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From a social critic and journalist, a poignant book that encourages publicly grieving what we've lost in order to move towards a hopeful future. Our era is one of significant and substantial loss, of unraveling hopes and expectations, of dreams curtailed, of aspirations desiccated. At the same...

Katherine Clark was just an average wife and mother with two young children when she was in a tragic playground accident in late May 2009. A little boy playing on the jungle gym jumped and landed on Kate’s head, knocking her over and snapping her neck. Kate was paralyzed from the neck down. The doctors diagnosed her with quadriplegia and said she would never walk again. This terrifying prognosis could have been the end of the story. But instead, God chose to work a profound miracle in Kate’s life and in the life of her family.

One day in December, Natasha Walter's mother Ruth took her own life. At first, the grief and guilt that Natasha felt were overwhelming. As the author of feminist books and the founder of the charity Women for Refugee Women, Natasha had always been active in movements for social justice. But in the aftermath of her mother's suicide, her personal grief intertwines with a sense of political despair. Gradually, she starts to search back through Ruth's history, trying to understand how her life led to this death.

Feeling overwhelmed by grief? Looking for hope and healing through shared experience?Healing After Loss: Real Grief Stories, Support & Recovery brings you authentic, compassionate conversations and tools for recovery through the darkest days. Hosted by Stacey Chillemi and Carolann Tutera, this emotionally grounded podcast offers:💔 Intimate real-life stories of loss, resilience, and personal transformation🧭 Practical guidance on navigating emotional triggers, anniversaries, and ongoing grief🧘 Compassionate expert interviews—from grief counselors to mental health ...

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since that day, prize-winning independent journalist Katerina Gordeeva has travelled to refugee centres across Europe to record the human voice and cost of war. Take My Grief Away reveals twenty-four raw, heartbreaking first-person accounts from people united in grief and their first-hand experiences of the brutality and senselessness of war. These twenty-four voices will transform what you think you know about war, grief and human nature.

Captain David Grief, South Pacific tycoon, owns plantations and trading stations from New Guinea to Samoa, pearling fisheries in the Paumotus, and rubber acreages in the Louisiades. His own vessels recruit contract labor, and he operates three steamers on ocean runs. He came to the South Seas at the age of 20 and, blessed with a blond skin impervious to tropical rays, became browner through two decades as a true "son of the sun". At 40 years of age, he looks no more than 30.

Everyone’s journey through grief is unique. But shared stories can be a powerful tool of hope for those who have experienced sudden loss. Grief in Progress inspires listeners with messages of resilience from peers who have found their own ways to cope. The compelling episodes feature one-on-one conversations with spouses, children, and life partners of fallen firefighters—but the perspectives they share will resonate with anyone dealing with grief. Through the generosity of these Fire Hero Families, the open dialogue focuses on contemporary issues of grief and offers strategies to promote ...

Three Gold Star women, linked forever by unimaginable loss, share their inspiring, unlikely journey that began on the worst day of their lives. What happens when tragedy knocks on your front door? For us, it was a literal knock, with two men standing in crisply pressed uniforms. They had news...

Good Grief is a podcast about grief but also how we develop, learn and form meaningful traditions around it.I’ve lost loved ones in my life, most of us have. But recently I lost someone and I just didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know how to process it, but equally I didn’t know what to do to help friends or family experiencing loss. Selfishly it scared me and reminded me of my own mortality. I guess I’ve avoided anything related to death or grief for my entire life. I was shocked by how much I didn’t know and how we never talk about it as a society. I mean it’s one of life’s ...

Cooking With Grief is a podcast where two glorious morons share facts, stories and titbits they've found interesting, an internet Show & Tell. Topics range from science to history to current events, and pretty much anything else, all discussed and dissected with complete irreverence and absolutely no desire to be serious. The facts are sound, the understanding is tenuous, and the jokes - well, that's subjective. Enjoy! "A witty and unique podcast on current events and the world around us." - Chris & Chris "This is completely banal and you're wasting your time." - Our mothers "Who the hell are ...

Where Art & Grief Meet is an exploration of the space where the creative spirit mingles with grief, loss and adversity. Sophia, a compulsive artist who has experienced her own fair share of adversity and grief, talks with a range of notable and passionate creatives (visual, writers, musicians, entrepreneurs) to reflect and share observations and responses to the question of how their art practice is impacted by the slings and arrows of a life, acknowledging of course that grief comes in an infinite number of shapes and forms: personal and global and everything in between. There is no hierarchy...