The death of a parent brings a special kind of grief. When a parent dies, we lose a unique connection with our roots, our past, our identity and our childhood - and we are forced to confront our own mortality. Often the practicalities of bereavement take over, leaving us unable to focus on the complex realities of this loss, or platitudes and easy answers are proferred, distracting us from the grieving process. The work of grief, in fact, can take years and may change our view of life profoundly. Losing a Parent looks at how we may find meaning in what has happened. It covers both terminal illness and sudden death, helps you to navigate feelings of abandonment, and to understand the new family dynamics after loss. It will show you how, where and when to seek further support and offer you the reassurance you need to actually get on with your life after this difficult and painful time.
Anyone who is going through or trying to prepare for this natural, normal, inevitable loss will find How to Survive the Loss of a Parent a powerful, healing message.
This is the first book to rely on sound scientific method to document the significant adverse effects of parental death for adults in a national population.
The book addresses all the little issues (practical and emotional) that you may not be able to talk to others about." "I can relate to the Theresa's story, as well as the other stories recounted in the book.
Four therapists and psychiatrists at the San Francisco General Hospital's Child Trauma Research Project provide therapists with guidelines for treating infants and children who have experienced the death of a...
Breaking the final taboo, psychotherapist Safer reveals the preciously unexplored opportunities for growth that adults can discover after a parent dies and the grieving stops.
The death of a parent before a child reaches adulthood is a cataclysmic event that forever scars that child. No assumption, no expectations, no belief, can remain the same. Yet...
A collection of stories by young people who have faced the death of a parent. Each child and adolescent creates a picture of their journey through grief with compassion and insight.
In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler—an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving—journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning.
The focus is not the grief, the sense of loss, the terrible sadness, but rather the simpler things. This is about the intricate and universal workings of family - regrets, learning, problem-solving, daily life, and most definitely, love.
difficult to acknowledge than growth after other traumas that have different social implications (Smith, Joseph, & Das Nair, 2011). One study of parents who experienced the suicide of a child suggests that personal growth represents an ...