Live In Peace While They R I P Grow Beyond Your Grief

Sooner or later, all of us have to lose a loved one. Each one of us has this one larger-than-life- person in our life. This person is special and vital to our life source. It could be a parent, a lover, a spouse, a friend, a mentor, a family member or a pet. After the demise of this iconic person, we are shattered. Immense grief takes over. The pain makes it near impossible to move ahead in life. Everybody deals with the aftermath of losing a loved one some time in their life. This book is an attempt to help prepare, ease the pain and cope with an irreplaceable loss. Embark on a journey in search of peace. Find freedom from the pain of losing the one person who means the world to you. Convert the grief into a realization that he or she will always be around. They will find a place to stay within you and become an inseparable part of you.

Sooner or later, all of us have to lose a loved one. Each one of us has this one larger-than-life- person in our life. This person is special and vital to our life source. It could be a parent, a lover, a spouse, a friend, a mentor, a family member or a pet. After the demise of this iconic person, we are shattered. Immense grief takes over. The pain makes it near impossible to move ahead in life. Everybody deals with the aftermath of losing a loved one some time in their life. This book is an attempt to help prepare, ease the pain and cope with an irreplaceable loss. Embark on a journey in search of peace. Find freedom from the pain of losing the one person who means the world to you. Convert the grief into a realization that he or she will always be around. They will find a place to stay within you and become an inseparable part of you.

When a loved one dies we mourn our loss. We take comfort in the rituals that mark the passing, and we turn to those around us for support. But what happens when there is no closure, when a family member or a friend who may be still alive is lost to us nonetheless? How, for example, does the mother whose soldier son is missing in action, or the family of an Alzheimer's patient who is suffering from severe dementia, deal with the uncertainty surrounding this kind of loss? In this sensitive and lucid account, Pauline Boss explains that, all too often, those confronted with such ambiguous loss fluctuate between hope and hopelessness. Suffered too long, these emotions can deaden feeling and make it impossible for people to move on with their lives. Yet the central message of this book is that they can move on. Drawing on her research and clinical experience, Boss suggests strategies that can cushion the pain and help families come to terms with their grief. Her work features the heartening narratives of those who cope with ambiguous loss and manage to leave their sadness behind, including those who have lost family members to divorce, immigration, adoption, chronic mental illness, and brain injury. With its message of hope, this eloquent book offers guidance and understanding to those struggling to regain their lives. Table of Contents: 1. Frozen Grief 2. Leaving without Goodbye 3. Goodbye without Leaving 4. Mixed Emotions 5. Ups and Downs 6. The Family Gamble 7. The Turning Point 8. Making Sense out of Ambiguity 9. The Benefit of a Doubt Notes Acknowledgments Reviews of this book: You will find yourself thinking about the issues discussed in this book long after you put it down and perhaps wishing you had extra copies for friends and family members who might benefit from knowing that their sorrows are not unique...This book's value lies in its giving a name to a force many of us will confront--sadly, more than once--and providing personal stories based on 20 years of interviews and research. --Pamela Gerhardt, Washington Post Reviews of this book: A compassionate exploration of the effects of ambiguous loss and how those experiencing it handle this most devastating of losses ... Boss's approach is to encourage families to talk together, to reach a consensus about how to mourn that which has been lost and how to celebrate that which remains. Her simple stories of families doing just that contain lessons for all. Insightful, practical, and refreshingly free of psychobabble. --Kirkus Review Reviews of this book: Engagingly written and richly rewarding, this title presents what Boss has learned from many years of treating individuals and families suffering from uncertain or incomplete loss...The obvious depth of the author's understanding of sufferers of ambiguous loss and the facility with which she communicates that understanding make this a book to be recommended. --R. R. Cornellius, Choice Reviews of this book: Written for a wide readership, the concepts of ambiguous loss take immediate form through the many provocative examples and stories Boss includes, All readers will find stories with which they will relate...Sensitive, grounded and practical, this book should, in my estimation, be required reading for family practitioners. --Ted Bowman, Family Forum Reviews of this book: Dr. Boss describes [the] all-too-common phenomenon [of unresolved grief] as resulting from either of two circumstances: when the lost person is still physically present but emotionally absent or when the lost person is physically absent but still emotionally present. In addition to senility, physical presence but psychological absence may result, for example, when a person is suffering from a serious mental disorder like schizophrenia or depression or debilitating neurological damage from an accident or severe stroke, when a person abuses drugs or alcohol, when a child is autistic or when a spouse is a workaholic who is not really 'there' even when he or she is at home...Cases of physical absence with continuing psychological presence typically occur when a soldier is missing in action, when a child disappears and is not found, when a former lover or spouse is still very much missed, when a child 'loses' a parent to divorce or when people are separated from their loved ones by immigration...Professionals familiar with Dr. Boss's work emphasised that people suffering from ambiguous loss were not mentally ill, but were just stuck and needed help getting past the barrier or unresolved grief so that they could get on with their lives. --Asian Age Combining her talents as a compassionate family therapist and a creative researcher, Pauline Boss eloquently shows the many and complex ways that people can cope with the inevitable losses in contemporary family life. A wise book, and certain to become a classic. --Constance R. Ahrons, author of The Good Divorce A powerful and healing book. Families experiencing ambiguous loss will find strategies for seeing what aspects of their loved ones remain, and for understanding and grieving what they have lost. Pauline Boss offers us both insight and clarity. --Kathy Weingarten, Ph.D, The Family Institute of Cambridge, Harvard Medical School

Mr. Munchkins is a happy, fun-loving man and owns an ice cream parlour. Children love to visit his ice cream parlour and relish the various exotic flavours of ice creams he serves. Mr. Munchkins mostly keeps the company of children. Hence, his behavior is childish. He often forgets that he is an adult and gets into all kinds of troubles with the amusing stunts he pulls off. His actions end up irritating his wife most of the time. Mr. Munchkins along with his family, friends and pets visit various places and do a lot of exciting things together. Every simple thing that involves Mr. Munchkins becomes an adventure filled with thrill and fun. Experience the simple pleasures and learn life lessons magnified with a lot of laughs with Mr. Munchkins.

How does the health of the mother reflect on the child? Can the baby learn from the mother in the womb? Every time a pregnant woman or a new mom reaches out expressing her stress levels and challenges, society, family and friends mostly blame the hormones for her response. Why does it have to be stereotyped? This third book on pregnancy by the author is a holistic guide educating expecting mothers and their families about the significance of mental health, emotional nurturing and the physical well-being of mothers. The book offers a new-age perspective about tackling the often-neglected aspects of pregnancy like mood swings, anxiety and fear of childbirth, personal stress levels, work-life pressure, post-natal blues, etc. Backed up by research, real-life relatable, emotional case studies, activities, checklists and diagnosis dealt with by the author, the book is sure to make you show a lot more compassion and a new perspective towards childbirth itself.

Want to write a book but have no clue how to structure your thoughts and convert it into a book? Clueless or confused about the whole process of writing a book? Already writing a book but unable to complete it due to various reasons? Completed writing your manuscript but have no clue how to go about publishing it? Have a book and are confused about how to promote it? Writing a book involves sleepless nights, endless excitement, and innumerable challenges. Overcome the hurdles on your journey to becoming an Author. String together words that fill the pages of a powerful book spontaneously. Make your book writing journey fun and soulful. This book has broken down the process of writing and publishing a book into simple steps. These steps help the aspiring author create their signature style of writing, and efficiently manage their energy, effort, and time while writing a book. “Dive into a life-transforming journey and accomplish your goal of writing your dream book.”

Important relationships in personal and professional spaces should be nurturing and loving. Who is policing verbal abuse and mental torture against a spouse, a child, a sibling or a co- worker in the workspace within four walls creating a toxic environment? This kind of toxic behaviour is shoved under the carpet in the name of marital problems, discipline, strict parenting methods, sibling rivalry or office politics. It is not a serious crime that can be reported. Now you breathe is dedicated to all those broken souls who cry themselves to sleep, the ones who wear their heart out in their sleeves, make themselves vulnerable in love, compassion and caring for their loved ones, yet lie awake at night in bewilderment wondering what did they do any less for their loved ones. What would it take for them to be good enough for the ones they seek validation from? Author Rakhi Kapoor highlights the difference between the red flags in a relationship that crops up due to conflicting mindsets or value systems from those occurring when dealing with narcissists and people with personality disorders. In such relationships, the long- standing toxicity transcends to abuse, damaging an individual’s self-esteem and mental health. If you are someone who is dealing with constant mental, verbal, emotional and physical abuse, this book will help you get aware of your situation, help yourself and seek professional help. Don’t grope in the dark all by yourself. You are not alone.

Grief overload is what you feel when you experience too many significant losses all at once, in a relatively short period of time, or cumulatively. In addition to the deaths of loved ones, such losses can also include divorce, estrangement, illness, relocation, job changes, and more. Our minds and hearts have enough trouble coping with a single loss, so when the losses pile up, the grief often seems especially chaotic and defeating. The good news is that through intentional, active mourning, you can and will find your way back to hope and healing. This compassionate guide will show you how.