Couples who suffer a miscarriage often feel alone in their grieving, and without access to rituals that can provide comfort and closure. Friends and families don’t always know what to say or do to be helpful. This is a book for the grieving parents, which acknowledges the pain of their loss and which offers encouragement for the future. Hanson writes personally and movingly of her own experiences with miscarraige, of the grief and sadness, and of the difficulty of the recovery process. She also writes of hopefulness and of God’s healing presence in her life. In meditations and prayers based on biblical (NRSV) passages, Hanson offers hope and comfort to couples during this painful time. A helpful resource for family, friends, pastors, and counselors who wish to be supportive. (BOOK)
When Your Parent Dies
Even though the death of a parent is expected, the loss presents both unique challenges and opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. This brief, focused book guides adults through this difficult time. Drawing on his own experience and that of others, the author offers immediate comfort, support and practical suggestions for the first weeks of bereavement. (BOOK)
Traveling through Grief: Learning to Live Again After the Death of a Loved One
This book serves as a compassionate resource to help you find your road to recovery and discover a fulfilling life after the death of a loved one or friend. The authors, both of whom lost spouses before marrying each other, are grief counselors who show you five specific tasks to work through to aid in healing. From exploring your feelings to sifting through memories, reshaping a sense of self-identity to reengaging in your own life, these crucial tasks help you handle grief with purpose and intention. The authors describe how loss affects both your spiritual and mental well-being. (BOOK)
Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow
This book examines loss as a necessary experience for personal growth. Viorst takes readers through the typical moments of loss throughout life–from maternal separation to shifting friendships, from divorce to old age. This life-affirming, life-changing, and timeless book is filled with wise and witty insights into how we all must adjust to the changes that are an inevitable part of life. (BOOK)
Living Beyond Loss: Death in the Family
This is the authoritative volume on the impact of death on the family system. Therapeutic guidelines are offered for working with the mourning process and resolving long-term complications. This collection of essays addresses a wide range of issues related to loss, including the family life cycle, mourning in different cultures, adolescent suicide, death and despair in addict families and death in a therapist’s own family. (BOOK)
