Shelf Help: Bereavement, Grief & Loss

This book is a practical guide to support relatives, friends and carers who are coping with the distress and anxiety of someone nearing the end of life, or who has suddenly died. Here you will find personal stories from people from all walks of life that explore the different ways they have come to terms with the dying process or the sudden death of their spouse, partner, parent, friend or child. Learn how they have confronted their fear of talking about it, and ways in which they found support during this very difficult time.

Kübler-Ross and co-author David Kessler revisit the five stages of grief in order to create a deeply empathetic and accessible guide for those in grief. The authors deliver insights and advice designed to help readers normalise their lives and find the courage to continue. Featuring sections on sadness, hauntings, dreams, coping, isolation, children, healing, and even sex, this book fuses practical wisdom with spiritual insight as it forges a path to wholeness.

This book is a practical and direct handbook for grieving. It presents 30 stories from real life that examine how we grieve and how we can help those who grieve—whether the griever is yourself, or someone you care about. The authors present vignettes from practice that show how death—lingering, unexpected, violent, or self-inflicted—and the loss of a relationship—to oneself or with a child, sibling, parent, mate, grandparent, or friend—give life to grief, together with the process by which each person fully encounters his or her grief. Each story is no more than two or three pages.

The death of a parent marks an emotional and psychological watershed in a person's life. When Parents Die speaks to bereaved children of all ages. The book covers the entire course of grieving, from the immediate aftermath of a parent's death through to the point of recovery, paying particular attention to the many circumstances that can prolong and complicate mourning, including sudden death. An indispensable aid to the bereaved this book is written in a clear and sympathetic style.

This sensitive book acts as a helpful and supportive road map through the initial period of loss, and through the weeks and months that follow. The authors address not only the emotional and spiritual aspects of bereavement, but also important practical considerations which are often overlooked, such as the disposal of personal possessions, dealing with funerals, memorials and anniversaries and resolving family conflict.