Kategoria BISAC: Family & Relationships >> Death, Grief, Bereavement

Conversations About Death is the result Sally Cant's twenty years in the death and dying industry. It contains a wealth of information that will make you feel more relaxed, open and comforted by talking about death and dying. Conversations About Death is a much needed tool: to assist in those conversations about what things a person might consider for themselves and their families regarding their death; to understand what's happening in the field of 'death care'; to know what changes are being made; and to be informed as to what might be possible for the future. This book will, amongst...

A true story of restored hope and God's unwavering faithfulness.

In "The Rhode to Zimkesalia" Cathy tells her story of being born in Rhode-sia and living a life that became tainted with fear, failure and loss.

Her journey of life moving through Zim-babwe, Ke-nya, S-outh A-frica and Austra-lia, (hence the name Zimkesalia) is a testimony of God's unwavering faithfulness and her faith in God who upheld her through upheaval, insecurities, guilt and pain.

Growing up in a country at war, where fear, family...

Come Grieve Through Our Eyes gives a clear, truthful message from those who have lost a child, to those who want to know how to be there for these grieving parents. This book opens the door into the world of bereaved parents, enabling the readers to go beyond just condolences and sympathy, but having compassion at a level that will help these devastated parents at their deepest level of need.

As a bereaved parent herself, award-winning author Laura Diehl offers a glimpse into the dark pit parents find themselves thrown...

Periods of transition are often symbolically associated with death, making the latter the paradigm of liminality. Yet, many volumes on death in the social sciences and humanities do not specifically address liminality. This book investigates these "ultimate ambiguities," assuming they can pose a threat to social relationships because of the disintegrating forces of death, but they are also crucial periods of creativity, change, and emergent aspects of social and religious life. Contributors explore death and liminality from an interdisciplinary perspective and present a global range of...

There exists the false belief that such after-death communications are rare, and that they may be indicative of the existence of psychological problems. From our experience interviewing survivors, nothing is further from the truth. We feel strongly that survivors would greatly benefit from more awareness of how frequently these communications occur. Such knowledge might allow them to be comforted when they experience after death communication. It would help them share these experiences with others thus gaining support, as well as giving support to other bereaved family and friends.

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