Healing Grief

Grief need not be a journey that you walk alone. For 30 days, you can read God's words in the Bible, pray and find comfort and healing. Let these daily reflections bring you encouragement, strength and hope. Each day begins with a Bible verse, followed by a brief reflection as well as practical courses of action that you can follow. There are also additional resources and links to assist your needs. Always remember that Jesus has already conquered the victory for us. He is with you and watches over you even as you sleep. You are not alone. “He sent from on high, and took me: and received ...

Healing After the Loss of Your Mother is a heartfelt and practical guidebook for those mourning the loss of their mother and for supporters hoping to help a loved one through the grief. Like a compassionate friend, author Elaine Mallon captures the raw, unique pain of losing your mother with empathy, honesty, and eloquence. She tenderly walks the listener through each step of the grieving process, offering straightforward answers to many common questions and addressing fears faced by those grieving, as well.

We are all touched at some point by the dark emotions of grief, fear, or despair. In an age of global threat, these emotions have become widespread and overwhelming. While conventional wisdom warns us of the harmful effects of "negative" emotions, this revolutionary book offers a more hopeful view: there is a redemptive power in our worst feelings. Seasoned psychotherapist Miriam Greenspan argues that it's the avoidance and denial of the dark emotions that results in the escalating psychological disorders of our time.

After the loss of a loved one, once the services are over and the relatives and friends have gone home, we are left to enter a strange new land, where someone who has given meaning to our life is gone. Drawing on her own experience as well as that of others, author Martha Whitmore Hickman presents a year's worth of meditations for people dealing with this profound loss, offering solace and illuminating a way forward. From January 1 to December 31, each day's meditation considers a meaningful quotation or passage on grief or suffering....

Helping widows and widowers learn how to cope with the grief of losing their helpmate, their lover, and perhaps their financial provider, this guide reveals how to find continued meaning in life when doing so seems difficult. Bereaved spouses will find advice on when and how to dispose of their mate's belongings, dealing with their children, and redefining their role with friends and family.

While there is no getting over grief; there is a way forward through it. This book reveals that way. You are no longer alone in your grief -- starting now.

It’s time to move beyond the politics of abortion. It's time to listen to the needs of those who are struggling with trauma, depression, grief, pain or other problems after abortion. It's time to break down the social taboos that stifle discussion of abortion-related feelings. Forbidden Grief is a haunting review of Dr. Theresa Burke’s experience in counseling hundreds of women for abortion-related emotional problems. She discusses the pressure and coercion faced by many women before abortion, the ordeal of the abortion itself and the obstacles in the way of resolving and healing from ...

"I'm not picking up a heartbeat." These are the most dreaded words an expectant mother can hear. As joy and anticipation dissolve into confusion and grief, painful questions refuse to go away: Why me? Did I do something wrong? How will this affect my ability to have a family? What do I say to my children without scaring them? With the warmth and compassion of a Licensed Professional Counselor and writing as a mother who has suffered the loss of a baby and a 16-year-old son, Pam Vredevelt offers sound answers and advice.

With Grief Healing Techniques, you will be able examine your emotions and learn basic strategies for self-care to help you through this difficult time. Grief Healing Techniques helps you rebuild your daily routine, with tips for planning your meals and activities, finding a support network, and healing through journaling and meditation. Grief Healing Techniques gives you practical support for working through grief.

Finding your way through grief: A compassionate guide to healing after lossLosing someone or something meaningful to you is a heart-wrenching experience. In those moments, it can feel as though no one truly understands your pain, and in many ways, that's true—grief is a deeply personal journey unique to each individual. Processing your emotions in the aftermath of a loss has no timeline. It can feel as though you're left totally adrift, with no guidance on where to begin the healing process. So, what can you do to move forward? Opening yourself up to the possibility of healing and taking ...

With a skeptical eye and a profound passion for understanding the inexplicable, Liz studies psychic mediums, takes classes on ghost hunting, attends a séance, attempts spoon bending and volunteers for an organization that scientifically researches mediums. When this organization holds a weekend conference, she finally gets a behind the scenes view into this world, where everything she has been studying culminates in one of the biggest WTF’s Liz has encountered. But is there actually enough evidence to prove we survive . . . that her dad is still with her?

Unexpected Loss and Grief Recovery takes you through the process of grieving, coping, and managing your emotions over time, so you can not only get along but also find a way forward that honors both your grief and your future.

Explaining the important difference between grief and mourning, this book explores every mourner's need to acknowledge death and embrace the pain of loss. Also explored are the many factors that make each person's grief unique and the many normal thoughts and feelings mourners might have. Questions of spirituality and religion are addressed as well.

It’s not a mission to another planet. It’s an escape from this one. When a private company offers ninety civilians a one-way ticket to Mars—plus five million dollars—Daniel McCauley says yes. His marriage is broken. His future is closing in. And for a man with nowhere left to go, outer space sounds like freedom. To the world, it’s a bold leap toward progress. To Daniel, it’s a clean break from the life he’s quietly unraveling. To Taylor, his fifteen-year-old daughter, it’s abandonment dressed up as destiny. Nearly a year later, she discovers a flash drive buried behind his ...

Tapping their personal histories and drawing on numerous interviews, authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D., explore unexpected death and its role in the cycle of life. I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye provides survivors with a rock-steady anchor from which to weather the storm of pain and begin to rebuild their lives.

Surviving the heartbreak of a loved one's suicide - you don't have to go through it alone. Authors Beverly Cobain and Jean Larch break through suicide's silent stigma in Dying to Be Free, offering gentle advice for those left behind, so that healing can begin.

The Hurt Is Real… The hurts of spiritual trauma and abuse are real. They didn’t start with your church, but they do exist there. Why? Because people sin. And at its basic level, spiritual abuse is just one kind of sin. There is nothing particularly complicated about it—spiritual trauma is the mental and emotional harm that comes from having damaging or abusive interactions with other Christians. Any tight-knit church fellowship, regardless of its denominational affiliation, will naturally supply the preconditions necessary for spiritual hurts to occur. But what if you could heal from ...

He was your love. She was your partner. Now your heart is broken. What do you do with all the pain, confusion, and anger? What will life be like? Who are you now? Your heart needs answers. Heartbroken can help. Best-selling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe has walked with hundreds of spouses through this painful valley. From their stories he has composed this incredibly practical work that will touch your heart and comfort your soul.

When the Dandelions Sing “When The Dandelions Sing,” is a warm, heartfelt story about a young boy named Ronnie Jefferson McFarland Jr., who is trying to understand the meaning of the word “purpose”, and what his purpose is in life. His grammy, who nicknames him Jasper for some reason known only to her, and his grandad, give him valuable lessons through their own eyes, and a window to the past that sometimes gets overshadowed by bigger things in life, but never truly forgotten. While Ronnie’s momma struggles with her life, he leans on others around him to gain perspective and a ...

When her 20-year-old son passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, she faced an indescribable loss that changed her life forever. Healing the Broken Heart is not just a recounting of her journey through sorrow, it is a guide for others who are dealing with the heartbreaking loss of a child. It tackles the intense emotional turmoil with courage and honesty, presenting strategies for surviving and eventually healing from such an overwhelming tragedy.