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"Closure in grief: A Mythical Finish Line" offers a fresh perspective on the concept of closure in the context of grief. In this insightful and empathetic book, the author challenges the commonly held belief that closure means leaving grief behind and getting back to a "normal" life. Instead, the author argues that closure is a process, not a defined moment, and that it involves accepting the reality of the loss while still honoring the memory of the loved one.Drawing on personal experience and extensive research, Closure in Grief offers practical guidance on how to navigate the complex emotions and challenges of grief. With compassion and wisdom, the author explores the many facets of closure and provides insights that will resonate with anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one.This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the process of grief and find a path towards healing and growth. It is a powerful reminder that closure is not a finish line to be crossed, but a journey to be embraced with openness and compassion.

Opnieuw uitgebracht en aangevuld ter ere van het 20jarig-jubileum. Deze klassieker gaat nu nog dieper in op de effecten van rouw. Het werpt eveneens nieuw licht op de effectieve actiestappen die helpen om het rouwproces te voltooien. Dit om hersteld en wel weer volop en vrijuit in het leven te staan. Onvoltooid herstel na een rouwproces kan levenslange negatieve gevolgen hebben op iemands welbevinden. Door zowel te werken met hun eigen levensverhaal en dat van anderen, banen de auteurs als het ware een pad voor anderen die herstellende zijn van rouw. Dit helpt om hun vermogen om energiek en spontaan te zijn terug te krijgen. Gebaseerd op een in de praktijk bewezen programma, reikt dit Handboek herstellen van rouw mensen een aantal specifieke actiestappen aan, die nodig zijn om na een verlieservaring weer verder te kunnen. In deze editie is aanvullende en richtinggevende informatie opgenomen voor het omgaan met:o Verlies van vertrouweno Verlies van werk en financiële kwestieso Verlies van gezondheido Opgroeien in disfunctionele gezinnen, zoals bij alcoholverslavingHet Handboek herstellen van rouw is een baanbrekend boek, dat voor iedereen beschikbaar en leesbaar zou moeten zijn.

"This book explores the emotional, physical, and spiritual toll that affects those in the caring professions. The immediate subject matter focus on clergy is relevant to a wide range of professions who support others as the issue of the cost of caring has become even more salient due to the ongoing pandemic. This book is also an essential text book for clergy training and for other caring professions. The world has changed significantly since the pandemic and the wider concept of wellness and support have gained a wider audience as well"--

An engaging and illuminating exploration of grief-and why, despite its intense pain, it can also help us growExperiencing grief at the death of a person we love or who matters to us-as universal as it is painful-is central to the human condition. Surprisingly, however, philosophers have rarely examined grief in any depth. In Grief, Michael Cholbi presents a groundbreaking philosophical exploration of this complex emotional event, offering valuable new insights about what grief is, whom we grieve, and how grief can ultimately lead us to a richer self-understanding and a fuller realization of our humanity.Drawing on psychology, social science, and literature as well as philosophy, Cholbi explains that we grieve for the loss of those in whom our identities are invested, including people we don't know personally but cherish anyway, such as public figures. Their deaths not only deprive us of worthwhile experiences; they also disrupt our commitments and values. Yet grief is something we should embrace rather than avoid, an important part of a good and meaningful life. The key to understanding this paradox, Cholbi says, is that grief offers us a unique and powerful opportunity to grow in self-knowledge by fashioning a new identity. Although grief can be tumultuous and disorienting, it also reflects our distinctly human capacity to rationally adapt as the relationships we depend on evolve.An original account of how grieving works and why it is so important, Grief shows how the pain of this experience gives us a chance to deepen our relationships with others and ourselves.

Miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death, early pregnancy loss, reoccurring miscarriage, unsuccessful infertility, ending a wanted pregnancy for medical or other reasons, blighted ovum, molar pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, chemical pregnancy-these are all forms of babyloss. There are very few things in life that are as painful as the loss of your pregnancy or baby. This book is designed especially for you and the ones you love, to help you find comfort and healing as you navigate life after babyloss.

What if death isn't the end? Are our souls reborn, or is each life unique?Based on recorded conversations the author had with Brahma-a channeled entity identifying as a spiritual collective from the afterlife-this book will transform your thinking.Written in a unique dialogue-driven format, you'll feel as though you're right there discovering the truth and meaning of our souls, the power of love, and so much more.This dialogue covers a wide range of topics including:Dreams and Visits from our Loved OnesAngels and Spirit GuidesThe Afterlife: What to do when you Cross OverSoul Families: Ancestors and Future SoulsThe Souls of AnimalsWith Conversations With Spirit: The Truth About Death and Reincarnation, you will discover the healing magic within our souls that connects us all.

Gessner's world was turned upside down when her beloved, yet complicated, father was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer during her heartbreaking divorce. Struggling with despair, she received an unexpected visit from a mysterious, benevolent guest with the important message: You are not alone! That moment changed the course of her life and her career. At the threshold of death, she found connection, meaning, and depth, which led her to work with dying and bereaved people so they wouldn't feel alone. This book results from what she experienced working as an end-of-life professional for nearly 20 years. Gessner shows us we aren't left on our own on this earth; instead, the divine is woven into all we do in ways we don't often imagine. With the pandemic subsiding, many express not wanting to return to the way things were. With guidance and inspiration from patients, poets, saints, and even birds, she leads the reader to a new way forward. This book is for anyone wrestling with spirituality and grief, as Gessner addresses issues about being human, grieving, and growing.

Ruth lost her mum in 2020. For the last 6 years of her life she'd been living in Ruth's home, and they'd become very close. Writing these poems was a vital part of Ruth's grief journey, helping her to process the enormity of her loss and to work through her deep pain, finally coming to a place of acceptance, comfort, and healing. This book invites the reader to walk that road with Ruth, in the hope that it will be a help to them on their own path to healing. The book is divided into 4 main sections that correspond to the concepts of William J Worden's '4 Tasks of Grief', which Ruth found very beneficial on her healing journey. Each poem has been assigned to the 'Grief Task' that it fits best with.The title is taken from the phrase "Not lost, but gone before" - a reference to people going to heaven ahead of us.

Have you been longing for something? Perhaps love, life fulfillment, or the possibility of motherhood consumes your mind on a daily basis. For Torrie, longing has been that deep, pit-in-your-stomach feeling, when you want something so badly it hurts. It's that profound desire that keeps you awake at night praying for God's fulfillment in your life. This book takes you on a relatable journey through longing for love, the battles of infertility, encountering the pain of miscarriages, embracing motherhood and finding God's immeasurable grace and promises along the way. Torrie shows us how to hear the voice of the Lord in our everyday encounters and grasp how impeccable God's timing is to perfect the results of our future.

"There is a common thread of love, loss and legacy revealed through the up close and personal stories written in Their Blood Runs Thru Us. It's easy to talk about legacy and love, but having conversations about the unexpected struggles that come with end-of-life scenarios are often avoided. Dementia snatched the mind, body, and soul, but not before a legacy of love was established. Roach-infested humble beginnings put a spotlight on the strength of a mother determined to preserve her family. The emotions surrounding the loss of an absentee parent are beautifully expressed in "A Letter to Dad," as this book captures those stories and more. There are intimate views of the depression and emotional overwhelm which happens around times of grief, but there are also real-life triumphs captured in this powerful snapshot of legacy builders who are thriving beyond the grave. Experiences with death are not isolated incidents; we all share in the sorrows connected with grief. The comfort and strength depicted within the pages of this book will hopefully lead you in the direction of grief recovery. Learning to live without the ones we love is a process that takes time, but the journey is easier when we keep alive in our memories the rich legacy of love and life embodied in the blood that runs thru us"--

Susan's brave approach to tackling her grief provides a compelling and very human insight into loss of a loved one, and at the same time delivers a beautifully written love letter to India in all its vibrant, chaotic, life-affirming glory.

Though Christians have the promise of eternal life with Christ, as the hour of death approaches, there are still the standard human emotions that must be dealt with such as: denial, anger, bargaining and depression before individuals can come to acceptance. Happiness being fleeting, eternal joy is the prize we seek and our hope for tomorrow should never be diminished by the pains of today. Christians are to let heaven be their focus for where one is looking is where they are going. By God we are loved, purchased and destined to a greater existence. Sheep respond to the voice of only their shepherd and because they have faith and trust in their shepherd they are made safe and secure. Remember the glory we receive in heaven is too great to even be compared to what we are experiencing here on earth. This book is designed to state and restate the promises the Scriptures provide to us about our death. The more we read, and reread the more fixed in our minds the promises will be. The more certain of these promises the more peace we shall have at the time of our death. Many read this book over and over. James P. Elslager: is a retired Mechanical Engineer born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1945. Jim began attending church with his mother at age 10. Presently Jim's wife Judy and he attend First Baptist Church of North Terre Haute. Jim has been a Sunday School teacher for about fifty years and has served in churches as a youth director, elder, deacon, preacher and sometimes a peacemaker. Over the years we have noticed, even strong Christians, waver a bit when death is approaching. We've not experienced death before and we know it will take some adjustment, but fear can be diminished or laid to rest by putting your hand in the hand of the man. It is our hope and prayer that this book is helpful to you by recalling and recalling God's promises to us. May God bless you and guide you as you read, prayer will help.

We often hear about the role of individuals in responding to grief, but what is the role of the faith community? Can we respond in a planned and effective way as a community in supporting those among us who are dealing with loss?Dan Dixson, pastor, counselor, and consultant with extensive experience in dealing with grief and managing programs with a community perspective, believes that the community can and should play an important role, and that we should train for, plan for, and organize for an effective response. Only in this way can we be sure that we will provide the best possible support to the many people who are dealing with loss in our communities.In this book, Dr. Dixson starts from the time when the loss occurs and guides the reader through the process through that continued care that is necessary. Each chapter presents the situation clearly and outlines responses.This book does provide a framework, but in addition, it provides guidance for specific actions. It doesn't just point out the needs. With each need it provides practical, actionable suggestions for how the community can respond.Pastors and church leaders will benefit from this work, but it is also useful for congregational, small group, and individual studies. Each person is called to this important service to one another.

He sacrificed his family for ambition - but now they're all he has left.Cameron Parrish became Hollywood's #1 action director by refusing to use AI-assist technology. Every film is a box office success, but neither fame nor fortune makes up for the fact that Cameron's dying to make real cinema - an Oscar-worthy movie that will show the world he's an auteur, not the clever hack that the critics make him out to be.But mere hours after being greenlit for the film he knows he was born to shoot, director Cameron Parrish is diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. There's no treatment, and if he's lucky, he might make it another year, but more likely, he's got a few months left.As word gets out about his illness, Cameron realizes he has no true friends. No real family either: his obsession with finding perfection behind the camera lens has long since alienated his ex-wife and his adult son.Desperate to make his final days matter, he signs up for an experimental program that promises to help him discover the meaning of his life - and his death. Accompanied by an artificial intelligence named Sofia, Cameron embarks on a bucket list journey - from the Maldives and Bhutan to Toledo and Morocco - designed to round out his unbalanced life and help him make peace with his impending death. But what if it's too late for Cameron to see the world through a new lens?Eat, Pray, Love meets The Bucket List in this vibrant but poignant story exploring the possibility of second chances and the unexpected beauty of an imperfect life.

We need to rediscover lament to heal and hope again.We've lost the practice of lament. Most people don't know how to process personal or communal mourning and instead struggle to honor their tears, vulnerability, and the full weight of these disillusioning times. But tending our grief might be exactly what we need to reimagine a way forward.Tracing her difficult experiences of a catastrophic home fire, a threat to her child's well-being, and other devastating losses and upheavals, Terra McDaniel offers a clear framework for expressing heartache and burdens. McDaniel says, "Lament is surprisingly hopeful. As strange as that may sound now, I promise it's true. It's an act of trust both that we can face pain and survive, and that God cares about our anger, confusion, doubt, grief, and fear. Lament refuses to bury pain or, just as dangerous, to give in to despair."Hopeful Lament makes space for the powerful act of crying out before a loving God and offers provoking reflection questions, embodied practices, and applications for families with children. Learn how to journey gently through suffering.

"A few years ago, Kris Carr's world was falling apart. Her father was dying, she had to pivot her business because of the pandemic, and she was on the verge of reaching her twenty-year milestone of living with an incurable Stage IV cancer diagnosis. While sitting in a CVS parking lot, she broke down, finally allowing herself to feel the massive stress and sadness she had been suppressing in order to seem strong for those around her, and for herself. And then she asked herself, "If embracing my intense emotions helped me feel even the slightest bit better, why was I so determined to avoid them? And given how all-encompassing this hint of catharsis felt, where else in my life have I been avoiding grief?" In this book, Kris shares her (embarrassing, painful, helpful, hilarious, and sometimes inappropriate) stories and observations about what to expect when you're not expecting your world to fall apart. If your life has been turned upside down-whether it be the dissolving of a relationship or marriage, the end of a job or career, any other number of significant unexpected transitions. . . or, like Kris, you are wrestling with the pain that comes from an illness or the death of a loved one, this book is filled with real-life experiences, practices, and insights that can help you feel better-not cured-but better. It will provide comfort and community as you learn that these big messy emotions can be a catalyst to take inventory of your life, figure out what matters most, and reset. . . because as Kris says, "when we're brave enough to tend to our hearts: Our messy emotions can teach us how to be free-not free from pain, but free from the fear of pain and the barrier it creates to fully living.""--

Through life challenges, it can be difficult to develop better coping mechanisms after encountering traumatic experiences. Coping With Grief: Your Happiness Is In Your Healing, is a self-help book filled with compassion, love, and hope. This book is designed to help you understand the grieving process, in an effort to help you cope with death and loss in a healthy way.

Your Days are Numbered is the autobiographical sequel to the late Rev. Robert Lewis Gilbert's book No Excuses Accepted (1988) which was completed a few months before his death in 1992. He was fifty years old. Rev. Gilbert never lost his faith in God although taken to death's door again and again because of hundreds of hospitalizations and surgeries for chronic illnesses; witnessing his own father die; burying his best friend in college, and even being held at gunpoint.Rev. Gilbert's powerful testimony invites readers, in whatever stage of life, to cherish the gift of life and to accept the reality of death with dignity, courage, and grace while trusting in God.

Et dødsfald rejser både etiske og juridiske spørgsmål. Nogle er aktuelle før dødsfaldet, andre opstår, når døden er indtruffet. En dag skal vi dø behandler de etiske og juridiske aspekter af detforhold, at vi skal dø.Hvordan får man en plads på hospice? Må en pårørende selv fragte kisten med afdøde til kapellet? Hvordan forholder vi os til fotografering af afdøde? Hvor stor indflydelse har vi på en kirkelig begravelse? Hvordan tilrettelægger vi en borgerlig bisættelse? Må vi overvære kremering af afdøde? Hvad vil det sige at sidde i uskiftet bo?I dialog med lovstof på området og i samtale med folk, der enten som efterladte eller som professionelle er berørt af dødsfald og har haft en eller flere problematikker tæt inde på livet, undersøger bogen de mange spørgsmål, peger på problemer og dilemmaer og gør det hele med underbygget klarhed.Bogen er en oplagt og oplysende hjælp for enhver, der er berørt af døden, men vil være væsentlig læsning for alle. Et dødsfald vil i alle menneskers liv komme tæt på. Enten fordi vi selv eller en af vores nærmeste skal dø. Jo bedre vi har forberedt os på de etiske spørgsmål, og jo større kendskab vi har til juraen, jo større mulighed har vi for at mindske usikkerhed i forbindelse med afskeden.LILIAN ZØLLNER (F. 1945)Ph.d. i religion 1991, leder af Forskningscenter for Folkelig Livsoplysning 1992-2001, formand for landsforeningen Mit Livstestamente 1987-1996, leder af Center for Selvmordsforskning 2001-2018, medlem af Human Factors and Medicine, NATO Research and Technology Agency-Military Suicide 2011-2018

¿¿Hope Comes Even Amid the Storms and Chaos¿After the unexpected loss of his wife, Seth Tyler was forced to learn how to manage being the solo parent of three grieving young boys, carry a career, and walk through his own grief. From the raw moments of his wife's death to figuring out how to live in their new shattered world, a message of hope and joy emerged from the chaos of such tragedy and provided hope of what can still come to be. Tyler discovered that in the midst of despair was joy. In the darkness of sadness, there was the light of happiness. And from the grief, there was growth. This book is not a "how to grieve" but a "how he grieved," and it uses his tragic story as an open journal for healing. This is a story of love, loss, and hope in order to help others in their darkest and most vulnerable times.

Death has always been the one thing that defined our life. From the moment we are born, to the moment of our last breath, our existence is in a constant dialogue with the prospect of us dying. All philosophers have failed to give definite answers to the question "What is death?", mainly because we lack the knowledge of what is Life as well. This book does not attempt to provide answers, but rather to show a path. A path inside the dark forest of Being, full of feelings. As Rilke said, the purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things. And the only way to remind our self of these, is to let go and accept the fact that we live.Because at the end, there is no reason to believe in Death!

In this book, autoethnographies reflect a wide range of perspectives on grief and loss to reflect the unique and individual experiences of each contributor's story while also analyzing broader cultural themes and discussing how we communicate about these experiences.

A surprisingly joyful, hopeful little story about the power of nature, and specifically birds, to heal us when we are hurt. After losing a child the narrator finds herself drawn to the birds of the New Zealand bush and their songs.

Though they are on the steps of the doors to hell, I believe that the unsaved don't want to know God. Everyone has a conscience, which gives an awareness of right and wrong. The Bible says that God has revealed Himself to each individual through their conscience. What more can God do to warn people?Many are aware of heaven and hell but somehow show no concern. The person who rejects God does not understand the real horrors of this Godless place. This may be because they don't believe hell exists or they are convinced it would be tolerably better than heaven and nothing can be further from the truth.At this point, they are not preferring hell over God; they are blind to both. They do not perceive the true glories of God, neither do they perceive the true horrors of hell. When they die, they will be shocked beyond words.What sinners want is not hell but sin. The fact that hell is the inevitable consequence of unforgiven sin does not make the consequence desirable. It is truly not what people want - certainly not what they "want most." Wanting sin is no more equal to wanting hell than wanting chocolate is equal to wanting obesity. However, consuming sin again and again with no regard for repentance will result to eternal damnation.Some want to believe that God would not send anyone to hell. It is a nice thought, but it is simply unbiblical. God certainly does send people to hell. In His justice, He does pass a sentence and executes it. Indeed, worse than that, God does not just send, He throws. Revelation 20:15 reads, "If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire" (ESV). Hell is real. It is a place where many are going but few fully recognize the horrendous fate that awaits them there. It is essential that this truth is not lost but understood and shared.

Losing someone we love is never easy, but the Orthodox Church provides a wealth of resources that help us to bear it. Chaplain and bereavement coordinator Sarah Byrne-Martelli draws on these theological, scriptural, and liturgical resources, as well as the collected experience of a variety of people undergoing grief and loss, to provide a kind of roadmap to the grieving process. Included in the book is a guide to an eight-week bereavement curriculum that can be used in a group or on one's own. As Orthodox Christians, we do not seek to "get over" grief but to carry the memory of our loved ones eternally in our hearts.

WHEN WRITER LESLIE J. THOMPSON LOST HER HUSBAND in an unforeseen tragedy, she processed her grief in prose. In private journal entries, blog essays, and social media posts, her paralyzing feelings of anguish and despair were matched only by her unwavering faith in God. Writing gave Leslie an outlet for the chaotic emotions triggered by loss, and her posts inspired others with her raw authenticity and resilience.Light on the Horizon is a collection of essays written over four years as Leslie's heart slowly healed. Beginning with the eulogy she read at her husband's funeral, she documents the journey from devastation to restoration in the wake of losing a spouse. Although deeply personal in nature, the essays offer timeless wisdom and incorporate universal themes of connection, courage, gratitude, and love. Collectively, they testify to the goodness of God, who gives beauty for ashes, and ignite renewed hope for those crushed in spirit.

Thoughts and Emotions Activity Book companion to The Next Day Came Trilogy assists readers in the passage as Dr. Wagner shares her journey through loss, grief, depression, addiction, planned suicide, and survival after the loss of her two sons in separate homicides.As a single parent, who lost two children in two years at 18 and 24, Dr. Wagner believes that journaling helps to heal the heart and mind. The stress of loss can blank out memories when they become too painful. One day these words will be a blessing to go back and read. Journaling allows for the processing of events and the perspective of feelings. As you read The Next Day Came Trilogy, it may trigger memories and feelings. Write them within the pages of this companion journal. In addition to space for writing, this companion journal also includes coloring pages to distract, escape, and relax your mind. Coloring helped Dr. Wagner to clear her mind for a while and release the stress in her life.