Free Downloads Healing A Parent's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies (Healing A Grieving Heart Series)
Presenting simple yet highly effective methods for coping and healing, this book provides answers and relief to parents trying to deal with the loss of a child. It offers 100 practical, action-oriented tips for embracing grief, such as writing a letter to the child who has died; spending time with others who will listen to stories of grief; creating a memory book, box, or Web site; and remembering others who may still be struggling with the death. The guide also addresses common problems for grieving parents, including dealing with marital stress, helping surviving siblings, dealing with hurtful advice, and exploring feelings of guilt. This compassionate resource will aid parents who have been through the death of a child—whether the passing happened recently or many years ago, whether the child was young or an adult.
Series: Healing a Grieving Heart series
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Companion Press; 1 edition (April 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1879651300
ISBN-13: 978-1879651302
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #58,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #90 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Sociology > Death #122 in Books > Self-Help > Death & Grief > Grief & Bereavement #127 in Books > Self-Help > Relationships > Love & Loss
I bought this book shortly after my father passed away, and thought it was so good I ordered more copies for my siblings. I also ordered another version for my niece which is specifically for teens, one for my mom that's written for spouses of the deceased. The book is divided into subjects with text limited to one page per topic. While normally I like more detail, the author knows that in times of grief the brain more readily accepts smaller bits of information. Each page is to the point and easy to digest. I usually read one or two pages at a time, or whatever I feel like on any given day. I'm still not quite half-way through, but it's rare that I come across a topic that isn't relevant and or helpful to me. Although many books on grief are religion-based, I was relieved that this book is not written from that angle. Not that it doesn't have spiritual topics here and there, but whenever mentioned it seems to apply generally to an overall belief in a higher power, and not specifically to a particular religion. I think this book would be very helpful to anyone regardless of religious beliefs.I was also relieved that it doesn't push the idea of "the steps of grief" and what step you should or shouldn't be in. All of these are mentioned in separate topic pages, but the author is careful to say that people tend to experience these in different order, or just some and not others, and not in any particular time frame. It's hard enough dealing with the emotions and life changes that go along with the death of a parent, without thinking there's something wrong with you for not being in the right stage, or one stage for too long, etc.The topics are very comprehensive--everything from emotional states (i.e.
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