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A guide to surviving the loss of a mate with practical exercises to gain greater insight into this agonizing, yet necessary personal journey.

The grief of a suicide takes different form than other types of death, and can include Post Traumatic Stress syndrome. For those who lose loved ones to suicide, however, help is available. Also, new research on how the brain works and the role that genetics plays in depression and sucide not only sheds light on why people take their own lives, but also offers hope, and new tools in prevention. This newly revised edition goes into more detail about...

"Hope Beyond an Empty Cradle by marriage and family therapist Hallie Scott will be a welcome resource for families who've lost a child as well as those who want to help them through their traumatic grief"-- "Tens of thousands of women and families every year lose a baby to miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death. The statistics are sobering--between 10% and 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, 1% in stillbirth, and nearly 23,000 babies die before...

"For children, the sudden loss of a precious pet can inspire difficult questions about life and death. How can we reassure mourning youngsters that our dearly departed pets have found everlasting peace? Gary Kurz, acclaimed author of Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates and Wagging Tails in Heaven, provides thoughtful guidance on soothing a child's heartbreak after the passing of a beloved four-legged friend--affirming that through their unconditional love,...

The wife of the author of 90 Minutes in Heaven describes her own experiences in dealing with her husband's accident and her role as a caretaker during his long recovery.

The average high school student today suffers from a level of anxiety that would have institutionalized a person in the 1950s (Psychology Today, April 30, 2008). And the rest of us aren’t much better. Anxiety, worry, stress—these are accepted as normal. But they don’t have to be. Jesus came to this earth to do more than just free us from our sin. He also came to “guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:79). That is what this book endeavors...

"Explaining what happens from a child's-eye view, the little elves in this book depict the difficult days before, after, and beyond a grandparent's death. They explore the meaning of death and heaven ..."--from p. [4] of cover.