Warner, Jan
Summary: In Grief Day by Day, Jan Warner draws on her own extensive experience and the experiences of the 2 million followers on her Grief Speaks Out Facebook page to offer hope in its most practical form. This book does not look to offer a solution to grief. Rather, it provides supportive, useful guidance to help you create a life in which peace, and even gratitude, can coexist with your grief.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Althea Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 WARWolfelt, Alan
Summary: "After someone you love dies, each day can be a struggle. But each day, you can also find comfort and understanding in this daily companion. With one brief entry for every day of the calendar year, this little book by beloved grief counselor Dr. Alan Wolfelt offers small, one-day-at-a-time doses of guidance and healing. Each entry includes an inspiring or soothing quote followed by a short...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Companion Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 WOLCacciatore, Joanne
Summary: When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable, especially in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, 'NO!' with every fiber of our body. The process of grieving can feel wild and nonlinear and often lasts for much longer than other people, the nonbereaved, tell us it should. This book is a companion for life and most difficult times, revealing how grief can open...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wisdom Publications 2017
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Summary: "Sixteen-year-old Biz sees her father every day, though he died when she was seven. When he suddenly disappears, she tumbles into a disaster-land of grief and depression from which she must find her way back"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FOXMeddour, Wendy
Summary: Henry loves talking with Grandpa, but Grandpa has stopped listening. Mom says to just give him time. But Henry wants to talk to Grandpa now. So Henry tries his favorite game--Top Threes. And something amazing happens.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MEDDevine, Megan
Summary: "Having experienced grief from both sides-- as a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner-- Devine writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, 'happy' life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2017
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Summary: "Conscious Grieving is a book for anyone seeking guidance and support after loss. Renowned grief therapist Claire Bidwell Smith combines her deeply personal experience of loss with her long career spent working with thousands of people to introduce a new approach to grief, one that promotes hope and even transformation. What does it mean to grieve consciously? Most of the time, when we lose...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2024
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Summary: When the Bear's friend, the little bird, dies, Bear is inconsolable. Full of grief, he locks himself in his house and ventures out again only when the smell of spring grass blows in through his window. He meets a wildcat and finally feels understood. As the cat plays his violin, Bear remembers all the fun he had with the little bird. Now he can say goodbye to his friend, because he knows he'll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gecko Press 2023
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Summary: Focuses on multiple ways the reader can honor and celebrate the memory of their loved one in order to move forward. Provides a brief history of the losses of family and friends, while focusing on ways to move forward with life after a tragic loss. Encourages the reader to honor and celebrate the memory of the one they loved, so that they will feel whole again.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Native Book Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 BYESummary: "We can bear almost anything when it is worked through collectively. Grief is generally thought of as something personal and insular, but when we publicly share loss and pain, we lessen the power of the forces that debilitate us, while at the same time building the humane social practices that alleviate suffering and improve quality of life for everyone. Addressing tragedies from Fukushima to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: AK Press 2017
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Summary: Sylvester imaginatively creates a special letter full of loving memories and shared moments for his favorite person, his beloved grandmother, even though she is gone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enchanted Lion Books 2023
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Summary: This intimate and powerful book offers ground-breaking techniques and concrete strategies to help children of any age, such as: Games, activities, and play-based exercises that help children and teens process their emotions when they don't have the words to describe what they are feeling. Inspiring stories from two decades of Rainbows groups will comfort and encourage adults trying to cope and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2003
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Summary: How do you live without your champion and other half? The answer is that you mourn as you loved: heroically, grandly, and fully. In this compassionate guide by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors, you'll find empathetic affirmation and advice intermingled with real-life stories from other halved soulmates. Learn to honor your loved one and your grief even as you find a path to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Companion Press, an imprint of the Center for Loss and Life Transition 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 WOLOrenstein, Annie Sklaver
Summary: "A practical, compassionate guide to sibling loss, with research, stories, and strategies for "forgotten mourners" as they move through the stages of grief towards finding meaning. After her brother was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, Annie Sklaver Orenstein was heartbroken and unmoored. Standing in the grief section of her local bookstore, she searched for guides on how to work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2024
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Summary: "Grief. We've all experienced it. And if we're lucky, we've had support to find our way through it. In her book Grief is a Sneaky Bitch, Lisa Keefauver wants to provide that support through her expertise as a social worker and her own deeply personal experience of loss. Keefauver's advice is framed around the concept of the 5 Ws of grief: why you are grieving, what type of grief, who is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Texas Press 2024
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Summary: "Journalist Cody Delistraty reflects on his experience with loss and explores what modern science, history, and literature reveal about the nature of our relationship to grief and our changing attitudes toward its cure."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: "Licensed grief and trauma therapist Gina Moffa illuminates a non-linear path through grief, with tools and practices to grieve at your own pace and use loss as a catalyst for a more connected, meaningful life moving forward--perfect for readers of Grief Day by Day and It's OK That You're Not OK. Grief hurts. Whether it's the death of someone you love, the end of a friendship, a breakup, or an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balance 2023
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Summary: "A memoir about the suicide of the author's closest friend and the ensuing grief process"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2024
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Summary: "A mixed-media illustrated exploration of the grief that follows the death of a pet, and a loving tribute to the author's border collie Momo"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2024
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Summary: "Sharon Emery struggled with the losses and limits she faced but couldn't change - no matter how hard she tried. And she did try. First with her incurable severe stutter, then with the death of her daughter, Jessica, and the too-early deaths of her own younger siblings. Meanwhile, her "broken" voice meant her long career in communications was regularly a battle. Emery wrote this memoir to help...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2022
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Summary: "Since its debut thirty years ago, this favorite by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors has found a place in the homes and hearts of hundreds of thousands of mourners across the globe. Filled with compassion and hope, Understanding Your Grief helps you understand and befriend your painful, complex thoughts and feelings after the death of someone loved. Befriending grief may sound...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: This collection of quotations--heartfelt thoughts and memories discovered in letters, journals, diaries, memoirs and other original sources--by writers, leaders and legends captures the profound connection we share with our animal companions and also provides comfort for those who have lost a pet.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.088 BADVan Dyke, Linda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: High Tide Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.937 VANColby, Fred
Summary: "The greatest fears I had during my grieving was that I was losing control, going crazy, and might make decisions that would harm me, my family, and my friends. This included suicidal thoughts which scared the hell out of me. I was desperate to find answers. Quickly, I found those answers would be hard to find, as resources for widowers are minimal and often of dubious value. In Widower to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Front Range Press 2021