Grief Loss and Bereavement

Prescription for a Broken Heart
by Alina Ruigrok
Being heartbroken is a pain that no one can understand until they have experienced it for themselves. You obviously have, therefore are aware of how fragile your heart is right now. Healing a broken heart will take time, but is not impossible, though it m

The power of thought – a curse or a cure?
by Peta Heskell
How powerful is thought and the way we transmit it to others? If, as Dossey meticulously documents, we can influence others with our words and prayers, what lesson is here for the healing professions? Dossey is a medical doctor. Most of his experience is

Why Do the Righteous Suffer?
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner
There is only one question which really matters: why do bad things happen to good people? All other theological conversation is intellectually diverting; somewhat like doing the crossword puzzle in the Sunday paper and feeling very satisfied when you have

The Five Stages of Grief
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., David Kessler
Denial, Anger, Barganing, Depression, and Acceptance. The stages have evolved since their introduction, and they have been very misunderstood over the past three decades. They were never meant to help tuck messy emotions into neat packages.

Grief Work Transformation
The Transformation Handbook
by Jan Maizler, MSW, LCSW
Loss is an experience that affects us all at various times during our lives. Our society tends to deal with loss the same way it deals with death and dying - as a painful event to get over rather than as a natural process that can cause growth

Loss and Trauma
Heartwounds: The Impact of Unresolved Trauma and Grief on Relationships
by Tian Dayton, Ph.D.
Any creature that bonds grieves when it experiences separation-whether it be an elephant kicked out of the herd, a duck that has lost its mate or a mother who sends her child off to college. As humans, we are biologically designed to form kinship bonds

Anger
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., David Kessler
This stage presents itself in many ways: anger at your loved one that he didn't take better care of himself or anger that you didn't take better care of him. Anger does not have to be logical or valid.

The Call to Connection
Remembering Mother, Finding Myself: A Journey of Love and Self-Acceptance
by Patricia Commins
The loss of a mother is one of the most traumatic experiences of a woman's life. At any age, a mother's death may leave a daughter with feelings of anger, abandonment and profound sadness that taint the way she views herself, her world

The Urgency of Living
by Leslie Karen Lobell, M.A.
I was just starting to get to know Ivy. We had several mutual friends, and we had been out with them, en masse, a couple times for dinner. Ivy and I seemed to take an instant liking to one another. We whispered and laughed, becoming engrossed in our own c

You Can't Sing If You're Dead
by Jan Tincher
I am dedicated to showing people how to live their lives successfully. However, I felt that death should be dealt with, too. We have an opportunity to make one last contribution. Let's make sure we make it our best. Are you going to die . . . soon?

The Stories of Love are Stronger than Death
by Nan Zastrow
If you are bereaved, gather your stories. Find opportunities to open your heart and let the memories pour out. Allow others into your lives to explore the forests and find the remnants of a beautiful life that once was. Chuckle over the good times.

I'm Uncomfortable with Her Getting the Emotional Support from another Man Who Is Also Grieving
by Ellen Kreidman, Ph.D
My 32 year old wife lost her 43 year old sister last week to cancer. My wife is naturally distraught and the month prior to her sister's death she spent all but six days at their house helping John, her brother-in-law(43), niece(21), and nephew(18)

Navigating Relationships through Stormy Weather
by EqualityinMarriage.org
Using Tragedy to Transform Your Partnership. It could be the death of a loved one, a national tragedy or the slow economy. Regardless of the nature of the event, tragic circumstances in you or your partner's world can have a major impact on you

Denial, Part 1
Good Grief
by Lolly Winston
A brilliantly funny and heartwarming debut about a young woman who stumbles,then fights to build a new life after the death of her husband.Lolly Winston has written an astonishing first novel. In Good Grief she takes a sad situation and artfully finds the

What Kaddish Means
Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew
by Anita Diamant
Beyond language, Kaddish is more than the sum of its words. First and foremost, it is an experience of the senses. Like music, there is no understanding Kaddish without hearing and feeling it and letting go of the words.

Depression & Acceptance
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., David Kessler
After bargaining, our attention moves squarely into the present. Empty feelings present themselves, and grief enters our lives on a deeper level, deeper than we ever imagined. This depressive stage feels as though it will last forever.

Pain! Pain! Pain!
by Jan Tincher
Did you know that the feeling of pain is a result of what you are focusing on? Yes, you have pain because you are hurt, but you FEEL pain because of what you are focusing on. Have you ever been cut, but you didn't realize it at first?

Bargaining
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., David Kessler
Before a loss, it seems you will do anything if only your loved one may be spared.'Please, God,' you bargain, 'I will never be angry at my wife again if you'll just let her live. After a loss, bargaining may take the form of a temporary truce.

My Son
Raising Cole : Developing Life's Greatest Relationship, Embracing Life's Greatest Tragedy: A Father's Story
by Marc Pittman, Mark Wangrin
Marc Pittman was raised rough. He was a builder by trade; he got in bar fights; he wrestled bears. But that didn't stop him from becoming the kind of father he had always wanted. People said he was lucky, but Marc Pittman knew the truth: he worked hard

Rocky & Helen, Part 1
Seriously
by Lucia Nevai
The local insurance agency was housed in a former ice cream stand at the edge of Highway 6 south of the hamlet of Dustin, New York. All four glass sides as well as the roof were angled slightly-intentionally, though the angles chosen looked dumb