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Offers a tested program of specific, self-help actions that those suffering from different types of loss can undertake to deal with grief and recovery.

Since its debut thirty years ago, this favorite by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors has found a place in the homes and hearts of hundreds of thousands of mourners across the globe. Filled with compassion and hope, Understanding Your Grief helps you understand and befriend your painful, complex thoughts and feelings after the death of someone loved. Befriending grief may sound counterintuitive, but actually, your grief is your love...

As Catherine Gourdier's sister and parents are walking home from church, they are hit by a car driven by an elderly woman. Seven weeks later, still reeling from the sudden loss of his wife and daughter, Catherine's father dies suddenly, most likely from a broken heart. Trying to come to terms with her loss, Gourdier seeks alternative healing therapies and throws herself into practical pursuits. This is the story of Gourdier's journey through grief,...

"From grief expert and neuroscientist Mary-Frances O'Connor PhD, The Grieving Brain utilizes cutting-edge research to guide us through how our brains process love and loss-and how we can learn to heal"-- Provided by publisher.

After a significant loss, grief is normal and necessary. But sometimes a mourner's grief becomes naturally heightened, stuck, or made more complex by especially difficult circumstances, such as suicide, homicide, or multiple losses within a short time period. This is called complicated grief. In this primer by one of the world's most respected grief educators, Dr. Wolfelt helps caregivers understand the various factors that often contribute to complicated...

A luminous, poignant true story, Alison Smith's stunning first book, Name All the Animals, is an unparalleled account of grief and secret love, the tale of a family clinging to the memory of a lost child, and a young woman struggling to define herself in the wake of his loss. As children, siblings Alison and Roy Smith were so close that their mother called them by one name, Alroy. But on a cool summer morning when Alison was fifteen, she woke to learn...