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After Frieda Hoffman's second miscarriage, she felt alone, ignorant, and overwhelmed with emotions. Finding little literature or support available, her entrepreneurial spirit kicked in and she decided to create the resource she wished she'd had: real stories about pregnancy loss from real women without the off-putting lens of religion or academia so typical of the self-help genre. Through Hoffman's own journey and those of nineteen women she interviewed,...
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Death is a part of life. We used to understand this, and in the past, loved ones generally died at home with family around them. But in just a few generations, death has become a medical event, and we have lost the ability to make this last part of life more personal and meaningful. Today people want to regain control over health-care decisions for themselves and their loved ones.
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"In a book that is an exercise program, nutrition guide and compassionate companion, the creator of One Fit Widow, who lost her husband in a tragic plane accident, shares her revolutionary plan that combines exercise and fitness to strengthen the body, mind and spirit and help anyone work through grief and loss"--
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Acknowledging the unique set of symptoms that accompanies a period of mourning, this guide is the ideal companion to weathering the storm of physical distress. From muscle aches and pains to problems with eating and sleeping, this handbook addresses how the body responds to the impact of profound loss. Low energy, headaches, and other conditions are also taken into account. With 100 ways to help soothe the body and calm the mind, this compassionate...
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Nicki heard of her sister's mental health crisis 11 days before Michelle died by suicide. The community in rural New South Wales were in shock and disbelief. How could the beautiful, bubbly social worker take her own life? A woman of faith and vision, of compassion and wisdom, gone.
What happened in the lead up to this tragedy? How did four hospitals let a New South Wales health employee, one of their own, slip through the cracks? Michelle, who was...
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When you want to have a baby but are struggling with fertility challenges, it's normal to experience a range and mixture of ever-changing feelings. These feelings are a natural and necessary form of grief. Whether you continue to hope to give birth or you've stopped pursuing pregnancy, this compassionate guide will help you affirm and express your feelings about infertility. Tips for both women and men are included.
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Chronic illness is a type of loss. Depending on your condition and its course, you may be confronted with physical limitations, financial struggles, relationship challenges, and much more. Your hoped-for future may feel stolen from you. In addition to good physical care, acknowledging and working through your normal, necessary grief along the way is essential to living well with chronic illness. Mourning is important self-care. The 100 tips, affirmations,...
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Este es un libro que nos habla del dolor como poder y recurso, y nos ofrece guías para transitar los tramos penosos y las pérdidas. Si algo necesitamos hoy son pistas sobre cómo acoger y dotar de sentido al dolor. Es precisamente en esa experiencia cuando se reconoce a las personas sabias por su capacidad para movilizar un nuevo potencial. Ellas están en el presente real y, al tiempo, confían en algo más grande que nos sostiene y nos guía a...
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Still a Mum is a wholehearted book on grief and losing a baby that provides wisdom and support through careful insight, helping you feel less alone.
What no parent wants to face: Meagan Donaldson was 23 weeks pregnant, when tests confirmed that her unborn baby had a rare condition. Told the prognosis for their daughter was poor, they made a heartbreaking decision to say goodbye to their little girl. Soon after, Violet Grace was born. Still, but perfect.
However,...
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"All her life, Katherine Keith has hungered for remote, wild places that fill her soul with freedom and peace. Her travels take her across America, but it is in the vast and rugged landscape of Alaska that she finds her true home. Alaska is known as a place where people disappear--at least a couple thousand go missing each year. But the same vast and rugged landscape that contributed to so many people being lost is precisely what has gotten her found....
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Charles is 78 years old and there is much he cannot remember. He cannot remember the names of his children, why he lives in a nursing home, or even whether he ate breakfast today. His forgetting causes confusion, and in his fear and uncertainty he sometimes lashes out at those who try to care for him. But when someone reads a favorite Psalm he quickly joins in, reciting each cherished word. When he hears an old hymn of faith, his hand slowly raises...
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The author of the National Jewish Book Award finalist, Inspired Jewish Leadership, presents an affirming meditation on living fully and preparing for death that guides readers on an emotional journey that draws on the wisdom of myriad spiritual traditions, covering a range of practical issues while sharing compassionate, illustrative stories.
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Jessica has had more than her fair share of tragedy in her life. One loss was so devastating; it sucked the life out of her and almost killed her. Jessica is stuck in a seemingly never-ending cycle of sadness and grief. Why is it that the one thing she wants out of life she can't have, yet it surrounds her every day? Jessica tries to open up communication lines on a taboo subject in society and continually gets shut down. Jessica finds herself a member...
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Une mise en lumière des soins de fin de vie.
La mort est un sujet gênant. Personne n'aime penser à ce que seront ses derniers jours. Mais s'il nous arrive d'y réfléchir, nous souhaitons qu'ils soient paisibles et tranquilles et nous voulons avoir la chance de pouvoir dire au revoir à nos proches. «Fin de vie: quand soigner est un privilège» vous entraîne dans les coulisses des soins palliatifs o vous vous rendrez compte des efforts énormes...
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According to the American Cancer Society, more than one million people get cancer in the United States each year. The diagnosis is often a major physical, emotional, social, and spiritual blow, capable of shaking patients to their core. This empathetic guide coauthored by cancer survivor Dr. Alan Wolfelt helps individuals understand and cope with the many difficult thoughts and feelings to which a cancer diagnosis can give rise, assisting them as...
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For anyone who has suffered loss, a collection of meditations and poses for working through grief.
So often, we think that grief lives only in our hearts and minds. But what about the emotions that weigh us down and the grief that gets stuck in our body? Our emotions need motion, and Healing Through Yoga is a unique, simple, and powerful way of healing. Grief Yoga founder Paul Denniston takes you through the stages of Awareness, Expression, Connection,...
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After years of hearing that she was an inspiration to family and friends, Heather decided to strive to inspire a larger audience by writing. Citing a lifetime of personal experiences, she gives her readers an inside look at her world of insane medical drama, PTSD, pain, grief, and loss. She shares that the only way she has learned to accept each situation she has had to endure was to allow herself time to grieve. She knows that the only way to find...
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How does one embrace life after losing a beloved spouse?
Is it possible for a widowed person to live well, laugh more, and even find love again? Marie Scott's answer is "hell yes!"
In “How I Found Meaning (And Humor) In Widowhood, Firehouses, & Organic Vegetables: 7 Steps to Healing After Loss”, this inspirational functional-medicine health coach takes you on a heartwarming and humorous journey from grief to healing to discovering new purpose....
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The story of the end-of-life experience of a palliative care physician who helped thousands of patients to die well. We all die. Most of us spend the majority of our lives ignoring this uncomfortable truth, but Dr. Larry Librach dedicated his life and his career to helping his patients navigate their final journey. Then, in April 2013, Larry was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Unlike the majority of us, Larry knew the death he wanted. He...
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