Child Loss Grief

Best-selling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe uses his three decades of experience interacting with grieving parents to give us this heartfelt and intensely practical book. In Shattered, Roe walks the listener through the powerful impact a child's death can have - emotionally, mentally, physically, relationally, and spiritually.

Is your child suffering from the loss of their pet and you want to know how to help them? Discover a step-by-step guide to navigating the emotional journey of your child and family when losing a beloved pet. Are you struggling to help your child during their journey of pet loss grief? Are you worried how your family will handle the loss of their faithful furry pal? Do you feel unprepared to manage your child’s emotions? International bestselling author Wendy Van de Poll is the founder of the Center for Pet Loss Grief and has over twenty years of bereavement coaching experience. Now ...

Involuntarily single. That's the true story of where Catherine Tidd finds herself just three weeks after turning 31. Widowed with three children under six years old, a rusty resume, no fix-it skills, and no clue how to live life as a widow, Catherine can't help but be a little exasperated with her dead husband for leaving her to deal with life on her own. Catherine's now in charge of her life in a way she never wanted to be, in a way that would have most of us reeling and numb. But she soon realizes that when you call the shots, you can make pedicures one of the stages of grief....

As a grieving mother navigating the tumultuous seas of love and longing, in this book, "Grieving the Loss of a Child," I invite you into my journey of healing, offering solace, guidance, understanding, and the power to embrace the light of remembrance. This book provides actionable coping strategies based on personal experience, empathy, and a deep understanding of the grieving process.

Whether you have lost a child, spouse, parent, pet, or other loved one, it can feel devastating. I have been there, and I know it can be overwhelming at times. You may feel that it's difficult to get the kind of support you are looking for. Perhaps you are even blaming yourself. As we grieve our losses, negative thoughts can enter our minds during such a vulnerable time. Handling grief the wrong way can lead to further problems that affect ourselves and the people around us. You may feel shocked, angry, or extremely sad. This book can help you deal with those powerful emotions. It will ...

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 and strategies for emotional recovery. By sharing, understanding, and accepting this tragic loss, bereaved parents, siblings, and others can cope with this intense grief.

We often struggle to let some people go, especially when they made that decision. We question the universe, we question ourselves, and we question everyone around us but we never truly get our answers. Letting someone go takes time, patience, and commitment to actively stop ourselves from relapsing and thinking about that person again. The Art of Letting Go helps you understand why, how, and when you should let someone go so you can move on and never look back.

Following deaths, divorces, or the confusion of major relocation, many adults tell their children “don’t feel bad”. In fact, say the authors of the highly praised The Grief Recovery Handbook, feeling bad or sad is precisely the appropriate emotion attached to sad events. Encouraging a child to bypass grief without completion can cause unseen long-term damage.

In The Unspeakable Loss, Nisha offers support, guidance, and wisdom from others who have experienced the death of a child, as well as her personal story after the death of her beloved 17-year-old son, Victor, and her insight as a grief counselor and psychotherapist. Charting the long path from the worst possible nightmare, shock, trauma, and overwhelming pain to a life that once again miraculously contains joy, love, and laughter, The Unspeakable Loss addresses the importance of self-compassion and self-care.

Losing a child is a devastating and unbearable experience that no one should ever have to face. This book was written to provide solace and guidance to those who are coping with this unimaginable loss. By immersing yourself into its wisdom, readers can connect with their inner selves and gain valuable insights into their lives that can lead to transformation and healing that endures. This book serves as a guide for navigating the complex emotions and challenges that accompany the loss of a child. It provides practical advice and coping mechanisms for managing grief, guilt, and the many ...

As a parent, I never thought I’d: Witness a hair cutting party for my oldest daughter, who wanted a wig made of her own hair for when the chemo rendered her bald Shop online for sperm with that same daughter, because she’d already picked names for her four children Plan a “Viking funeral” for my sweet Jessie, or Rain, as she was known by many of her friendsMaybe I should have included a spoiler alert, but this isn’t a story where I keep you in suspense about whether Rain won her battle or not. It’s the story of her passing, in which she did triumph, as she managed this course ...

Being suddenly thrust into the world of parental grief is like being transported to a foreign land where you don't speak the language. With that in mind, Claire Aagaard has written When a Child Dies in a simple, straightforward manner, offering information, comfort, and hope for those who believe that none is possible.

Life is characterized by gain and loss. While managing success and the emotions that come with gain presents its own unique problems, it is undoubtedly the pain and grief that are part and parcel of loss that affect us the most. The loss of a parent can be one of the most difficult grieving periods in anyone’s life. It will always hurt to lose a loved one, but there are ways to make it through.

The World Health Organization reports that suicide accounts for over 700,000 deaths annually. This means that every 45 seconds, someone takes their own life. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among young people ranging in age from 15 to 29 years old. For every individual who commits suicide, there are many more who attempt to do so. In 2003, I lost my 3-year-old daughter due to a heart defect and in 2012, lost my 14-year-old son to a violent suicide. Following the demise of two children, I came to the realization that no words express the pain of a grieving parent. This book was ...

After receiving a life-changing phone call on July 4th, 2009, Kelly Buckley embarked on the hardest trip of her life. Her son, Stephen, had gone missing while swimming with friends. Within 24 hours, her life turned upside down. Stephen's body would be discovered by search and rescue divers. Amid deep pain and gut-wrenching grief, Kelly began to write on the back of an envelope outside of the funeral home. Rather than writing about the unfairness of Stephen's passing, she makes a decision that will heal not only herself but countless others as well. Kelly vowed to seek out daily moments of ...

When death touches your family, you are never quite prepared. Complicating your personal pain and the need to grieve is the equally important task of helping your children understand and process the loss of a loved one. How should you answer your child's questions about death? Should you let them see you cry? How can you support their resilience? How can you help preserve memories? Drawing from their own personal and professional experience, Erin Nelson and Colleen Montague help you navigate loss alongside your child.

This piece is my truth, and I hope it motivates you, the reader, to find your voice and speak your truth to whomever you feel needs to hear it. Millennials the change begins with you, there is no need to raise your children on survival if you were raised on survival. It completely defeats the purpose of growing through shit only to have your child experience your same shortcomings. They’re less likely to be a better version of you if you are teaching them how to endure and overcome struggle instead of how to completely avoid it alltogether. To the many men out in the world, stop ignoring ...

Based partly on the author's experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, and partly on a questionnaire she developed with psychologist Holly Barrett to which almost 600 women responded, Father Loss provides the clearest portrait yet of a very special group of women. As a group, they express their insecurities ("Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be able to love a man totally...because that would mean I didn't love my father anymore." - Leslie).

Learning how to cope with the loss of a child is an extremely difficult and painful experience. The author, Lora C. Mercado, lost her son in 2003 due to a congenital heart defect. Throughout this book, she will share with you some of the things that have helped her through this journey of grief and healing, as well as other valuable tips that she has learned through research and other parents who have lost a child.

The death of a child is that unimaginable loss no parent ever expects to face. In Beyond Tears, nine mothers share their individual stories of how to survive in the darkest hour. They candidly share with other bereaved parents what to expect in the first year and long beyond.