Grief Recovery Handbook The Revised

The authors share their own stories of loss and, based on their work at the Grief Recovery Institute, provide a set of guidelines for help.

Updated to commemorate its 20th anniversary, this classic resource further explores the effects of grief and sheds new light on how to begin to take effective actions to complete the grieving process and work towards recovery and happiness. Incomplete recovery from grief can have a lifelong negative effect on the capacity for happiness. Drawing from their own histories as well as from others', the authors illustrate how it is possible to recover from grief and regain energy and spontaneity. Based on a proven program, The Grief Recovery Handbook offers grievers the specific actions needed to move beyond loss. New material in this edition includes guidance for dealing with: · Loss of faith · Loss of career and financial issues · Loss of health · Growing up in an alcoholic or dysfunctional home The Grief Recovery Handbook is a groundbreaking, classic handbook that everyone should have in their library. “This book is required for all my classes. The more I use this book, the more I believe that unresolved grief is the major underlying issue in most people’s lives. It is the only work of its kind that I know of that outlines the problem and provides the solution.”—Bernard McGrane, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Chapman University

Presents a step-by-step program for recovering from loss, discussing the concepts of grief and recovery, the extent to which people are prepared to deal with loss, and the active decision to recover.

To watch a child grieve and not know what to do is a profoundly difficult experience for parents, teachers, and caregivers. Yet, there are guidelines for helping children develop a lifelong, healthy response to loss. In When Children Grieve, the authors offer a cutting-edge volume to free children from the false idea of "not feeling bad" and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss. There are many life experiences that can produce feelings of grief in a child, from the death of a relative or a divorce in the family to more everyday experiences such as moving to a new neighborhood or losing a prized possession. No matter the reason or degree of severity, if a child you love is grieving, the guidelines examined in this thoughtful book can make a difference.

Grief Recovery A Workbook for Widows and Widowers This workbook concentrates on the grief experiences of widows and widowers and guides them through 10 weeks of sharing and learning about their personal journey through grief. It is most effective in a group but also suitable for the individual reader. The workbook has been used in churches for many years. This revised edition includes new material. I was widowed with two small children when I went to Robyn’s grief group. The Grief Recovery Workbook gave me insight and understanding of the grieving process. By working through the book and sharing my grief with others, I was able to recover and find a new life. Diane Ullom, Elder, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Menlo Park, California. I was stunned by the severity of my grief following the death of my husband. Attending this group and using this workbook over the years enabled me to navigate through my grief. Since then, I have seen many widows and widowers gain an understanding of their grief while walking through their own personal grief journey. Merrilee Harter Mitchell, Elder, Stephen Minister and Coordinator/Facilitator of Widows/Widowers Grief Recovery of the East Bay, Oakland, California I would recommend this book to anyone suffering the loss of a spouse at any stage of recovery. Don Schreiber, retired engineer, Los Altos, California Grief Recovery A Workbook for Widows and Widowers Includes: Week 1 The Loss - Numbness and Shock Week 2 Facing Our Loss - How we and others are not prepared to deal with loss Week 3 When the Grief Returns - Realizing the full extent of our loss Week 4 The Journey Through Grief - Understanding our personal grief journey Week 5 Choosing to Recover - Taking responsibility for our recovery Week 6 Reconciling with the Past - Understanding our past losses Week 7 Turning the Corner - Starting to look toward the future Week 8 Finding a New Place in Life - Discovering new roles Week 9 Building a New Life - Integrating the past with the future Week 10 Getting Back in Balance - Moving beyond loss Plus: How to Survive the Holidays Frequently asked Questions A Christian Perspective of the Grieving Process How to Start and Lead a Widows and Widowers Ministry at your Church

The authors share their own stories of loss and, based on their work at the Grief Recovery Institute, provide a set of guidelines for help.

The Grief Handbook will take you by the hand and offer empathy and compassion, helping you through what can feel like the worst days of your life. Bridget McNulty lost her mum suddenly. She couldn't find the support that she needed in the rawness of her immediate grief, and the loneliness felt profoundly shocking. The Grief Handbook weaves her personal experience with expert psychological insights and practical advice, to enable you to navigate your grief in your own way. There is no one-size-fits-all recovery process for bereavement. Understanding that each experience of grief is unique, you can stop worrying about how you should be feeling. This interactive journal offers you room to explore your feelings at your own pace, helping you not to shy away from the enormity of your heartbreak. To be able to move through grief we need to understand our emotions, tune into our needs and know that what we are feeling is normal. Grief isn’t something to “get over”, but a loss to honour and live with. This gentle book shows us how