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Walk novels volume 5
The walk volume Fifth journal
Doubleday large print home library
The Walk Book volume Book 5
The walk volume Fifth journal
Doubleday large print home library
The Walk Book volume Book 5
Language
English
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Description
After the death of his beloved wife, after the loss of his advertising business to his once-trusted partner, after bankruptcy forced him from his home, Alan Christoffersens daring cross-country journey-a walk across America, from Seattle to Key West, with only the pack on his back-has taught him lessons about love, forgiveness and, most of all, hope.Now Alan must again return west to face yet another crisis, one that threatens to upend his world just...
Author
Language
English
Description
For a parent, losing a child is the most devastating event that can occur. Most books on the subject focus on grieving and recovery, but as most parents agree, there is no recovery from such a loss. This book examines the continued love parents feel for their child and the many poignant and ingenious ways they devise to preserve the bond.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Raymond Moody and his colleague Dianne Arcangel show how the grieving process can transform our fear and grief into spiritual and emotional growth. They write from personal insight and experience, incorporating stories of others' dealing with grief or loss that make this seem like a work of caring.
Publisher
Hospice Foundation of America
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
This book was produced as a companion to the Hospice Foundation of America's fifth annual National Bereavement Teleconference. Hospice Foundation of America is a not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in the development and application of hospice and its philosophy of care. Through education, research, and philanthropic programs, Hospice Foundation of America assists those who cope either personally or professionally with terminal illness,...
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2021].
Language
English
Description
"More than a quarter of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Experiencing this loss, you may wonder why it happened, what happens next and what it means for your future. You may also feel incredibly alone. For more than 20 years, Dr. Kate has taken care of those navigating the physical and emotional pain of pregnancy loss. After experiencing two miscarriages of her own, she wrote [this book] to offer others the same compassionate conversation she has with...
13) Motherloss
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
From the publisher. Lynn Davidman's pathbreaking study analyzes the immediate and continuing impact of a mother's premature death on the children she leaves behind. Drawing on interviews with sixty adults from a variety of class backgrounds, Davidman argues that the experience of motherloss is shaped by our social conceptions of women's roles in the family and in society. Speaking candidly, often with great emotion and insight, Davidman's interviewees...
Author
Publisher
Fisher Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
A new presentation of the classic guide to emotional recovery after major loss--whether that loss is caused by death, divorce, retirement, job loss, major surgery or the onset of chronic health problems. Author Bob Deits draws upon more than 25 years of pastoral-counseling experience, and numerous first-hand stories, to help readers survive the overwhelming feelings that accompany great loss and learn practical ways to work through their grief and...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Conventional wisdom holds that grief unfolds in a five-stage process: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. But in The Other Side of Sadness, psychologist George Bonanno overturns this theory of grief - one that we have relied on for over forty years - and shows that it does not, in fact, represent what the majority of us go through when we lose a loved one." "Bonanno shows how the accepted model for mourning discounts our remarkable...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
What do we do when a friend, relative, or loved one dies? If we wish to understand the experience of loss, we must learn details of survivors' stories. In How We Grieve, Thomas Attig tells real-life tales to illustrate the poignant disruption of life and suffering that loss entails. He shows how through grieving we meet daunting challenges, make critical choices, and reshape our lives. These intimate treatments of coping hold valuable lessons that...
19) The job-loss recovery program guide: the ultimate visualization system for landing a great job now
Author
Publisher
Discovery Dynamics
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Selected "Best Emotional Recovery" book by WashingtonPost.com. Now, you can land the job of your choice in half the time. The author guides you through a six-step visualization program that has been scientifically proven to help job seekers de-stress, regain control, and land a job fast. Learn the related mental preparation techniques of some of the world's most successful athletes. This invaluable 142-page book is packed with practical information,...
Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
"The soul in grief reaches out, questioning and in pain. In these short, lyrical reflections, Nessa Rapoport accompanies the reader into the very heart of loss." "Who among us has not suffered the loss of a grandparent, a friend, someone we love? Other losses - of a parent, a child, our youth, a part of ourselves to cancer - are all possible and imaginable; some are inevitable. Always, we hope for a companion to say what we cannot, whether in rage...