Kategoria BISAC: Self-Help >> Death, Grief, Bereavement

Grief is a family affair. When a loved one dies, the distress reverberates throughout the immediate and extended family. Family therapy has long attended to issues of loss and grief, yet not as the dominant therapeutic paradigm. Bereavement Care for Families changes that: it is a practical resource for the clinician, one that draws upon the evidence supporting family approaches to bereavement care and also provides clinically oriented, strategic guidance on how to incorporate family approaches into other models. Subsequent chapters set forth a detailed, research-based therapeutic...

These experiences inspired Melody to write this practical book filled with hope, joy, and wisdom. When your friend or family member is facing death, here is the help you need to share Christ in loving, nonconfrontational ways. It will show you how to

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Life, your gift from God. Living, your purpose, responsibly fulfilling the time He gives you in this world. Death, your legacy, leaving behind a spiritual heritage that counts eternally. . . . Dr. Gene Baillie shares his perspective on a part of life we all must face and offers encouragement and suggestions on making the best use of our time. Death also takes time in the sense you can prepare in advance of your own death for the transfer of your earthly possessions to others, or that process will take more time from your heirs after your death. Dr. Baillie includes an appendix with...

Use your creativity to channel your grief into healing...

This artfully designed playbook combines the benefits of creative expression and journaling (reflection through writing), makes space for grieving and enables healing.

This book:

• Offers creative ways to document your personal healing journey after loss
• More than just a traditional coloring book
• Use it as a journal and express your thoughts and feelings with the use of any creative media that suits you (e.g. writing, drawing, doodling,...

Use your creativity to channel your grief into healing...

This artfully designed playbook combines the benefits of creative expression and journaling (reflection through writing), makes space for grieving and enables healing.

This book:

• Offers creative ways to document your personal healing journey after loss
• More than just a traditional coloring book
• Use it as a journal and express your thoughts and feelings with the use of any creative media that suits you (e.g. writing, drawing, doodling, photography, mixed media)
• No...

I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU. We never stop learning from our mothers, do we?

Scott Simon sat beside his once gorgeous and vivacious mother, holding her hand, comforting her, and reminiscing about good times and bad as she faced her final days. The result of those hours spent in the hospital is Unforgettable--a deeply moving, at times laugh-out-loud funny memoir about the colorful life of this mother and son. An instant New York Times bestseller, Unforgettable is a spirited, affecting, and personal tribute, and it is a...

When someone loses a loved one, what do you say? What can you do? How to Help the Newly Bereaved is a powerful guidebook of suggestions and tips by 22 experts, the bereaved themselves, who share the support they found most and least helpful when they faced their own loss. Chock full of thoughtful insight and wise advice, How to Help the Newly Bereaved offers straight talk to increase your confidence and comfort around the bereaved and arm you with a toolbox of forget-me-nots and insight as you support someone during the most difficult time in their life.

Four simple phrases--"Please forgive me," "I forgive you," "Thank you," and "I love you"--carry enormous power to mend and nurture our relationships and inner lives. These four phrases and the sentiments they convey provide a path to emotional wellbeing, guiding us through interpersonal difficulties to life with integrity and grace.

Dr. Ira Byock, an international leader in...

A work that is at once psychological, sociological, and philosophical, this book brings together testimonies of those dying...

A work that is at once psychological, sociological, and philosophical, this book brings together testimonies of those dying...