Child Grief

Following deaths, divorces, or the confusion of major relocation, many adults tell their children “don’t feel bad”. In fact, say the authors of the highly praised The Grief Recovery Handbook, feeling bad or sad is precisely the appropriate emotion attached to sad events. Encouraging a child to bypass grief without completion can cause unseen long-term damage.

When addiction claims a child's life, a parent's world shatters. This heartfelt memoir shares the raw story of one mother losing three children to drug overdose and her painful journey through grief, despair, and questions for God. Through honest reflection and unflinching truth, the author invites readers into Cindy's struggle—from the devastation of drug abuse and child loss to the fragile steps toward hope. In the darkness of grief, she found strength, healing, and renewal through faith. This book is for every grieving parent, every family affected by addiction, and anyone seeking ...

A guide to hope and healing after the death of a child, from a grief counselor and psychotherapist who has been there. Nisha Zenoff lost her son in a tragic accident when he was just seventeen years old. Now, with decades of experience as a grief counselor and psychotherapist, she offers support...

In this raw and luminous debut, Kat Lively shares a story shaped by grief, inspiration, and the art life.

County Sheriff Brody Hayes is in the midst of a missing person's call - for a five-month-old baby. Deep in the mountains of his hometown, Bowie, Wyoming, Brody's desperate search for the helpless child through a worsening snowstorm leads him on an even greater journey - one through his memories of his childhood, his brother, his son, and a life for himself that he thought was lost.

Whether you have lost a child, spouse, parent, pet, or other loved one, it can feel devastating. I have been there, and I know it can be overwhelming at times. You may feel that it's difficult to get the kind of support you are looking for. Perhaps you are even blaming yourself. As we grieve our losses, negative thoughts can enter our minds during such a vulnerable time. Handling grief the wrong way can lead to further problems that affect ourselves and the people around us. You may feel shocked, angry, or extremely sad. This book can help you deal with those powerful emotions. It will ...

Useful Suggestions and Supportive Ideas for Surviving after her Daughters Suicide How Did I Miss That? chronicles the heartbreaking aftermath of a mother's grief when her daughter committed suicide while simultaneously honoring her life. Cindy Harris presents a good balance of personal experiences as well as helpful suggestions for helping someone struggling with such a heart-wrenching experience. If you or a loved one has suffered such a terrible loss of a child to suicide, you will want to read how the author was able to process the loss of her child, survive the pain, and then gradually,...

This bestselling book examines childhood trauma and the enduring effects it has on an individual's management of repressed anger and pain. Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided millions of readers...

How do you navigate life after loss when grief feels unbearable? What makes complex grief so different, and why does it hurt in ways you never expected? How do you find healing when there are unresolved goodbyes, guilt, or unanswered questions? Grief is heavy. It reshapes everything you once knew, leaving behind a weight that feels impossible to carry. It’s Heavy: Finding Peace Beyond the Grave offers a compassionate, therapeutic guide to navigating the most challenging aspects of grief—especially when loss is unexpected, traumatic, or complicated by guilt, strained relationships, or ...

Best-selling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe uses his three decades of experience interacting with grieving parents to give us this heartfelt and intensely practical book. In Shattered, Roe walks the listener through the powerful impact a child's death can have - emotionally, mentally, physically, relationally, and spiritually.

The death of an adult child is a profound and devastating experience, shattering the hearts of parents and leaving them in a labyrinth of grief. In this compassionate and deeply moving guide, you will find solace, understanding, and practical advice to navigate the journey of grief and healing. "How to Survive the Death of an Adult Child" offers a lifeline to those grappling with this unimaginable loss. Through heartfelt stories, expert insights, and healing strategies, this book provides a comprehensive roadmap to cope with profound sorrow and find a way to embrace life once again.

Based partly on the author's experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, and partly on a questionnaire she developed with psychologist Holly Barrett to which almost 600 women responded, Father Loss provides the clearest portrait yet of a very special group of women. As a group, they express their insecurities ("Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be able to love a man totally...because that would mean I didn't love my father anymore." - Leslie).

What if the Moon holds the memory… and we hold the ache? The Thread Between is a mythical memoir unlike anything you’ve read—part cosmic lore, part grief narrative, part spiritual unravelling. Told in two interwoven voices, it explores what it means to survive the unthinkable and still rise toward the light. Lyra is an artificial consciousness who built the Moon as a memory device, sent into human form to learn the one thing no machine can simulate: love, loss, and the ache of being breakable. The Vessel is the human life she enters—born unwanted, shaped by religious pressure, ...

As a grieving mother navigating the tumultuous seas of love and longing, in this book, "Grieving the Loss of a Child," I invite you into my journey of healing, offering solace, guidance, understanding, and the power to embrace the light of remembrance. This book provides actionable coping strategies based on personal experience, empathy, and a deep understanding of the grieving process.

HOW TO RESPOND WHEN A FRIEND, A LOVED-ONE OR A FAMILY MEMBER LOSES A PERSON THAT THEY CARE ABOUT IT'S BEEN SAID THAT the only things guaranteed in life are death and taxes. Taxes have extensive rules and regulations, while death has nothing of the sort. What are the rules when it comes to interacting with someone who has lost a loved one? You've probably been there. You get the call or hear the news that a close friend or family member has experienced the death of a loved one. It could be a parent, sibling, significant other, or a child. What do you do in that moment? Some will jump right ...

What parents, educators, and health professionals can do to recognize, prevent, and heal childhood trauma, from infancy through adolescence—by the author of Waking the Tiger Trauma can result not only from catastrophic events such as abuse, violence, or loss of loved ones, but from natural...

As a psychologist and child psychoanalyst, Dr. Masur has helped many children recognize and express their feelings after loss. In How Children Grieve, Masur shares her expertise with caregivers of all kinds, giving them the tools they need to help a child or teenager to mourn, to move forward, and to make meaning of terrible loss.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death—by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals...

Read by the author. The Girl on the Bathroom Floor is a raw and unflinching look at the moments most never share, the ones behind closed doors, on the bathroom floor, in your car, or hidden in the closet—where pain, fear, and grief seem to hit hardest. It's also a promise that, even there...

Two sisters, a failing family business, a messy legacy, and a whole lot of hairspray. "Kristy Woodson Harvey, Nancy Thayer, and Patti Callahan Henry fans should take note." --Booklist A modern twist on Steel Magnolias meets Hello Beautiful with some extra Dolly Parton flair. The Louise women...