Mourning Loss

Have you had a spiritual encounter? Do you believe in psychics? Do you want to connect with a loved one who has passed? Theresa Caputo, the Long Island Medium, host of Lifetime’s Raising Spirits, and three-time New York Times bestselling author, teaches us how to ritualize and recover from the...

From the creators of the popular podcast Good Mourning, this support-group-in-a-book helps readers navigate grief and loss with warmth, humour, raw honesty and the affirmation that they are not alone. Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn met after the sudden deaths of their mothers only months apart...

In this deeply personal and professional guide, renowned psychoanalyst and Ericksonian hypnotherapist Dr. Stephen Paul Adler provides a roadmap for safely navigating the complex terrain of human loss. Drawing from over 60 years of clinical experience and his own profound personal journeys through bereavement—including the loss of his identical twin at three months old and his beloved wife to cancer—Adler offers a compassionate perspective on a universal human experience.

One person, two perspectives on grief. Plunged unexpectedly into widowhood at just 49 years old, psychotherapist Sasha Bates describes in searing honesty the agonisingly raw feelings unleashed by the loss of her husband and best friend, Bill. At the same time, she attempts to keep her therapist hat in place and create some perspective from psycho-analytic theory. From the depths of her confusion she gropes for ways to manage and bear the pain....

In this memoir–a mix of poetry, prose, and storytelling–Leena Magdi describes a mind altered by grief. Exploring the sudden loss of her brother and the war in Sudan, readers dive headfirst into Leena’s world.

Mourning: The Day After Loss offers practical advice and insight into the process of coping with grief and bereavement based on extensive experience and research. It leads the listener on a journey through the various stages of bereavement - from the death notification to the formal days of mourning, the burial, and the weeks and months following.

How to honor the life of your animal companion and navigate the journey of grief, acceptance, and renewal after they pass They delight us, comfort us, make us laugh, and give us their unreserved love … so it breaks our hearts when we have to say goodbye to the animals in our lives. “When we...

If you've lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend, you've discovered that few people understand the deep hurt you feel. Through a Season of Grief is the first 365-day devotional designed to support and uplift you in the first, most difficult year of bereavement. These devotions offer biblical comfort and practical teaching that will enable you to take steps forward each day toward healing. You will better understand the grieving process and will receive needed encouragement along the way. 

The death of a chief executive, regardless of the circumstances—sudden or expected, still in office or decades later—is always a moment of reckoning and reflection. Mourning the Presidents brings together renowned and emerging scholars to examine how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered United States presidents since George Washington's death in 1799. Over twelve individually illuminating chapters, this volume offers a unique approach to understanding American culture and politics by uncovering parallels between different generations of mourners.

With a foreword by Jann Arden On the morning of May 11, 2015, Erin Davis, one of Canada’s most beloved radio personalities, suffered a devastating blow when her daughter Lauren, who had marked a joyous Mother’s Day with her husband and young son only hours before, failed to awaken to her...

When we are grieving the death of someone loved, we may struggle with making it through each day. How are we supposed to cope with our gut-wrenching grief and live our daily lives at the same time? What should we do with our chaotic, painful, and intrusive thoughts and feelings? How do we survive? And is it possible to both grieve and live with meaning and hope? If you've been asking yourself such questions, this book by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors provides affirmation and answers.

The perfect companion in times of grief and sorrow. In life, loss is inevitable, and though grief is a normal response to loss, most of us were never taught what to do with our grief - or how to support others with theirs. This is especially true when we experience non-death losses like a...

The tradition of Victorian mourning jewelry began with Queen Victoria after the death of her husband, Prince Albert. Without photography, mementos of personal remembrance were used to honor the dead so that their loved ones could commemorate their memory and keep their spirits close. Ashes were placed within rings, and necklaces were made out of hair, and the concept of death photography, small portraits of the deceased, were often encased behind glass. Wytovich's poetry explores the horror that breeds inside of the lockets, the quiet terror that hides in the center of the rings.

Feeling like grief’s got you in a chokehold, and not in a cool, action-hero kind of way? Wonder if screaming into your pillow at 3 AM is a hobby you should list on your dating profile? Grief Sucks; But Your Life Doesn't Have To is here to throw you a lifeline and maybe even a few laughs along the way. Brooke Carlock gets it. She's been through the grief grinder, having lost her dad, mom, stepmom, and ten-year-old daughter in a span of a year and a half. This book isn’t your typical “let’s hold hands and cry it out” guide.

Navigate the heartbreak of childhood grief with compassionate parenting strategies that foster true emotional healing. When an unexpected tragedy or the passing of a pet shatters your steady routine, finding the right words feels impossible. This supportive, grounding resource offers practical...

'This is a book for our time .... It will encourage you to speak, it will help you to listen. It is a manifesto for a better relationship with our lifetime's portion of grief.' DR KATHRYN MANNIX, author, medical writer and campaigner Everyone needs to read this wonderful and profoundly helpful...

Navigate the profound grief of losing your mother through gentle spiritual healing and ongoing emotional connection. When mourning shatters your world, you need more than clinical coping tools; you seek tender comfort and a soothing space to process shock, anger, and numbness. This contemplative...

«Llevo toda una vida comunicándome con las almas del Más Allá. Empecé a comunicarme con mis seres queridos y los de otras personas ya fallecidas gracias a una clase de concienciación espiritual. Fue entonces cuando pude experimentar lo mucho que cuesta sanar en este lado del plano...

“Yet you must know that in the end, it is LOVE’s garden you must tend.” — Joshua Aaron Rothstein Though Josh departed from our world after being struck by a car and killed in 2002 at just fifteen-and-a-half years old, he continued to share his wisdom with and through his Mom, offering...

Recognizing how the need to grieve is anchored in one’s capacity to care for someone, this calming guide contends that the act of mourning is healthy - and necessary - following a life-changing loss. The very foundation of attachment is reflected upon, illustrating devotion as both the primary cause of grief and a crucial source of emotional recovery. Exploring the essential principles of love as well as the reasons behind it, this heartfelt handbook makes it possible to embrace a trying but vital process.