Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Grief & Loss

One day everything is fine. The next, you find yourself without everything you took for granted. Love has turned sour. The people you depended on have let you down. You feel you'll never love again.

But there is a way out. In The Abandonment Recovery Workbook, psychotherapist and abandonment expert Susan Anderson explores the seemingly endless pain of heartbreak and shows readers how to break free--whether the heartbreak comes from divorce, a breakup, a death, or the loss of friendship, health, a job, or a dream....

This is the first book written about expressive puppetry and how to use puppets when providing care for people of all ages and levels of functioning.

Marge Schneider created the first expressive puppetry program for adults in the United States, helping clients with dementia and depression find their voices and tell their stories. Now she shares her two decades of experience as an educator, complementary therapist, and spiritual counselor, helping those who provide care to clients or loved ones make authentic, heart-to-heart connections.

A Hand In Healing is both spiritually based and...

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...

Invisible Mothers gives voice to the experience of love and loss for mothers whose babies have died during pregnancy or infancy. It chronicles the journey of mothers without any living children who must learn to continue living while grieving. This book opens a window for readers to glimpse the painful isolation and challenges of mothering a child no longer physically present and reveals the deep mother love that survives long after the tiny bodies of their babies fade away. Their arms are empty, but their hearts are filled with a love that does not die.

Invisible Mothers shines a...

Nell's husband and son died in a freak accident only weeks before 9/11 hit NYC, where she resides, and the one-two punch rendered her a recluse. Ten years later, Anna, her last friend and confidante, is also the victim of an accident, and Nell ventures out from the city to join family and friends awaiting Anna's recovery. What no one knows is Nell promised Anna to protect her right to die, a role she never wanted, which is further complicated when she discovers secrets that call their friendship into question. Confronting Anna's defiant sister and husband, bolstering her adolescent...

Best book on grief ever. Why? Because it's real. Because it tells you you're not crazy. Because even though you're in the midst of grieving and there's all this noise and confusion in your head screaming at you, this book is the sweet whisper from Heather and Stu saying, "I get you. You're not crazy. It's gonna be ok."

When Heather Wallace lost her father, all she really wanted was a book that could make her laugh, feel less alone in her grief, and would help her feel a little less crazy. She couldn't find that book. So she decided to write it.

The end result is Faith,...

"Be a man."

Society expects men to take charge, get things done and keep their emotions in check. But what happens when their best friend dies and they're not allowed to grieve?

In Friend Grief and Men: Defying Stereotypes you'll meet men whose friendships shaped their lives. Some lost a best friend. Some lost dozens of friends. Their stories of grieving and healing will change your perception of what it means to 'be a man'.

• A former actor turned rabbi reflecting on the importance of his friends.
• A professional hockey player whose...

Death is the opposite of life. And for those who have experienced loss, grieving can feel dark, lonely, scary, confusing and/or almost unbearable. For those grieving, life almost seems suspended, but the reality is, life goes on regardless of our loss. As fellow humans looking on, we WANT to communicate, but words seem impotent and so often we simply don't know what to say, hence, the title of David Knapp's book: "I Didn't Know What To Say: Being A Better Friend to Those Who Experience Loss."

The author speaks candidly about his firsthand experience with death and dying...