Understanding your grief ten essential touchstones for finding hope and healing your heart

"Explaining the important difference between grief and mourning, this book explores every mourner's need to acknowledge death and embrace the pain of loss. Also explored are the many factors that make each person's grief unique and the many normal thoughts and feelings mourners might have. Questions...

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Main Author: Wolfelt, Alan
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Fort Collins, Colo. : Companion Press, Ã2003.
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Summary:"Explaining the important difference between grief and mourning, this book explores every mourner's need to acknowledge death and embrace the pain of loss. Also explored are the many factors that make each person's grief unique and the many normal thoughts and feelings mourners might have. Questions of spirituality and religion are addressed as well. The rights of mourners to be compassionate with themselves, to lean on others for help, and to trust in their ability to heal are upheld. Journaling sections encourage mourners to articulate their unique thoughts and feelings."--From publisher's website.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:vi, 164 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:1879651351 (pbk.)
9781879651357 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD , serves as director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. He writes the "Children and Grief" column for Bereavement Magazine and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show , Larry King Live , and Today . He is the author of Healing Your Grieving Heart , Healing a Teen's Grieving Heart , and Understanding Grief . He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.