Self-Help : Death, Grief, Bereavement

Widely regarded as one of the most complete and authoritative presentations of the Tibetan Buddhist teachings ever written, this spiritual masterpiece and manual provides an inspiring introduction to the practice of meditation, to karma and rebirth, to compassionate love and care for the dying, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path. In .. more...

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“Must the end of life be the worst part?. Can it be made the best?”. At 53, Eugene O'Kelly was in the full swing of life. Chairman and CEO of KPMG, one of the largest U.S. accounting firms, he enjoyed a successful career and drew happiness from his wife, children, family, and close friends. He was thinking ahead: the next business trip, the firm's continued success, weekend plans with his wife, his daughter's first day of eighth grade. Then in May 2005, Gene was diagnosed with late-stage brain cancer and given three to six months to live. Just like that. Now a growing darkness was absorbing the bright future he had seen for himself. He would have to change his plans, quickly, and capture what he could of his last diminishing days. Chasing Daylight is the account of his final journey. Starting from the time of his diagnosis and concluded upon his death less than four months later, this book is his unforgettable story. With startling intimacy, it chronicles the dissolution of Eugene O'Kelly's life and his gradual awakening to a more profound understanding. Interweaving unsettling details of his battle with cancer with his moment-to-moment reflections on life and death, love and success, spirituality and the search for meaning, it provides a testament to the power of the human spirit and a compelling message about how to live a more vivid, balanced, and meaningful life. Inspiring, passionate, deeply insightful, Chasing Daylight is a remarkable man's poignant farewell to a beloved world. more...

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This unusual self-help book about surviving grief offers the reader comfort and inspiration. Each of us will face some loss, sorrow and disappointment in our lives, and The Courage to Grieve provides the specific help we need to enable us to face our grief fully and to recover and grow from the experience. Although the book emphasizes the response to the death of a loved one, The Courage to Grieve can help with every kind of loss and grief. Judy Tatelbaum gives us a fresh look at understanding grief, showing us that grief is a natural, inevitable human experience, including all the unexpected, intense and uncomfortable emotions like sorrow, guilt, loneliness, resentment, confusion, or even the temporary loss of the will to live. The emphasis is to clarify and offer help, and the tone is spiritual, optimistic, creative and easy to understand. Judy Tatelbaum provides excellent advice on how to help oneself and others get through the immediate experience of death and the grief that follows, as well as how to understand the special grief of children. Particularly useful are the techniques for completing or ''finishing'' grief--counteracting the popular misconception that grief never ends. The Courage to Grieve shows us how to live life with the ultimate courage: not fearing death. This book is about so much more than death and grieving it is about life and joy and growth. Here is a fresh perspective on the last tumultuous years of the Soviet Union and an exquisitely poetic travelogue.With a keen grasp of Russia's history, a deep appreciation for its architecture and iconography, and an inexhaustible enthusiasm for its people and its culture, Colin Thubron is the perfect guide to a country most of us will never get to know firsthand. Here, we can walk down western Russia's country roads, rest in its villages, and explore some of the most engaging cities in the world. Beautifully written and infinitely insightful, Among the Russians is vivid, compelling travel writing tha more...

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Praise for the first edition:. 'This is a very user-friendly book. It is presented in a way which enables the reader to browse or go direct to a certain section, but at the same time is engaging enough to sustain one's interest to read the whole book.'. - Australian Social Work. 'Dyregrov's writing is clear in its description, and explicit in its advice, and demonstrates that the daunting task of helping a child through grief is both manageable and rewarding...The book will, I'm sure, become required reading for all those touched by the care of bereaved children.'. - Bereavement Care. '...a handy, small book ideal for teachers, social workers, counsellors, parents and others faced with the task of understanding children in grief and trying to help them.'. - Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry Newsletter. 'There is valuable material on grief at various ages and development... The question 'What makes the grief worse?' is neatly answered and a brief, but useful, section alerts the helper to differences in the grief experienced by boys and girls. The chapters on care for bereaved children are packed with good sense and practical suggestions… Many interesting ideas are given on ways to deal with bereavement in the setting of the classroom… There is much to commend this handbook. It is of manageable length, giving information concisely and supplementing it with well-chosen quotations… a valuable book which I would recommend to my colleagues and to parents, to those who run playgroups and to any who seek to help young people in bereavement.'. - Lifeline (Magazine of the National Association of Bereavement Services). 'For years, I have strongly advised…adults to read Grief in Children because I believe it is the most sympathetically written and accessible book on the topic. It is the thoughtful distillation of many years' clinical experience of working with bereaved children more...

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In the spirit of the classicWhen Bad Things Happen to Good People, this comforting book offers hope to anyone facing a difficult life transition or loss. Expanding on the powerful advice Dr. Neeld introduced in her successful book Seven Choices, TOUGHTRANSITIONS helps readers who have lost their moorings in the face of unexpected changes and normal life passages like financial and job setbacks, loss of relationships, retirement, relocation, and caring for unwell parents. No matter what the change, adapting to it will be easier with the advice and wisdom offered in this book. Using a life-map of her own creation, Neeld shows how individuals can move successfully through four phases-Responding, Reviewing, Reorganizing, and Renewing-to gain perspective, feel comfort, and bring a sense of equilibrium back into their lives. more...

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