Healing a Parent's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies (Healing a Grieving Heart series) - Softcover

Wolfelt PhD, Alan D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1879651300 ISBN 13: 9781879651302

Publisher: Companion Press, 2002

Synopsis

Presenting simple yet highly effective methods for coping and healing, this book provides answers and relief to parents trying to deal with the loss of a child. It offers 100 practical, action-oriented tips for embracing grief, such as writing a letter to the child who has died; spending time with others who will listen to stories of grief; creating a memory book, box, or Web site; and remembering others who may still be struggling with the death. The guide also addresses common problems for grieving parents, including dealing with marital stress, helping surviving siblings, dealing with hurtful advice, and exploring feelings of guilt. This compassionate resource will aid parents who have been through the death of a child—whether the passing happened recently or many years ago, whether the child was young or an adult.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD, is an internationally known teacher, a grief counselor, and the author of The Journey Through Grief and The Understanding Your Grief Journal. He is director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition and faculty member at the University of Colorado Medical School’s department of family medicine. He is the “Children and Grief” columnist for Bereavement magazine and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, and NBC’s Today. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Review:

Part of the Healing Your Grieving Heart series, which includes Healing Your Grieving Heart (1-879651-25-4), Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids (1-879651-27-0), and Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens (1-879651-23-8)

About this edition

• Publisher: Companion Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1879651300
• ISBN 13: 9781879651302
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128