Self-Help : Death, Grief, Bereavement

Art and other expressive therapies are increasingly used in grief counseling, not only among children and adolescents, but throughout the developmental spectrum. This book includes an 8-session curriculum for use with grief support groups as well as alternative modalities of grief art therapy. It is filled with pictures and instructional detail. more...

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''Linda Goldman has offered a bridge of understanding between grieving children and the adults who care about them. Using a balanced offering of simple text, appealing photos, gentle coaching, and straightforward advice, she has provided to readers of all ages an accessible resource for understanding and managing the experience of loss in a way that lets them draw closer together, rather than drift further apart. I recommend it highly.''. - Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, author of Lessons of Loss: A Guide to Coping and Editor of Death Studies. ''The sharing pages, memory book section, and the very important 'Sharing Grief with Words' provide the community, family, and therapist with the tools to help children climb out of this canyon of pain they are experiencing. Normalizing the grief response and letting each response to grief be understood will help all of us who grieve. This is a book that is not just for children, it is for all of us who love and experience the love of someone who is no longer present in our lives.''. - Frank Campbell, Executive Director of the Office of Clinical Research and Consultation of the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center, Executive Director of the Crisis Center Foundation, and Past President of the American Association of Suicidology. ''Children Also Grieve is the definitive book for young people facing loss and the adults who care about them.[It] brings warmth and reassurance to children of all ages who are coping with the death of a loved one and struggling to understand the mysteries of life at the time of loss. Linda Goldman offers gentle guidance for children grieving a loss and invaluable information for the adults who support them on their journey to heal. ...As children join Henry on his journey to understand the death of Grandfather, they gently explore their own feelings of pain and sadness. By identifying with the animals and children in the book, readers learn they are not alone in how they are feeling and find comfort in gai more...

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A warm, incredibly moving, often funny book about love, loss and redemption and the small black cat who helped mend a family's broken hearts by sheer force of her feline personality. more...

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Following a life shattering experience, a child enters upon a confusing emotional journey that can be likened to a prism of many colors of dark feelings like sadness and fear, but also warm feelings of love and courage. The way they deal with these feelings has a lasting impact on their life as they grow. The Colors of Grief explores strategies for supporting a grieving child to ensure a healthy growth into adulthood. Drawing on the latest research in neurology and psychology, Janis Di Ciacco illustrates the child's grieving process using a model of development that employs 'key stages'. These range from preverbal infancy (0-2 years) through to early adulthood (about 25 years). She shows how a child's progress through these stages can be impaired by an early encounter with loss, which can contribute to cognitive, emotional and social difficulties. Drawing connections between bereavement, attachment issues and social dysfunction, the author suggests easy-to-use activities for intervention at each key stage, including infant massage, aromatherapy and storytelling. This is a revealing and accessible book for both parents and professionals working with, or caring for, bereaved infants, children or young adults. more...

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The second in the series “Conscious Women-Conscious Lives” offers more extraordinary stories of healing and transformation by some of North America’s leading women authorities on healing, spirituality and body mind wisdom. Each story is true and each brings healing, understanding, comfort and proof of women’s courage. These stories show how the journey of facing some of life’s greatest obstacles can be followed by a joyous emergence from the darkness of despair, and a return to the light of life, love and new wisdom. Themes include: Finding Meaning in Loss, Finding Life’s Purpose, Learning to let go of a Loved one, The Gift in Illness and Loss, Turning Life’s Obstacles into Stepping Stones, Rising to the Challenge, Overcoming the Fear of Death, Surviving and triumphing after life threatening illness. These true stories written by women, for women, help open the heart, heal the spirit, and bring peace of mind during some of life’s most challenging times. As each author brings a treasure from her own rich experience, she contributes to the pool of wisdom we share on this planet of how each of us can meet our greatest fears to rise again with wisdom, grace and courage. Whatever challenges you presently face, these stories offer hope, reassurance, comfort and proud examples of the resilient nature and courage of women. more...

Price: $15.95