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New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller! From the bestselling author of The Beauty of What Remains, a guide to writing a meaningful letter about your life. Writing an ethical will, a document that includes stories and reflections about your past, is an ancient tradition. It can include...

When Laraine Herring receives an unexpected colon cancer diagnosis, her father, thirty years dead, returns to her as a raven, setting off a magical journey into complicated grief, inherited trauma, and ancestral healing. As she struggles with redefining her expectations for her life, she slips farther and farther underground into the ancestral realm, where she finds herself writing a play directed by her father-as-raven.

Es tu momento de decidir qué quieres llevar en la maleta de tu vida, a dónde quieres ir, quién quieres que te acompañe y, sobre todo, cómo vas a reaccionar ante aquellas cosas importantes y seres queridos que abandonarán el viaje antes que tú. Recuerda que sobre la muerte hay poco que hacer pero sobre la vida, todo. Este libro es un llamado de atención si no estás gozando tu vida, pero también un aplauso si has cerrado duelos y has descubierto en ti valentía y ganas de vivir.

Ein Freudentanz im Kartoffelkeller, ein Handstand am Rauchfang eines Hochhauses oder eine Nacht im Müll-Container der der Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse – fünf Autorinnen und Autoren haben Menschen, die oft nur noch wenige Tage zu leben hatten, nach ihren größten Momenten gefragt: Welche Erinnerungen beschäftigen noch am Sterbebett? Es sind Geschichten mit Pointen, die nur das Leben setzen kann, kleine Vorfälle oder große Dramen, doch sie gehen alle unter die Haut – wie jenen, die sie selbst erlebt und nie wieder vergessen haben.

Esta obra comparte respuestas efectivas a las inquietudes más frecuentes cuando vivimos la muerte o desaparición de un ser amado, y brinda una guía insuperable y desmitificadora de las percepciones tradicionales relacionadas con el fallecimiento de un ser muy cercano, el propósito es hacernos comprender que el duelo no se supera: se aprende a vivir con la ausencia, además, sí podemos llorarle y hablar con nuestro ser querido en cualquier momento si esto afirma una relación simbólica marcada por el amor y el entendimiento

For readers of The Wild Edge of Sorrow and Crying in H-Mart--a profound and searching memoir of life, loss, grief, and renewal from one of American Buddhism’s most vital new voices. How do we grieve our losses? How can we care for our spirits? one long listening offers enduring companionship...

After losing her long-term partner, Mary Deal shares the turmoil and oftentimes bewildering depths of her grief. This memoir exposes the spectrum of emotions which those suffering loss experience. The author holds back nothing of her odyssey of despair. Her experiences and much she has learned to help herself provide other survivors a chance to see that they are not alone. Though everyone’s grief is different, all grief is surprisingly similar in its basis. Hope is found in familiarity with another’s grief and no one should endure the bereavement process alone.

I was on vacation with my wife, Maleka, celebrating our 15th anniversary. On the 3rd day of the trip, we went on a boating excursion, and the boat suddenly exploded. As a result of the explosion, Maleka died, I lost my left leg, and had to find the resilience and strength to bounce back from this tragic loss. This book covers the story of me finding resilience earlier in my life, the story of the event that changed my life, and my journey to choose resilience and bounce back from this traumatic situation.

Expanding on Pauline Boss’s seminal work on ambiguous loss, this book explores the complications and deviations from traditional grief when mourning a loss, but not a death—and offers real solutions for healing. Grief isn't always the result of something finite, marking a death or complete...

Clarissa Moll knows the landscape of loss all too well. Her life changed forever in 2019 when her husband, Rob, died unexpectedly while hiking―leaving her with four children to raise alone. In her debut book, Clarissa offers her powerful personal narrative as well as honest, practical wisdom that will gently guide you amidst your own loss. Whether you’ve lost someone dear to you or you’re supporting a loved one as they mourn, you can learn to walk with grief. And as you do, you might be surprised to discover the path is wide enough for the Good Shepherd of your soul.

Have you lost somebody you loved? Do you feel like the world has abandoned you? When her husband dropped down dead right next to her, from an unexpected heart attack, Sylvia Walters Drake's life turned upside down. The life she had envisioned, and the plans that she made for her life, suddenly, all went down the drain. She felt overwhelmed by all the deep grief, confusion, hopelessness, devastation, temporary insanity, and chaos. Her story will show you that you are not alone, and demonstrates that hope can be found.

The collected radio shows of award-winning stand-up comedian Bridget Christie 'The current queen of crusading UK comedy' - Guardian Writer, actress and stand-up star Bridget Christie has won numerous awards, performed 12 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and written the critically-acclaimed...

Winner of the 2023 Memoir Prize for Books from Memoir Magazine and the Christopher Award A “contemplative, emotional, and spiritual” (Shondaland) memoir about how resilience, hope, and defiant faith can lead to powerful transformation even amid our darkest hours. Media executive Michelle D...

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.

Todos los días, nos enfrentamos a diferentes tipos de pérdidas; desde cosas a las que tenemos gran apego, hasta divorcios, la muerte de un ser querido, un cambio de domicilio, la pérdida de un empleo, la pérdida de una mascota o de la salud, adicciones, trastornos de la alimentación, secuestros, suicidios y sueños no alcanzados.

Kathleen Dowling Singh illuminates the profound psychological and spiritual transformations experiences by the dying as the natural process of death reconnects them with the source of their being. Examining the end of life in the light of current psychological understanding, religious wisdom, and compassionate medical science, The Grace of Dying offers a fresh, deeply comforting message of hope and courage as we contemplate the meaning of our mortality.

When Melissa Gould’s husband, Joel, was unexpectedly hospitalized, she could not imagine how her life was about to change. Overwhelmed with uncertainty as Joel’s condition tragically worsened, she offered him the only thing she could: her love and devotion. Her dedication didn’t end with his death. Melissa soon realized that her and Joel’s love lived on. Melissa found she didn’t fit the typical mold of widowhood or meet the expectations of mourning. She didn’t look like a widow or act like a widow, but she felt like one. Melissa was widowish.

Opening to Grief explores the deep truth that grief and love are richly intertwined. Because we love, we grieve. And when we fully feel our sorrow, we open to loving ourselves and other beings more deeply.

This helpful and encouraging resource offers support for everyone accompanying someone at the end of life - from the moment we first learn that someone is dying through the time of death and beyond. Kirsten DeLeo shares down-to-earth advice and offers simple practices to help us handle our emotions, deal with difficult relationships, talk about what matters, listen fully, practice self-care, and work through challenging situations with presence and grace.

In 2015, Michele and Jeff Allen started Monkey's House, a dog hospice and sanctuary. Celebrating the beauty each dog has to offer, they have welcomed over 100 hospice dogs into their home. This book highlights 37 of the dogs that have called Monkey's House home. Share in their journeys, laugh at their crazy antics, and shed a few tears while witnessing miracles of transformation. Rejoice along with these dogs, knowing they experienced the greatest gift of all, the healing power of love.