The Everything Law of Attraction Dream Dictionary, and The Collection: Flash Fiction for Flash Memory“Kuriloff tells her amazing story of resilience. This is the journey of her survival, her intense drive to succeed, and the later death of her partner—a woman she loved. Finding the surprising depths of her spiritual side, she not only relearns how to love, but she also relearns how to live. It is an intensely personal yet very relatable work.”—Linda Bergman, screenwriter, producer, and author of So You Think Your Life’s A Movie: The Sequel“In Framing a Life, Roberta S. Kuriloff constructs—from fragments of past scenes, journal entries, night dreams, changing states of being, and reflections—a textual home for herself and the reader to reside in, inside the territory of a culturally evolving America. This narrative—of a return to a whole and expanded self, one evoking Walt Whitman’s iconic line ‘I am large, I contain multitudes’ —is a timely permission to illuminate the manifold pieces of one’s own life and reassemble them into a compassionate definition of oneself, alive at a certain moment, in a certain place, in human history.”—Marj Hahne, writer, editor, and teacher
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New Harbinger Publications How to Grieve What Weve Lost
Book SynopsisGrief is a journey that can lead to powerful, personal growth. This compassionate guide, written by a team of mental health and grief experts, will help you heal the pain of lossno matter the causeand move forward in life with a renewed sense of meaning and purpose.Grief comes in many forms. You may grieve a loved one who has passed on, a romantic relationship which has ended, the loss of a job you loved, or even a place you used to go that no longer exists or has changed. You may also be dealing with another kind of lossa sense of who you are and how you can live your life in an increasingly uncertain and changed world. But what if you could transform your grief into lasting positive growth?Filled with the most effective therapeutic tools drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and more, How to Grieve What We've Lost will help you heal from the pain of loss, move forward, and reconnect with what truly matters to you right no
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Scribner Book Company This Is Your Mother
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Turner Publishing Company All the Love: Healing Your Heart and Finding
Book Synopsis“The tumultuous feelings that accompany pregnancy loss are hard to describe, and women who experience this often feel terribly alone in their grief. But All the Love, written by three wise and compassionate women, offers much-needed understanding, consolation, wisdom, and hope. Its heartfelt and caring message will provide solace and guidance to those who have lost babies as well as those who seek to support them.” –Christine Gross-Loh Author, Parenting Without Borders and co-author, The Path All the Love: Healing Your Heart and Finding Meaning After Pregnancy Loss is a book dedicated to supporting and empowering women and their partners through miscarriage, stillbirth, and other types of pregnancy loss. The book is part memoir, part therapy session; combining the personal story of Kim Hooper, who endured four losses, with therapeutic insights from Meredith Resnick (a licensed social worker) and Dr. Huong Diep (a board-certified psychologist). It is our hope that reading this book feels like sitting and chatting with someone about their experience, while therapist-friends listen in to provide clarity and comfort. All the Love is the most in-depth book available to console women and partners in the wake of pregnancy loss. Topics include how to navigate the medical part of pregnancy loss, the emotional rollercoaster of grief, connecting with your partner, returning to “normal” life, rediscovering yourself, deciding whether to try again and having a baby after a loss. The book touches on considerations for LGBTQ+ couples and people facing racial, cultural, or socioeconomic issues that compound their grief. For a loss that is so common, each woman’s story is beautifully unique. We want each woman to feel seen in this book. We want her to feel validated and hopeful as she steps into what’s next on her journey.Trade Review“Hooper, Resnick, and Diep’s collective work adds a modern, authentic, and inclusive lens to the current canon on perinatal loss. Importantly, the authors shed light on a wide array of experiences and topics across the continuum of perinatal loss. Recognizing and emphasizing diversity, Hooper, Resnick, and Diep weave together personal stories, together with self-help and academic resources, to capture the individual and shared aspects of perinatal loss. All the Love will resonate in new and meaningful ways with readers who are reaching for this supportive information.” –Shara M. Brofman, Psy.D., Licensed Psychologist “The tumultuous feelings that accompany pregnancy loss are hard to describe, and women who experience this often feel terribly alone in their grief. But All the Love, written by three wise and compassionate women, offers much-needed understanding, consolation, wisdom, and hope. Its heartfelt and caring message will provide solace and guidance to those who have lost babies as well as those who seek to support them.” –Christine Gross-Loh Author, Parenting Without Borders and co-author, The Path “A BEAUTIFUL resource for people. The authors left no stone unturned. A book like this is so needed.” –Julie Russell RN, LRMT, CC, CHt., Senior Licensed Reiki Master, International Center for Reiki Training "Pregnancy loss is a common issue that is rarely discussed. The insights within All the Love provide an opportunity to explore its depths and help shed light on what lies beneath the surface." –Jacob Gibbens, MD, MSc, FACOG "All the Love is a unique work and balm for families striving to survive and make meaning in life after experiencing the unimaginable pain of pregnancy and infant loss. With compassion and insight, the authors offer their brave voices and intimate experiences on the aftermath of loss. A valuable resources for the pregnancy and infant loss community, All the Love demonstrates that even in grief and loss–this traumatic and out-of-order loss–there is love, eternal and undying." –Keisha Wells, Licensed Professional Counselor and author of From Three Heartbeats to One: A Gentle Companion Offering Hope in Grieving Pregnancy and Infant Loss "All the Love is a deeply accurate and therapeutic love letter to women who have experienced pregnancy loss and the people who love them. The stories and guidance offered in the pages of this beautiful book serve as a reminder to those who have experienced this very unique kind of loss that they are not alone. One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, yet there is still so much shame and stigma around these losses. As a psychotherapist specializing in Perinatal Loss, this is a book that I will be recommending to my clients when they are ready to reflect and heal." –Haley Neidich, LCSW, PMH-C "All the Love is an engaging, informational, and beautiful look into the realities and complexities of pregnancy loss. Hearing the unique stories of the authors provides so much validation and normalization to such a nuanced experience. I would highly recommend this book to individuals who have been impacted by pregnancy loss as well to helping professionals seeking to better understand this universal, but rarely discussed experience." –Dr. Sunita Osborn, Clinical Psychologist, Author of The Miscarriage Map: What To Expect When You Are No Longer Expecting and The Miscarriage Map Workbook
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Hardie Grant Books The Grief Companion
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Birlinn General In Love With Death
Book SynopsisDeath is the inevitable fate of every single person on earth. How do we accept the inevitability of our own death? How do we live our lives with meaning? Will money lead us to happiness? Satish Modi examines these questions is a moving, powerful, thought-provoking work based on his own reflections as well as the experiences of people from all walks of life. The result is a fascinating book that teaches us that whoever we are and whatever our aspirations in this life, it is important for each and every one of us to accept our own passing. In doing so we can free ourselves to live as well and fully as possible, guided by the principles of goodness, love and compassion.Trade Review'this is an astounding book ... a beautiful, slim, hardback volume refusing to shout out its wares in testimonials and garish photos ... it will be a comfort to people. It has been more than that to me, it has been a call to arms' * Kindred Spirit *'Thought provoking and optimistic. The message I took from this beautifully written book is to appreciate what one has and take nothing for granted – every moment of this life is precious so don’t waste it' -- Selma Day, Editor of Mayfair Times‘A must read for everyone who seeks spirituality and happiness, by giving joy to others and those who simply want to make the most of the one short life that one is given' -- Ashanti Omkar * Monocle *'When death comes knocking at your door, you'll feel no regrets if you've kept your soul in check' * Bangkok Post *'A very personal exploration that will resonate with many and prompt others to re-evaluate their own fears, aspirations and the way they conduct their lives' * B Beyond Magazine *'Death is an equaliser. When we all die, we are the same. The billionaire will be put in the ground the same as a pauper… I read some of the book on the way home and almost missed my stop in doing so. I found it engaging and as enlightening as talking to the man himself!' * Frost Magazine *
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Short Books Ltd The State of Disbelief: A therapist's story of
Book Synopsis'A beautifully written, profoundly moving and immersive account of grief that will bring solace.' - Louise France, The TimesWhen Juliet Rosenfeld's husband dies of lung cancer only seven months into their marriage, everything she has learnt about death as a psychotherapist is turned on its head.As she attempts to navigate her way through her own devastating experience of loss, Rosenfeld turns to her battered copy of Freud's seminal essay 'Mourning and Melancholia'. Inspired by the distinction Freud draws between the savage trauma of loss that occurs at the moment of death - grief - and the longer, unpredictable evolution of that loss into something that we call mourning, Rosenfeld finds herself dramatically rethinking the commonly held therapeutic idea of 'working through stages of grief'.This is a beautifully written meditation on what the investment of love means and how to find your own path after bereavement in order for life to continue.Trade Review'A breath-taking piece of work: tragic, terrifying and gripping as any novel, but ultimately, thanks to Rosenfeld's clear-eyed psychoanalytical honesty, also deeply consoling. I don't think writers or human beings can share their experience more movingly and generously than this.' * Julie Myerson *'A brave and beautifully-written account of an experience usually shrouded in silence. This is such an intelligent and honest book.' * Amelia Gentleman *'A masterpiece... bold and accessible.' * Professor Brett Kahr, Psychotherapist, Senior Fellow at Tavistock Institute *'A beautifully written, profoundly moving and immersive account of grief that will bring solace to readers who have been bereaved, and guide anyone who knows them, who feels at a loss how to understand what they are going through. Which pretty much means all of us, at some point in our lives.' -- Louise France * The Times *'Rarely has the physical nature of memory of the dead been so well written about.' * The Oldie *'This powerfully written book has much to say both to the bereaved and to those working with them about loss and how we can come to live with it, lovingly, as we once lived with the one who has died.' * Therapy Today Magazine *'Great stories - entertaining but not patronising' * Financial Times *
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Octopus Publishing Group To Love and Let Go: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and
Book SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Yoga Girl and "international force in the world of yoga" (Allure), a moving and inspirational memoir on how to cope with tragedy, adversity, and change through yoga. To love and let go, love and let go, love and let go...it's the single most important thing we can learn in this lifetime."Rachel beautifully illustrates that loving fiercely and grieving deeply are often two halves of the same whole. Her story will break you down and lift you up." -Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Love Warrior and founder of Together Rising"Take the time to clear your mind and mellow out with Rachel Brathen's endearing and inspiring memoir of a misspent youth, rebirth on the mat, and epic adventures in the Costa Rican jungle. Along the way you'll find . . . yoga routines and healthy recipes."-Bustle"An international force in the world of yoga."-AllureWhile on her way to a yoga retreat in the Caribbean, Rachel Brathen collapsed in the airport and was rushed to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy. When she opened her eyes following the surgery, her boyfriend was at her bedside weeping and she immediately knew something terrible had happened. She soon discovered that at the same time as her collapse, her best friend was killed in a car crash. Over the next two years, which should have been the happiest time of her life with her engagement and growing career, Rachel experienced trial after trial. From the overwhelming loss of her best friend, to the illness and death of her grandmother, and a shocking suicide attempt by her mother, Rachel found herself in a deep depression. When she discovered she was pregnant, Rachel decided to use her pregnancy as a time to heal and an opportunity to be reborn herself. Now, in this evocative and remarkable memoir, Rachel shares the tools she used to cope with and overcome her depression. She invites you to share in her eye-opening epiphanies and realizations about life and death, love and fear, what it means to be a mother and a daughter, and the restorative power of yoga. Perfect for fans of Gabrielle Bernstein and Glennon Doyle, this unforgettable memoir will move and enlighten you.Praise for To Love and Let Go"Breathtakingly honest, Rachel beautifully illustrates that loving fiercely and grieving deeply are often two halves of the same whole. Her story will break you down and lift you up."-Glennon Doyle, author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Love Warrior and founder of Together Rising Praise for Yoga Girl "Take the time to clear your mind and mellow out with Rachel Brathen's endearing and inspiring memoir of a misspent youth, rebirth on the mat, and epic adventures in the Costa Rican jungle. Along the way you'll find . . . yoga routines and healthy recipes." -Bustle "The book was like a perfect yoga class-it left me inspired, relaxed and at the same time gave me tons of ideas." -Elephant Journal "An international force in the world of yoga." -Allure
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Elliott & Thompson Limited Death's Summer Coat: What the History of Death
Book SynopsisA new conversation is starting on this most universal of topics. But to know where we are heading, we need to know where we have come from...Death is the one subject we will all confront; it touches our families, our homes, our hearts. And yet we have grown used to denying its existence, treating it as an enemy to be beaten back with medical advances. What led us to this point - what drove us to sanitize death and make it foreign and unfamiliar? In Death's Summer Coat Brandy Schillace explores our past to examine what it might mean for our future. From Victorian Britain to contemporary Cambodia, forgotten customs and modern-day rituals, we learn about the incredibly diverse - and sometimes just incredible - ways in which humans have dealt with mortality in different times and places. Today, as we begin to talk about mortality, there are difficult questions to face. What does it mean to have a 'good death'? What should a funeral do? As Schillace shows, talking about death and the rituals associated with it can help to provide answers. It also brings us closer together. And conversation and community are just as important for living as for dying.Some of the stories are strikingly unfamiliar; others are far more familiar than you might suppose. But all reveal a lot about the present - and about ourselves. It's time to meet the new (old) death. As seen reviewed in The Guardian in the article Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty review - startling stories from the crematorium. If you are keen to learn more, you can listen to the interview with Brandy Schillace on Radio Gorgeous or the interview on BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed, both to be aired in May 2015.Trade Review"Vivid, scholarly, enthralling and surprisingly touching, Death's Summer Coat is skilfully stitched together." -- Rupert Callender, editor of The Natural Death Handbook "A lively, panoramic view of our approach to death and dying that asks essential questions, and offers important insights, into the inevitable." -- Bess Lovejoy, author of Rest in Pieces "At once scholarly but also infused with personal narrative, Death's Summer Coat has something to offer everyone." - - Paul Koudounaris, author of Heavenly Bodies and The Empire of Death "A lovely book ... inspired by the Death Cafe movement" -- Lis Horwich, DeathCafe.com "Her academic acumen and historical analysis is plain for every reader to see, but so is her warm humanity. [...] The mixture of the analytical and the personal is part of what makes the book so readable." -- Richard Littledale, The Preacher's Blog; "The book ends as it began with an epilogue that is deeply personal and by the end of the work Schillace does feel a like someone you might have chatted with at a death-positive event. With its high readability factor, I am sure Death's Summer Coat will prove highly popular with Death Salon and Death cafe attendees." -- Dr. Christina Welch, Centre for Medical Humanities, Durham University blog; "This is a delightful book. Beautifully written, and so crammed with fascinating insights that after I'd finished it I went through it again with my highlighter pen, in an attempt not to forget any of it ... Throughout, Brandy Schillace covers the heaviest of subjects with the lightest touch." -- Dr Katherine Sleeman, Clinical Lecturer, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction: Meet the New (Old) Death 1 Chapter 1: Dead and Knowing It 15 Chapter 2: Eat Your Dead (and Other Advice) 43 Chapter 3: Through a Glass, Darkly 69 Chapter 4: Dying Victorian: Memento Mori, Hair Jewellery and Crape 99 Chapter 5: Death at the Anatomy Theatre 127 Chapter 6: Death and the Doctor 159 Chapter 7: Death Comes to Dinner 191 Epilogue: Beginning at the End 231 Notes 239 Index 259
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Vintage Publishing The Day That Went Missing
Book Synopsis*WINNER OF THE PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE 2018*My younger brother’s name is Nicholas Beard. He was nine years old, and I was with him in the water when he drowned.Life changes in an instant.On a family holiday in Cornwall in 1978, Richard and Nicholas are in the sea, jumping the waves. Suddenly and inexplicably Nicholas is out of his depth and then, shockingly, so is Richard. Only one of the brothers returns to the shore.Richard does not attend Nicholas’s funeral and afterwards the family return to Cornwall to continue the holiday. Soon they stop speaking of that day at the beach altogether. Years later, haunted by grief, Richard sets out to piece together the story. Who was Nicholas? What really happened that day? And why did the family never speak of it again?SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE 2018‘This captivating book, both heart-rending and jaw-dropping, unfolds like a detective story’ Daily Mail‘A memoir of real truth and heartbreaking emotional heft’ Sunday TimesTrade ReviewA memoir of real truth and heartbreaking emotional heft * Sunday Times *This captivating book, both heart-rending and jaw-dropping, unfolds like a detective story * Daily Mail *A touching, painful disquisition on memory and forgetting and the tendrils that tie us to the past -- Caroline Moorehead * Guardian *Clear-eyed, very sad, funny at times and, despite the story it tells, ultimately uplifting in its determination to confront buried truths. * Sebastian Faulks *A masterpiece * Craig Brown *
£13.49
Vintage Publishing You Will Not Have My Hate
Book Synopsis'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The PoolOne night in November 2015, when Antoine Leiris was at home looking after his baby son, his wife Hélène was killed, along with 88 other people, at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris. Three days later, Antoine wrote an open letter to his wife’s killers on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his baby son’s life be defined by their acts. ‘For as long as he lives, this little boy will insult you with his happiness and freedom,’ he wrote. Instantly, that short post caught fire and was shared thousands of times around the world. An extraordinary and heartbreaking memoir, You Will Not Have My Hate is a universal message of hope and resilience in our troubled times.Trade ReviewA blazingly beautiful memoir… A glimmer of hope in the dark. -- Rachel Joyce * Observer, Books of the Year *A blazingly beautiful memoir… A glimmer of hope in the dark. -- Rachel Joyce * Observer, Books of the Year *A beacon of hope in a dark world -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * The Pool *An astonishing feat… I defy anyone not to shed tears at least once when reading this book. * Sunday Times *A book of exceptional grace...the most extraordinary account of an emotional journey * Observer *
£9.25
Jessica Kingsley Publishers A Special Kind of Grief: The Complete Guide for
Book SynopsisChildren with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), especially those in special schools, often experience grief at a much younger age than others, as some of their peers are more likely to have life-limiting medical conditions. Yet many adults do not know the best way to support a grieving child with SEND. This book provides all the resources that educational professionals need to ensure their community is fully prepared to acknowledge and support pupil bereavement and loss.Issues covered include bereavement and loss policies and procedures, an appropriate curriculum (including the issues of life, death and loss), how to inform the school community of the death, how to support pupils and staff with the loss, common signs of grieving and how grief affects children at different ages and developmental stages, plus activities and resources to support pupils with their grief. There is also an extensive appendix with template documents for schools to use such as draft letters, policies, procedures, curriculum and lesson ideas.Trade ReviewA comprehensive "one-stop-shop" on how to support pupils, staff, families and the school community through bereavement, offering simple practical guidance, easily integrated into the school day. Essential reading to instil confidence amongst those caring for children with SEND to address issues of death and bereavement within the school environment. -- Dr. Katie Koehler, Child Bereavement UKWith a wealth of practical advice and inspiration that can be used in moments when thinking feels impossible, this book shows you how you can promote happiness, health and resilience in children with special needs through the darkest of times. I will certainly be buying it for the special school I work in! -- Jill Owen, Head Teacher at Montacute School, PooleSarah's guidance on writing a policy, how to support pupils, families and staff and how to report to the wider community is very clear and well-thought out. An essential book for every school. -- Kitty Eve, SENCO at Chandag Junior SchoolTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Notes; PART ONE Introduction; 1. Who is this book for?; 2. Why is there a need for this book?; 3. The importance of acknowledging grief; 4. The school; 5. An overview of school policies and procedures; PART TWO A death occurs; 6. How to inform staff; 7. How to tell pupils; 8. How to let parents, families and the wider community know; PART THREE Pupils; 9. How grief affects children at different ages and developmental stages; 10. Common signs of grieving in children; 11. Common behaviours of grieving children; 12. Ways to support grieving children; 13. Advice for supporting children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD); 14. Talking about funerals, cremations and burials; 15. All forms of grief and loss; 16. Traumatic losses; 17. When to refer children to other professionals; PART FOUR Staff; 18. How to support staff; 19. Staff emotions and the school day; 20. Staff dos and don'ts; PART FIVE Mind, Body & Spirit; 21. How emotions affect the body and the breath; 22. Holistic support; 23. Special assemblies and memorials; 24. Remembering; PART FIVE The environment; 25. How to manage the school environment following a death of a member of the school community; 26. How to manage the classroom environment following the death of a pupil; PART SIX Families; 27. How to support families; PART SEVEN Special days; 28. Anniversaries; 29. Holding an annual event - Friendship Day; PART EIGHT School management; 30. School bereavement and loss policy; 31. School bereavement and loss procedures; 32. The curriculum; 33. Staff training; Appendices; Statistics; References; Index
£19.99
Watkins Media Limited The Grief Handbook: A Guide To Help You Through
Book SynopsisThe Grief Handbook provides guidance from someone who has been there. Bridget McNulty lost her mum suddenly, and found herself unexpectedly amongst the chaos of grief while bringing up small children. She couldn't find the support that she needed, so she created this handbook. This is for those who are grieving: an honest exploration into the worst thing that can happen to you. The handbook offers practical tools, including: Your "laundry list" – bare essentials for how to get through the early days Grief first-aid kit – Instant strategies to help you feel better. How to communicate what you need to those around you. Interactive activities – Journaling space and written activities, which can make the handbook bespoke to the reader's experience. There is no "one size fits all" approach. Bridget McNulty shows us that the best we can do is understand our emotions, tune into our needs and communicate with those around us. Move through the stages of grief with more self-compassion and emotional agility withThe Grief Handbook.
£11.69
Liverpool University Press Dear Big Gods
Book SynopsisFollowing on from her Forward prize-winning collection, Small Hands, Mona Arshi's new book continues in its lyrical and exact exploration of the aftershocks of grief. These extraordinary poems, which see Arshi continuing with her experiments with form, relocate experiences in both past and future feeling, in both the intimacies of ordinariness and the collective experience of myth. Moving and discomfiting, these poems tune, in their acute emotional awareness of individual pain, to the dangers and unsettling violences of the contemporary world. Nevertheless, at the centre of this book is an overarching commitment to hope, in whatever form it takes, to the earth's tiny creatures, and its 'churning, broken song'.Trade Review‘The second collection by this Forward Prize winning poet examines the aftermath of grief with poignant exactitude... Arshi leads us towards light and hope in poems that are both “arboreal and free”.’Poetry Book Society 'Mona Arshi's poems plunge us directly into that hypnotic current to which, normally, we can only distantly allude. 'Life' is one of the euphemisms, or 'being alive'.'Rana Dasgupta‘Mona Arshi’s poems are purely lyrical in the best sense. Each poem carries its own weight and musical pleasure much like a Bach partita…I am in awe of this work.’ Norbert Hirschhorn, London Grip Poetry Review ‘[Arshi] creates micro-worlds of dream-like intensity, surreal distortion, fantasy and myth… Arshi’s rhythms are varied and finely honed, in a way that only extensive quotation could illustrate.’ Edmund Prestwich, Acumen ‘[A] precisely realised, haunting second collection... Arshi’s poems address the persistence of deep grief, and how it bears down upon those who remain.’ Alice Hiller, Magma Poetry‘Beautifully direct, and delivered a kind of instantaneousness that I admired a lot. The diction very clean, too, and the forms involving in their twists and turns.'Andrew Motion'Strength, delicacy and acuity converge in Mona Arshi's new poems, whether she is observing a garden, blooming or blighted, mourning a brother, speaking in the conflicted voice of a heroine of the Mahabharata. A poet to reread in all her complexity.'Marilyn Hacker'Mona Arshi follows her prize-winning first collection Small Hands with another volume of playfulness and poignancy. In Dear Big Gods, the lawyer turned poet wields her delicate word craft so well that she conveys life, death, grief, mystery and remembrance in a handful of beautifully arranged characters on pages to which we will want to return time and again.'Shami Chakrabarti ‘[On ‘Let the Parts of the Flower Speak’] This is a fine ars poetica: it is when Arshi is at her most delicate, serving her lightest touch that the poems go deepest.’ Martina Evans, The Poetry Review‘Arshi can shape words into the smallest of forms, from which seedlings and glowing hearts spring. Each poem in Dear Big Gods is distinct, but sometimes, a seed planted in one poem sprouts up in another.’ Nina Mingya Powles, The Scores 'Dear Big Gods explores aftermath: the continued elegy, prayer, memorial; and a deepening of the presence of the lost one. Grief is personal and specific. Arshi successfully and movingly immerses us in her unique experience of loss. It’s a book for both those who have read Small Hands, and for those new to her writing.'Maria Isakova Bennett, OrbisFor previous work: 'It is a testament to Mona Arshi's talent that, after a decade of not reading any poetry at all, her work had me clambering for old anthologies. Of course, little of what I read afterwards was as elegant, moving, haunting or true. Nothing less than Britain's most promising writer.'Sathnam Sanghera, The Times'Flying and crawling insects appear in Mona Arshi’s second collection, Dear Big Gods, sometimes landing gently on one line, sometimes swarming across whole pages. The natural world infuses this collection, with mentions of birds, insects, flowers, trees, rivers, forests, ponds, earth, and seasonal words, which are threaded throughout. There is a playfully self-conscious scent [...] in several poems, when we are not sure who is speaking, the flowers themselves or the person observing them. [...] These poems brim with new life and growth; with hope. [...] Arshi’s poems spill over with intimate observations and exquisite language that have become her trademark.' Josephine Corcoran, Under the Radar and Nine Arches Press'Arshi's poems - written to address the loss of her brother - are often quicksilver, airily spacious. [She is] refreshingly unafriad of tenderness. [...] This is poetry of raw truthfulness. It is urgently rooted in the practical. [...] Arshi's poems leave a sense that they spring from deep places, below consciousness, but are then brought to the page (and ear) by deliberate and lovely technique.'Alison Brackenbury, Poetry London
£13.49
Quadrille Publishing Ltd The Book of Healing: How to Overcome Loss and
Book SynopsisWe all need a little help sometimes – whether it's to overcome personal loss and grief, or to navigate our way through self-doubt.In The Book of Healing, Tara Ward, bestselling author and expert in wellbeing and spiritual development, takes you through the process of recovering from loss and grief. Learning the art of self-healing – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual – is tremendously important and can be achieved through practical exercises, meditation, reflection and mindfulness.Whether it's the loss of a loved one, loneliness, grief or even loss of self, Tara offers a roadmap through the recovery process. She shows how learning to embrace joy amidst the grief, and discovering self-compassion as well as compassion for others will create health, and help you to thrive.Tara's advice is practical and task-focussed, straightforward and accessible. Drawing on your own personal responses, you will feel inspired to reclaim some light in your life, escape the past, and look to the future, fully healed and restored.
£10.80
Jessica Kingsley Publishers The Creative Toolkit for Working with Grief and
Book SynopsisUnderstanding loss and its effects is integral to effective counseling and support in the treatment of grief. This book is both a guide to the key theories of bereavement, and a practical workbook that can be used with clients to help them understand and work through their grief in a positive, transformative way. Divided into two parts, the first section presents current models of grief used by thanatologists, and advice on when to apply them, these models provide a springboard to deepen the conversation with clients, allowing them to discover insights, consider memories and express their pain. In the second part of the book, creative exercises encourage clients to engage with their stories and actively apply their discoveries to their own healing. Offering a straightforward guide to bereavement models and therapeutic approaches, with photocopiable exercises and worksheets, The Creative Toolkit for Working with Grief and Bereavement is a valuable resource for information on grief and how to help grieving clients, and an invitation to explore creative possibilities for healing.Trade ReviewThis exceptionally thoughtful and practical book belongs on the shelf of anyone who works with bereaved people, which sooner or later is anyone in a helping profession. Coenen supplies us with a wealth of therapeutic tools grounded in theory, supported by research, and presented within a cohesive treatment approach. This is a book that will inspire experienced grief counselors and those who are new to the field to explore the rich potential of art, movement and other creative paths to healing from loss. -- Phyllis Kosminsky, PhD, LCSW, FT, author of Attachment Informed Grief Therapy: The Clinician's Guide to Foundations and ApplicationsClaudia Coenen's insightful and compassionate book The Creative Toolkit is a treasure trove of current perspectives on grief, creative ideas and exercises, and useful resources for practitioners who work with grieving clients. As a psychotherapist specializing in grief, I am eager to explore her marvelously creative exercises with my clients. Her book is a blessing! -- Alexandra Kennedy MA MFT is a psychotherapist in private practice and author of Honoring Grief, Losing a Parent, and The Infinite Thread: Healing Relationships Beyond Loss.This is the one book you need to help your grieving clients move from heartache to hope. Grounded in modern grief models that are flexible enough to accommodate individual differences, yet solid enough to provide much needed support, Coenen elegantly transitions theory into practice with the creative activity sheets that allow clients to explore their grief in a holistic way. From somatic exercises to reflection, art, and journaling, the wide range of activities in this toolkit has something for everyone, no matter where they are on their grief journey. Ultimately the partnership formed between practitioners and clients who take advantage of the innovative activities in this workbook will be healing, meaningful, and even transformational. I no doubt will keep The Creative Toolkit for Grief and Bereavement close by on my desk! -- Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT, Author of Mindfulness & Grief and Host of The Mindfulness & Grief PodcastClaudia Coenen's latest book is an excellently organized, highly informative resource on grief and the experience of loss that is a valuable resource to all practitioners in the healing professions. The first portion of the book provides an easily understandable overview of how grief touches our lives in a myriad of ways, how different and universal the grief journey is, and how creativity can help the grieving individual find his or her own way of transforming their experience of loss into new ways of being and relating to the world. The second portion of the book provides hands on, easily accessible ways that we as practitioners can expand outside of traditional verbal therapies to offer our clients ways to tap into their creative energy to help themselves heal and grow. As a clinical psychologist who sees clients with a wide variety of different concerns, I found that Coenen's toolkit has applicability and usefulness for many of these individuals, regardless of whether they are seeking support for a specific loss that he or she has experienced. -- Nancy L. Hoag, Ph.D., Licensed PsychologistClaudia Coenen's The Creative Toolkit for Working with Grief and Bereavement is a lovely guidebook and bible for those working with clients dealing with grief. Claudia's book provides some wonderful how-to exercises to use with bereaved clients, indicating which exercises are most beneficial with the client's current process in dealing with loss. In addition, she provides a wonderful foundation of historical information related to how grief has been addressed, the changing views on supporting someone going through loss, as well as her own personal experience with this challenge. As a seasoned person-centered expressive arts therapist who has worked with those dealing with traumatic loss and bereavement, I feel enthusiastic about her literary contribution and believe it to be a great resource for those working with loss, grief, and bereavement, especially those using expressive arts therapy. -- Nina “Anin” Utigaard, MFT, REAT, Co-Founder: International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapist
£21.99
Collective Ink Where After: WHERE do our loved ones go AFTER
Book SynopsisA journey that will compel readers to view life after death in a completely different way. Where - do our loved ones go - After they die? This is the question that has traversed the universe for centuries and is considered one of life’s greatest mysteries. While many of the world’s renowned philosophers, scientists, theorists, doctors, and great mystics endorsed the existence of the afterlife, no one book has been available to explore it all, until now. Mariel Forde Clarke asserts that whether you believe in God or heaven, you can be comforted by the sense that an afterlife exists beyond the realm of one's physical comprehension. Drawing on the findings of patients who have had near-death experiences and visions, and on those of renowned scientists and doctors, Clarke helps the reader chart the journey of the soul and navigate their grief.
£11.39
Reaktion Books Living with the Dead: How We Care for the
Book SynopsisDeath is universal. It will meet us all. But it’s also a practical problem – what do we do with dead bodies? The Viestads live by a cemetery and are daily spectators of its routines, and their fascination with burials led them to dig deep to examine our relationship with the dead. Taking us on a journey through the world and the past, they explore how the deceased are honoured and cared for, cremated and buried. From archaeological sites in Spain, Israel and Russia to Ghana’s fantasy coffins and environmentally friendly burials, and from cremations without fire to turning our dearly departed’s ashes into diamonds, this empathetic and enthralling work is for anyone who knows their turn is coming, but who’d like a good book for the journey.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Death Is for Everyone Chapter 1: In the Beginning There Was the Funeral Chapter 2: Death as a Practical Problem Chapter 3: Packed in Plastic Chapter 4: The Business of Death Chapter 5: Choosing a Coffin Chapter 6: Dust to Dust Chapter 7: Up in Smoke Chapter 8: Piecemeal and Divided Chapter 9: A Monument to the Dead Chapter 10: The Empty and Nameless Grave Chapter 11: Death as Jewelry Chapter 12: Living with the Dead Sources Acknowledgements Index
£15.20
Carcanet Press Ltd Hard Drive
Book SynopsisWhen his partner suddenly died, life changed utterly for Paul Stephenson. Hard Drive is the outcome of his revisiting a world he thought he knew, but which had been upended. In poems that are affectionate, self-examining, sometimes funny and often surprised by grief in the oddest corners, the poet takes us through rooms, routines, and rituals of bereavement, the memory of love, a shared life and separation. A noted formalist, with a flair for experiment, pattern and the use of constraints, Stephenson has written a remarkable first book, moving and, despite everything, a hopeful record of a gay relationship. It is also a landmark elegy collection.Trade Review'Hard Drive approaches the elegy through a kaleidoscopic, inventive and genuinely moving use of form... Stephenson looks death in the eyes, and holds his nerve like few others.' - Seán Hewitt; 'A brilliant and innovative formal poet, Stephenson here applies his great gifts, with heart-breaking clarity and bravery, to the most unfaceable of subjects. The result is a beautiful hymn to the human capacity for love.' - Jonathan Edwards; 'This is poetry for anyone who has ever lost someone... poetry that celebrates and mourns those deep connections that we make in life.' - Niall Campbell; 'Paul Stephenson brings all the tender mechanisms of language to sustain the weight of grief: this is an extraordinarily moving and accomplished collection.' - Penelope Shuttle
£11.69
BRF (The Bible Reading Fellowship) Grief Notes: Walking through loss: The first year
Book SynopsisIn Grief Notes Tony Horsfall charts the first year of his grief journey since the death of his wife from cancer. Month by month he tells the unfolding story of walking with and through loss, weaving this together with biblical teaching on grief and insights gained from grief counselling. With a poignant mix of honesty and humour, Tony shares the challenges of rebuilding his life and reflects on how he has seen God meet his needs as he wrestled with grieving in a time of lockdown and pandemic. Praise for Resilience in Life and Faith: 'This book will have a ministry-wide impact.' Dr Laura Mae Gardner, former International Vice President for Personnel for Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIL International
£8.54
