Surviving Loss

Surviving Sibling Loss: The Invisible Thread That Connects Us Through Life and Death is the gold standard of grief books, helping not only people who are grieving but also their therapists, partners, and friends better support their loved ones. The chapters are deliberately short and full of easy-to-find resources, and the book can be listened to again and again. This structure aids those who are struggling, who fatigue and lose focus easily under the weight of their grief.

The pain of suicide loss is indescribable. It seems beyond survival. Yet with faith, perseverance, and the tools of brain science, there is a way through. It will take time. It will take struggle. But hope is real, for there are things you can do to make it to the other side. If you are struggling with suicide loss or you need to come alongside someone who is, Rita Schulte wants to help you move forward.

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.

It's an inevitable part of life that at some point we will all experience loss and grief. But loss doesn't just mean the death of a loved one. It can also include any kind of major change, death of a cherished dream, divorce or the end of a relationship, loss of freedom, job loss, loss of income, rejection, chronic illness or disease, infertility, miscarriage, death of a pet, as well as many other tragedies. Every change in our lives is really a death of some kind (something has ended), and can create a state of grief and loss. There's no right or wrong way to grieve, and the road to ...

Even if you’ve experienced pet loss before, losing your canine soul mate is different. Typical grief advice isn’t nearly enough. Heart Dog answers all the big questions about canine soul mates, offers practical ideas for coping with each day’s dose of grief, and provides inspiration for finding your place in the world after such a profound loss.

Losing a pet is like losing a piece of your heart. The emptiness hits hard, and every memory brings a bittersweet ache. How do you heal when love and loss are so tightly woven together? You've lost a confidante who understood you without words and a soulmate whose presence brought endless comfort. You feel lost and alone. You need a special pet loss grief book...one dedicated to accompanying you on your grieving journey...and you've just found it. Guided by a compassionate author who has loved and lost many animals, Surviving Pet Death will help you find solace along your journey and ...

Far from a clinical self-help book, Surviving: Finding Hope After Suicide Loss not only invites listeners into the intimate and poignant reality of suicide loss but offers tangible tools from Sugarman’s comprehensive 18-category mental health resources directory, The HelpHUB™.

The Journey from Abandonment to Healing is designed to help all victims of emotional breakups-whether they are suffering from a recent loss or a lingering wound from the past; whether they are caught up in patterns that sabotage their own relationships or they are in a relationship where they no longer feel loved. From the first stunning blow to starting over, this book provides a complete program for abandonment recovery.

A humorous and heartfelt memoir about weathering the loss of a parent, with advice and grief survival tips mixed in throughout “The perfect 'how to' book for the unimaginable.” —Casey Wilson, coauthor of The Art of Small Talk Kate Spencer lost her mom to cancer when she was 27. In The Dead...

He's gone — and it's the worst pain you've ever felt. You're not unlovable, you're not "too much," and you will survive this. The sleepless nights. The ache that lives in your chest. The way his name, a song, a smell can level you without warning. The silence where a whole shared life used to be. Maybe he left and the ground vanished; maybe it died slowly; maybe you ended it and still can't breathe. However it happened, you're in a pain you didn't know was possible — and you may be carrying it behind a competent face, holding everything together for everyone while quietly coming apart. ...

Dealing With Grief After Loss of Husband. A Practical Guide to Coping With Loneliness, Overwhelming Emotions, Daily Life, and the Pain of Losing Your Husband—Without Rushing Your Grief You don't have to move on from him. You can learn to move forward with the love, memories, and life you shared. Who this Dealing With Grief After Loss of Husband book is for This Dealing With Grief After Loss of Husband book is for the woman who has lost her husband and is drowning in advice that doesn't actually help — "give it time," "he's in a better place," "you need to move on." She doesn't need ...

His life was one devastating blow after another, losing multiple family members over the years to suicide, growing up in foster care, and being bullied. How does one pull themselves out of a storm like that? Surviving Loss: My Journey of Hope follows a man who often has reason to ask Why me? Many people ask themselves the same question when life pummels them, but this is a story of hope and coming out the other side, of recognizing the gifts and blessings between the pain and struggle.

Reclaim Peace, Identity, and Joy—Even If Your Grown Child Never Speaks to You Again A compassionate, step-by-step guide to healing the heartbreak of estrangement and rebuilding a full, meaningful life—without blame, chasing, or waiting for reconciliation. When your grown child cuts off contact, the pain is unlike anything else—confusing, isolating, and devastating in ways few people truly understand. You may replay every conversation, carry crushing guilt, or feel frozen in a life that no longer makes sense. When Your Adult Child Walks Away meets you in that silence and offers ...

No Contact: Why Grown Children End Parent Relationships—and How to Cope, Heal, and Move Forward Are you a parent grieving the silence of an estranged adult child? You are not alone—and this compassionate guide can help you find clarity, healing, and hope. When your adult child cuts off contact, the pain is devastating. You’re left with unanswered questions, a heart full of love, and a life that feels suddenly unfamiliar. No Contact is a supportive, nonjudgmental resource for parents navigating the heartbreak of estrangement—and searching for a path forward. In this groundbreaking ...

After the loss of a loved one, grief can become overwhelming and one of the most devastating experiences you can face in life. The death and subsequent aftermath are life changing. Author Gary Sturgis knows first-hand that grief is an everyday experience and dealing with the pain and sorrow on a daily basis can be a daunting task. In SURVIVING GRIEF: 365 Days a Year, Gary offers you reassuring guidance and comforting advice as you travel through your personal grief journey. He provides a daily reflection for each day of the calendar year. Reading just one page a day will help you find hope ...

How will I survive this loss? When her life shifted from fairytale to nightmare due to her husband’s death by suicide, Michelle Ann Collins found herself in the darkest place imaginable, reaching for answers to questions like: How am I going to eat, sleep, get out of bed, and do all the things? As a yoga therapist and wellness coach, she had more tools than many suicide loss survivors do, and yet escaping the dark grief cave required the most excruciating work of her life. It may feel like it now, but your life did not end with theirs.

She's gone — and it's the worst pain you've ever felt. You're not weak, and you will survive this. The sleepless nights. The gut that won't unclench. The way her name detonates something in your chest. The silence where a whole life used to be. Maybe she left and you never saw it coming; maybe it fell apart slowly; maybe you ended it and still can't breathe. However it happened, you're in the kind of pain you didn't know was possible — and you're probably going through it alone, because a man isn't supposed to admit he's this destroyed. This book is for you. Surviving the Heartbreak is ...

What happens when the lights go out forever. The day the lights went out is remembered as Day Zero. It wasn't just the lights, it was the phones, the computers and just about everything else that made modern society what it was. Power Loss tells the story of eight individuals, by eight different authors, each trying to come to terms with the blackout and survive in a world that has changed forever.

After a significant loss, it’s common to feel like we’re going crazy. The sudden absence of someone we love is not only devastating, it’s disorienting. The first year or two of grief is often unbelievably painful and confusing. We’re in shock, often for weeks or months. Time seems out of whack. We feel powerless, helpless, and ineffective. We can’t think straight; we can’t get anything done. Our moods swing wildly, and we say and do crazy things. We cry, and we cling to objects that belonged to the person who died. We have bizarre dreams.

A powerfully inspirational and healing book for anyone who has suffered a loss that seems unendurable. The reader walks hand in hand through the darkest places of grief and emerges from being tattered and broken to a new kind of healing. This book is sad and funny and inspires all of us dare to dance through the pain. "Endings rarely arrive on the same sunbeam as dreams; the kind we imagine have passed through the darkness, filtered through the clouds, mingled with starlight, and found its way to our heart on the path of a sunbeam" begins the journey to cementing the pieces of your broken ...