Healing Grief

Iced Coffee and Depression is a raw and poignant collection of poetry that explores the complexities of depression and anxiety, the highs and lows of love and heartbreak, and the journey toward healing. Through vivid imagery and candid language, Diana Townsend takes the reader on an emotional journey that is both relatable and deeply personal. Whether you're struggling with mental health issues, recovering from a broken heart, or simply looking for a deeper understanding of the human experience, this book is for you. With its powerful and honest voice, Iced Coffee and Depression is a ...

Amanda Held Opelt search for a way to process her grief led her to seek wisdom about how other people have made it through, and she found that generations past embraced rituals that served as vessels for pain and aided in the process of grieving and healing. Today, many of these traditions have been lost as religious practice declines, cultures amalgamate, death is sanitized, and pain is averted. In this raw and authentic memoir of bereavement, Opelt explores the history of human grief practices and how previous generations have journeyed through periods of suffering.

Some secrets are too dangerous to tell and too dark to keep... When young Corianne Dempsey and her best friend, Rebecca, are approached by a stranger on their way to school, only one girl makes it home. When Rebecca turns up dead, Corianne's childhood ends abruptly. Growing up in the long shadow of this event, Corianne is now a conflicted young woman seeking solace in dangerous places. Her hauntingly-dark dreams begin crossing into waking life, hinting that the past she remembers may be a lie. Driven to make sense of what is happening, she returns to the only place she feels solid, the farm...

Embark on a transformative journey through the intricate landscape of grief with our empowering workbook. More than a mere guide, this compassionate companion adapts to your unique path, providing a blend of empathetic wisdom, introspective chapters, and hands-on exercises for your personal exploration. Unlock the power within these pages to: Gain Deeper Insights into Grief Embrace the Rollercoaster of Emotions Cultivate Robust Support Systems Honor and Cherish Precious Memories Prioritize Your Well-being with Self-Care Set Attainable Expectations Discover Meaning and Purpose Amidst Loss ...

A poignant story of loss and how a young mother picked herself up and found the courage to move forward in the search for answers about death, loss, and grief while foraging a new path in her desire to find joy again. Wendy’s life was forever changed when her husband passed away from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in 2009. She had already experienced a traumatic loss when her mother had passed away a year earlier, and now she was left with a one-year-old son and a new path that she had to forge alone. This is a story about the loss of her spouse and her journey to finding her way ...

Frederick Buechner has grappled with the nature of pain, grief, and grace ever since his father committed suicide when Buechner was a young boy. He continued that search as a father when his daughter struggled with anorexia. In this essential collection of essays, including one never before published, Frederick Buechner finds that the God who might seem so silent is ever near. He writes about what it means to be a steward of our pain, and about this grace from God that seems arbitrary and yet draws us to his holiness and care.

As humans, we are wired to seek meaning in our experiences, especially those that are difficult or painful. Death and grief are two of the most challenging experiences that we face in our lives, and they can leave us feeling lost, confused, and overwhelmed. This is where the power of stories comes in. Stories have the ability to connect us with others who have experienced similar situations, providing a sense of validation and comfort. They can help us explore our emotions and thoughts in a safe space, giving us the opportunity to make sense of our feelings and experiences. Stories can also...

You're trying so hard to move on, but your heart still whispers their name. You smile in front of others, but cry behind closed doors. You're tired of pretending you're okay when you’re still breaking on the inside. This book isn't here to fix you. It's here to sit beside you in the ache. Each chapter gently walks you through the fog of loss, guiding you back to the parts of yourself you forgot while loving someone else too hard. If you're ready to let go — not just of them, but of the shame, guilt, and exhaustion — this book is your quiet permission to begin again. Not harder. Not ...

A memoir of five women sharing their stories of losing loved ones, their grief process and how they got through it. A book about hope, love, forgiveness, and healing. In this powerful anthology Ivy Caldwell along with a dynamic group of authors who have experienced a loss of a loved one in their lives comes together as a collaborative team to help others to heal. An awesome reference guide is also included at the end of the book as a resource to help families through the grieving process or preparation for loss.

In this compassionate, insightful guide into the often-misunderstood realm of the spirit world, you will gain a deeper understanding of the afterlife and tools for connecting with angels, spirit guides, and souls on the other side. Susan Grau shares her spiritual journey—including her decades of experiences as a Soul Healer and certified counselor, struggles with loss, and personal trauma—as an inspirational roadmap for those seeking enlightenment and healing.

Internationally renowned psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom has devoted his career to counselling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel himself until his wife, esteemed feminist author Marilyn Yalom, was diagnosed with cancer. In A Matter of Death and Life, Marilyn and Irvin share how they took on profound new struggles: Marilyn to die a good death, Irvin to live on without her.

What is (Romantic) Love? And What to Do When Love is Broken is a heartfelt, eye-opening guide that explores one of life’s most powerful—and painful—experiences. Whether you're falling in love, questioning your feelings, or healing after heartbreak, this book offers clarity, comfort, and emotional wisdom. Written in easy-to-read language, this book dives deep into what romantic love really is—how it starts, why it hurts, and how to move forward when it ends. You'll uncover the truth about emotional vulnerability, the stages of healing, and the tools you need to rebuild a whole, happy...

No one who lives and loves will be immune from grief and trauma. While this suffering is universal, living through a devastating event often leaves people feeling alone and even alienated. Michele Neff Hernandez experienced this when her 39-year-old husband died after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle. Her most transformative realization was that grief changes us. There is no going back or bucking up. Life is now different.

Genevieve Prentice is learning that reinventing herself is a bit like downsizing a house. Deciding what to keep and what needs to go gets complicated. After settling into life in Lake in the Clouds, Colorado, with her sister’s help, she’s finally finding her balance. But Genevieve’s newfound steadiness is threatened when her daughter Willow unexpectedly arrives carrying a mountain of emotional baggage.

"Letter to a Young Medium" is a book that is dedicated to the soul lessons we all learn when we accept the calling of being a soul communicator for those who have died. Most books on mediumship focus on the practice of the work and how to create and maintain a link. Letter to a Young Medium explores, through multiple stories personal to the author, the soul lessons that visit us on this journey. These twelve lessons are powerful, and the author makes them deeply personal through an offering of his most vulnerable moments in his life. We all can relate to the moment when Death came into our ...

Every one of us experiences periods of pain and loss in our life—dark nights of the soul. This is a groundless territory where one feels directionless and devoid of tools, with no sense of how to take the next step. In ancient times, elders guided their communities through life's initiations and challenges, paths we must all take to transform and grow. In Walking through Darkness, legendary shamanic experts Sandra Ingerman and Llyn Roberts help us forge a pathway through the dark—as we embrace nature as our guide and healer.

The Promise of Tomorrow: Hope After Miscarriage is a compassionate guide through the emotional landscape of miscarriage, providing solace and understanding during one of life’s most challenging experiences. This heartfelt book serves as a gentle companion on the journey of healing, helping readers navigate their grief and rediscover hope. Inside, readers will explore the complex emotions that accompany loss, gain insight into the grieving process, and discover healthy coping mechanisms. It offers guidance on building a support system, practical self-care strategies, and ways to honor and ...

This devotional is not for the strong. It’s for the crushed. When life breaks you—when the tears won’t stop, the healing won’t come, and the shame won’t lift—where is God? Hope for the Broken is a 30-day journey through the truth that God does not turn away from the shattered. He draws near. Written for those who have failed, grieved, lost, or simply can’t hold it together anymore, this devotional offers daily gospel-saturated encouragement from Scripture—each page filled with raw honesty, deep theology, and the unwavering truth that Christ meets us in the wreckage, not just...

As young adults, John and Kara—father and daughter—had much in common. Avid sports lovers. Life of the party. Abiding faith in God. And a diagnosis that blindsided and benched them: aggressive, terminal cancer. John and Kara battled their diseases with cutting-edge medical treatments. Both had countless prayers lifted on their behalf. Both believed in a powerful, loving God who could heal. Yet one lived and one died. How can we accept both endings as from the hand of God? Did one person have greater favor? Deeper faith?

Just named winner in three categories - Speak Up Talk Radio Firebird Book Awards! 1st Place - Grief 2nd Place - Self-Help/Motivational 2nd Place - Spiritual/Spirituality Four women, four grief stories. But these are not your ordinary grief journeys. These women not only survived their experiences, but found love and purpose along the way. They learned their loved ones who passed were not ever truly "gone." They were beside them, teaching them, guiding them to discover the secrets of life after life, and their own life purpose through their experiences.