Bereavement category: 2356 books

Twenty years ago I went to the funeral of a friend I admired and respected. The sadness I felt prompted me to write the fictional story "One More Time," in Part Two of this book; it's the ideal friendship between two friends who were inseparable. Over three decades ago I wrote "The...

In 1979, a Native girl died of a ruptured appendix in an Alert Bay, B.C. hospital. Dara Culhane Speck uses interviews and public records to describe how this small, isolated community took on the local hospital, provincial and federal ministries of health, and national media, because the tragedy’s implications reached beyond one child, one physician, one town, even one century.

The death of a child. Life-threatening illness. Plane crashes. Terror attacks. Natural disasters. Some of us never fully recover from unimaginable traumas like these, but some not only survive—they bounce back to thrive and grow. Jolt tells the stories of people transformed by trauma, and...

The day Valerie found out she was pregnant with her second child was the day her husband died. He’d fallen asleep driving. She didn’t know how to be a widow. Widows were old, with bunions. Not 26, and pregnant. She moved cross-country from Massachusetts to Oregon, delivered her baby, and sought...

The death of a life partner is not only heartbreaking but can mean the loved one left behind has to forge a whole new future - often alone. In Alone Again, author Dawn Cawley reveals the grief and trauma she experienced when she lost her beloved husband Alan to cancer and became a reluctant member...

When Rosemary Pavey-Snells husband died of cancer, her world was shattered. Despite being a counsellor and psychotherapist herself, she had no way to prepare for something so terrible. But she remembered what her husband, Allan, always used to say before going to bed: It will be all right in...

A Guide To Positive Mental Health The aim of this guide is to promote positive mental health in sport and football in particular. Mental health issues can be harder to spot than a physical injury, but how much support the sufferer receives can make a big difference to their recovery. This easy to...

The death of a parent marks an emotional and psychological watershed in a person's life. For children and teenagers, the loss of a parent if not handled sensitively can be a lasting trauma, and for adults too, a parent's death can be a tremendous blow. When Parents Die speaks to bereaved children...

"The Caregiving Trap" combines the authentic life and professional experience of Pamela D. Wilson, who provides recommendations for overwhelmed and frustrated caregivers who themselves may one day need care. "The Caregiving Trap" includes stories about Pamela’s actual personal and professional experience...

Most people are uncomfortable communicating with someone who is experiencing a crisis or loss — from loss of a loved one to loss of a job. We don’t know what to say or do to help, so we focus on “business as usual,” say nothing at all and hope it passes quickly, or refer that person to counselling....

Within popular culture, death is not the end, but instead a space where the dead can exert agency whilst entertaining the consumer. Popular culture enables the dead to be consumed by the living on a mass global scale, actively engaging them with issues of mortality.  This book develops the...

Die Wise does not offer seven steps for coping with death. It does not suggest ways to make dying easier. It pours no honey to make the medicine go down. Instead, with lyrical prose, deep wisdom, and stories from his two decades of working with dying people and their families, Stephen Jenkinson places...

It’s tough to be a teenager under any circumstances…and even tougher when your romance goes awry. But here’s a book that will be a good friend to any teen girl who finds herself in that position. Let It’s Not the End of the World guide you and help you through your break-up. It’s a friend indeed!

An extremely well-written, compassionate guide for the millions of people who come face to face with a death in their own families The pain and shock when a child dies can seem unbearable. But expert-on-grief Katherine Fair Donnelly, who has suffered many personal losses, has gained wisdom...