Alan D Wolfelt's Books

Healing Your Grieving Body

100 Physical Practices for Mourners

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Alan Wolfelt,Kirby J. Duvall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grieving Body

100 Physical Practices for Mourners

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Alan Wolfelt,Kirby J. Duvall

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 study is an excellent resource in understanding the connection between the two.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

122

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1879651637

ISBN 13

9781879651630

Finding the Words

How to Talk with Children and Teens about Death, Suicide, Homicide, Funerals, Cremation, and other E

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Finding the Words

How to Talk with Children and Teens about Death, Suicide, Homicide, Funerals, Cremation, and other E

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

With this compassionate book by respected grief counselor and educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt, readers will find simplified and suitable methods for talking to children and teenagers about sensitive topics with an emphasis on the subject of death. Honest but child-appropriate language is advocated, and various wording and levels of explanation are suggested for different ages when discussing topics such as death in general, suicide, homicide, accidental death, the death of a child, terminal illness, pet death, funerals, and cremation. An ideal book for parents, caregivers, and counselors looking for an easy resource when talking to youths about death, this book can be used for any setting, religious or otherwise.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

146

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221910

ISBN 13

9781617221910

Loving from the Outside In, Mourning from the Inside Out

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Loving from the Outside In, Mourning from the Inside Out

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Recognizing how the need to grieve is anchored in one's capacity to care for someone, this calming guide contends that the act of mourning is healthy—and necessary—following a life-changing loss. The very foundation of attachment is reflected upon, illustrating devotion as both the primary cause of grief and a crucial source of emotional recovery. Exploring the essential principles of love as well as the reasons behind it, this heartfelt handbook makes it possible to embrace a trying but vital process.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221848

ISBN 13

9781617221842

Grief Day by Day

Simple, Everyday Practices to Help Yourself Survive... and Thrive

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Grief Day by Day

Simple, Everyday Practices to Help Yourself Survive... and Thrive

By: Alan D Wolfelt

When we are grieving the death of someone loved, we may struggle with making it through each day. How are we supposed to cope with our gut-wrenching grief and live our daily lives at the same time? What should we do with our chaotic, painful, and intrusive thoughts and feelings? How do we survive? And is it possible to both grieve and live with meaning and hope? If you've been asking yourself such questions, this book by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors provides affirmation and answers. Rituals give us something to do with our grief. Simple, everyday practices can give structure to our grief and hold us up us when we're feeling like we might collapse. In fact, when we're in grief, rituals are essentially effective beelines to healing. Learn what makes a ritual a ritual. (Spoiler alert: Rituals can be easy and fast!) Try some of the many solo rituals gathered here, such as letter writing, meditating, intentional emoting, grief walks, and the 10-minute grief encounter. And reach out to friends and loved ones who might like to get together for one of the simple group ceremonies. By incorporating the healing power of ritual into your days, you'll be not only surviving your grief, you'll be building in meaning and hope so that you can go on to thrive.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

132

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617222704

ISBN 13

9781617222702

Cherishing

The Art of Fully Living While Still Loving and Honoring Those Who’ve Died

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cherishing

The Art of Fully Living While Still Loving and Honoring Those Who’ve Died

By: Alan D Wolfelt

After the death of someone close to you, you enter a time of deep grief. And if you use this time to actively, intentionally engage with your grief, you find helpful ways to express it. You do the work of mourning. You share it outside yourself— in doses and over time— so that you begin to integrate your loss into your ongoing life. In other words, you mourn well so that you can heal well— and live and love well again. Eventually you understand that while your grief is never “ over,” it is reconciled. It is an integrated part of your life story. Your love is not “ over,” either, of course. You feel it in the present just as much as you did in the past. So after your time of deep grief has passed, how do you continue to love and honor the special person who died even as you fully live your own remaining precious days here on earth? In response to this common challenge, this book by one of the world' s most beloved grief counselors proposes a way of being Dr. Wolfelt calls “ cherishing.” To cherish means to protect and care for lovingly, and to hold dear. The mindset, suggestions, and practices in this resource will help you build cherishing into your daily routines. They will also assist you in making the most of situations in which mourners often feel torn— both happy and sad— such as holidays, anniversaries, weddings, and other celebrations and life transitions. You can live fully while still loving and honoring those who' ve died. This book will help see how.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617223212

ISBN 13

9781617223211

The Understanding Your Grief Support Group Guide

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Understanding Your Grief Support Group Guide

By: Alan D Wolfelt

When we're grieving the death of someone loved, we need the support and compassion of our fellow human beings. Grief support groups provide a wonderful opportunity for this very healing kind of support. This book is for professional or lay caregivers who want to start and lead an effective grief support group for adults. It explains how to get a group started and how to keep it running smoothly once it's underway. The group leader's roles and responsibilities are explored in detail, including communication skills, trust building, handling problems, and more.This Guide also includes twelve meeting plans that interface with the second editions of Understanding Your Grief and The Understanding Your Grief Journal. Each week group members read a chapter in the main text, complete a chapter in the journal, and come to group ready for you to guide them through an exploration of the content. Meeting plans include suggestions for how to open each session as well as engaging exercises and activities. A Certificate of Completion you can photocopy and give to group members in the final meeting is provided.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

114

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617223123

ISBN 13

9781617223129

The Guilt of Grief

How to Understand, Embrace, and Restoratively Express Guilt and Regret After a Loss

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Guilt of Grief

How to Understand, Embrace, and Restoratively Express Guilt and Regret After a Loss

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

We don't only experience grief after a loss--we often experience it before. If someone we love is seriously ill, or if we're concerned about upcoming hardships of any kind, we naturally begin to grieve right now. This process of anticipatory grief is normal, but it can also be confusing and painful. Life is change, and change is hard. This book will help see you through.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Words of Hope and Healing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617223158

ISBN 13

9781617223150

Companioning the Bereaved

A Soulful Guide for Counselors & Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Companioning the Bereaved

A Soulful Guide for Counselors & Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Renowned author and educator Alan Wolfelt redefines the role of the grief counselor in this guide for caregivers. His new model for "companioning" the bereaved gives a viable alternative to the limitations of the medical establishment, encouraging counselors and other caregivers to aspire to a more compassionate philosophy. This approach argues that grief need no longer be defined, diagnosed, and treated as an illness but rather should be an acknowledgement of an event that forever changes a person's worldview. Through careful listening and observation, the caregiver learns to support mourners and help them help themselves heal.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

210

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1879651416

ISBN 13

9781879651418

Healing a Friend's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas for Helping Someone You Love Through Loss

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing a Friend's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas for Helping Someone You Love Through Loss

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say—or what not to say—to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches that the most important thing a person can do is listen, have compassion, be there for support, and do something helpful. This volume provides the fundamental principles of being a true companion, from committing to contact the friend regularly to being mindful of the anniversary of the death. Included in each book are tested, sensitive ideas for “carpe diem” actions that people can take right this minute—while still remaining supportive and honoring the mourner’s loss.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

122

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1879651262

ISBN 13

9781879651265

First Aid for Broken Hearts

By: Dr. Alan Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

First Aid for Broken Hearts

By: Dr. Alan Wolfelt

Life is both wonderful and devastating. It graces us with joy, and it breaks our hearts. If your heart is broken, this book is for you. Whether you're struggling with a death, break-up, illness, unwanted life change, or loss of any kind, this book will help you both understand your predicament and figure out what to do about it. Loss may be an unavoidable part of human life, but it doesn't have to prevent you from living well. You can and will survive this. Actually, if you adopt this guide's basic principles, revealed and tested by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors, you will even go on to thrive. Let's get mending.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

118

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617222836

ISBN 13

9781617222832

The Journey Through Grief

Reflections on Healing

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Journey Through Grief

Reflections on Healing

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

This spiritual companion for mourners affirms their need to mourn and invites them to journey through their very unique and personal grief. Detailed are the six needs that all mourners must yield to and eventually embrace if they are to go on to find continued meaning in life and living, including the need to remember the deceased loved one and the need for support from others. Short explanations of each mourning need are followed by brief, spiritual passages that, when read slowly and reflectively, help mourners work through their unique thoughts and feelings. Also included in this revised edition are journaling sections for mourners to write out their personal responses to each of the six needs. This replaces 1879651114.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617220973

ISBN 13

9781617220975

The Understanding Your Suicide Grief Support Group Guide

Meeting Plans for Facilitators

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Understanding Your Suicide Grief Support Group Guide

Meeting Plans for Facilitators

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

For anyone who has experienced the suicide of a loved one, coworker, neighbor, or acquaintance and is seeking information about coping with such a profound loss, this compassionate guide explores the unique responses inherent to their grief. Using the metaphor of the wilderness, the book introduces 10 touchstones to assist the survivor in this naturally complicated and particularly painful journey. The touchstones include opening to the presence of loss, embracing the uniqueness of grief, understanding the six needs of mourning, reaching out for help, and seeking reconciliation over resolution. Learning to identify and rely on each of these touchstones will bring about hope and healing. Including 12 meeting plans that interface with the main text and companion journal, this organizational guide deftly combines grief education with compassionate support for those who want to facilitate an effective suicide grief support group.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1879651602

ISBN 13

9781879651609

Healing a Child's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing a Child's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say—or what not to say—to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches that the most important thing a person can do is listen, have compassion, be there for support, and do something helpful. This volume addresses what to expect from grieving young people, and how to provide safe outlets for children to express emotion. Included in each book are tested, sensitive ideas for “carpe diem” actions that people can take right this minute—while still remaining supportive and honoring the mourner’s loss.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617220426

ISBN 13

9781617220425

If You're Lonely: Finding Your Way

By: Alan Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

If You're Lonely: Finding Your Way

By: Alan Wolfelt

Ironically, if you are lonely, you're not alone. People the world over are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness. In the US, one in five of us reports feeling lonely, and almost half of seniors are lonely on a regular basis. Loneliness hurts, and it can lead to depression, addiction, physical problems, and other harmful consequences. This compassionate guide offers a variety of practical suggestions for reclaiming community and building meaningful connections in ways that suit you. Finding your way back to companionship and hope is not only possible, it's essential. You deserve to feel better. You deserve connection. This book will help you find your way.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617222984

ISBN 13

9781617222986

Healing Your Grieving Heart When Someone You Care About Has Alzheimer's

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends, and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Kirby Duvall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grieving Heart When Someone You Care About Has Alzheimer's

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends, and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Kirby Duvall

Navigating the challenging journey that families and friends of Alzheimer’s patients must endure, this heartfelt guide reveals how their struggle is as complex and drawn out as the illness itself. Confronting their natural but difficult process of grieving and mourning, the study covers the inevitable feelings of shock, sadness, anger, guilt, and relief, illustrating the initial reactions people commonly feel from the moment of the dementia’s onset. Healthy and productive ways to acknowledge and express these feelings are suggested along with 100 tips and activities that fulfill the emotional, spiritual, cognitive, physical, and social needs of those who care about someone afflicted with this debilitating disease. Special consideration is also shown for caregivers, whose grief is often complicated by the demanding physical attention that patients require.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

129

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221481

ISBN 13

9781617221484

Complicated Grief:

How to Understand, Express, and Reconcile Your Especially Difficult Grief

By: Alan Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Complicated Grief:

How to Understand, Express, and Reconcile Your Especially Difficult Grief

By: Alan Wolfelt

Grief is always difficult, but if yours feels especially painful, stuck, or complex, you may be experiencing complicated grief. Complicated grief is not an illness or disorder. It's simply normal grief that's been made more challenging by circumstances that overwhelm the person in mourning. If someone you love has died of suicide, homicide, or accidental causes; if the death was violent or premature or ambiguous; if you are struggling with additional life issues right now, such as health challenges (physical or mental), family problems, or financial stress; if your relationship with the person who died was extremely close or troubled; if you have suffered several losses in quick succession--this concise guide is for you. In this compassionate resource by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors, you'll learn how complicated grief is different and what you can do to soften and eventually reconcile it. You'll inventory the reasons your grief is complicated. You'll learn the importance of engaging with and expressing your grief. And you'll find hope for your healing. There is a path through and beyond the wilderness of complicated grief. It's more arduous than most, but to li

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Words of Hope and Healing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617223182

ISBN 13

9781617223181

Healing Your Grieving Heart When Someone You Care About Has Alzheimer's

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends, and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Kirby J. Duvall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grieving Heart When Someone You Care About Has Alzheimer's

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends, and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Kirby J. Duvall

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

129

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221813

ISBN 13

9781617221811

The Anger of Grief

How to Understand, Embrace, and Restoratively Express Explosive Emotions after a Loss

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Anger of Grief

How to Understand, Embrace, and Restoratively Express Explosive Emotions after a Loss

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Anger in grief is natural. It's normal to feel anger and other explosive emotions such as hate, blame, terror, resentment, rage, and jealousy after the death of someone you love or another significant life loss. Yet it's challenging to experience these feelings day after day. And it can be hard knowing what to do about them. Allowing them to seethe and build up inside you is not the answer. Neither is lashing out at people who care about you. This book will show you how to understand and express your anger and other explosive emotions in restorative ways. Learning to be with your anger and soothe it will not only help you on your healing journey in grief, it will also give you tools for living the remainder of your days with less suffering and more joy. If you are angry, let us begin.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

161722314X

ISBN 13

9781617223143

Healing Your Holiday Grief

100 Practical Ideas for Blending Mourning and Celebration During the Holiday Season

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Holiday Grief

100 Practical Ideas for Blending Mourning and Celebration During the Holiday Season

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

With compassionate insight, this handbook helps those in mourning through what can be the hardest time of year—the holiday season. Mourners will better understand their complex emotions after reading about such topics as honoring thoughts and feelings, creating new traditions, finding ways to de-stress, and incorporating healing rituals into the holiday season. This book's practical wisdom also covers issues such as decision-making during the holidays and coping with the blending of mourning and celebration. All of the answers and advice in this guide are provided in the popular 100 ideas format that features one idea per page, allowing readers to fully absorb each suggestion.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

128

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1879651483

ISBN 13

9781879651487

Healing Your Grief About Aging

100 Practical Ideas on Growing Older with Confidence, Meaning and Grace

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Kirby J. Duvall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grief About Aging

100 Practical Ideas on Growing Older with Confidence, Meaning and Grace

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Kirby J. Duvall

Getting older goes hand in hand with losses of many kinds—ending careers, empty nests, illness, the deaths of loved ones—and this book by one of the world's most beloved grief experts helps one acknowledge and mourn the many losses of aging while also offering advice for living better in old age. The 100 practical tips and activities address the emotional, spiritual, cognitive, social, and physical needs of seniors who want to age authentically and gracefully, and each idea also includes a seize-the-day action to live fully and with joy in the present moment. For those who’ve just entered their 50s or are well on their way to the century mark, this book promises elder-friendly tips for comfort, laughter, and inspiration.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221716

ISBN 13

9781617221712

Cherishing

The Art of Fully Living While Still Loving and Honoring Those Who’ve Died

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cherishing

The Art of Fully Living While Still Loving and Honoring Those Who’ve Died

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617223212

ISBN 13

9781617223211

Healing Your Grieving Body

100 Physical Practices for Mourners

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Kirby J. Duvall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grieving Body

100 Physical Practices for Mourners

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Kirby J. Duvall

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

122

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617220701

ISBN 13

9781617220708

Healing the Adult Sibling's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas After Your Brother or Sister Dies

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing the Adult Sibling's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas After Your Brother or Sister Dies

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Compassionate and heartfelt, this collection offers 100 practical ideas to help understand and accept the passing of a sibling in order to practice self-healing. The principles of grief and mourning are clearly defined, accompanied by action-oriented tips for embracing bereavement. Whether a sibling has died as a young or older adult or the death was sudden or anticipated, this resource provides a healthy approach to dealing with the aftermath.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1879651297

ISBN 13

9781879651296

Healing a Child's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing a Child's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

A compassionate resource for friends, parents, relatives, teachers, volunteers, and caregivers, this series offers suggestions to help the grieving cope with the loss of a loved one. Often people do not know what to say—or what not to say—to someone they know who is mourning; this series teaches that the most important thing a person can do is listen, have compassion, be there for support, and do something helpful. This volume addresses what to expect from grieving young people, and how to provide safe outlets for children to express emotion. Included in each book are tested, sensitive ideas for “carpe diem” actions that people can take right this minute—while still remaining supportive and honoring the mourner’s loss.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617220426

ISBN 13

9781617220425

Caring for Donor Families

Before, During and After

By: Raelynn Maloney,Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Caring for Donor Families

Before, During and After

By: Raelynn Maloney,Alan D. Wolfelt

Integrating vital information on the dynamics of the donation experience and grief education, this revised second edition provides an invaluable resource for hospital and organ procurement caregivers. Going beyond helping professionals understand the challenges of obtaining consent, this guide invites them to offer compassionate care throughout the family’s experience with the death, including the months and years following. The chapters include information on understanding the family’s initial responses, helping families understand brain death, facilitating the donation discussion, assisting families with meaningful leave-taking rituals, understanding long-term grief responses, and establishing an ongoing family support program. Three easy-to-follow sections—before, during, and after the donation experience—guarantee that caregivers can easily access the section most relevant to their role with the family.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

161

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221341

ISBN 13

9781617221347

Healing a Child's Heart After Divorce

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Alan Wolfelt,Raelynn Maloney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing a Child's Heart After Divorce

100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Alan Wolfelt,Raelynn Maloney

Addressing the significant loss that divorce represents for children, this caregiving companion makes it possible for adults to guide them through the natural grief that accompanies the experience. Contending that children can continue to thrive if they are shown the way, this sensitive guide provides 100 practical suggestions for supporting them. Aimed at assisting a wide range of adults, the methods presented are ideal not just for parents but for grandparents, teachers, day care workers, counselors, and even coaches who care for and about kids. Enabling grownups with down-to-earth tips, this handbook is essential for helping sons and daughters navigate the inevitable array of confusing thoughts and feelings.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

128

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221422

ISBN 13

9781617221422

Healing a Grandparent's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas After Your Grandchild Dies

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing a Grandparent's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas After Your Grandchild Dies

By: Alan D Wolfelt

This heartfelt manual is an indispensable and easily referenced resource for grieving grandparents, offering them a way forward after the death of a grandchild. Whether they were close to their grandchild and keenly feeling his or her absence, or even if they were not close to the child and are mourning the loss of a relationship they'll never have, this book offers grandparents compassionate comfort and practical ideas for their journey through grief, addressing as well the unique pain of watching their children mourn the loss of their child. The ideas offered in the book clarify the basic principles of grief and mourning and offer immediate suggestions for things grandparents can do to embrace their grief, honor and remember their grandchild, and begin to heal.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221996

ISBN 13

9781617221996

Healing After Divorce

100 Practical Ideas for Kids

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Raelynn Maloney

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing After Divorce

100 Practical Ideas for Kids

By: Alan D. Wolfelt,Raelynn Maloney

Focusing on the natural grief children endure when their parents divorce, this guide helps kids process the common feelings of shock, sadness, anger, guilt, and relief while highlighting their most vital need—love and support. The handbook helps children name and understand these strange new emotions and affirms that their thoughts and feelings are natural while teaching them the value of constructively expressing them. An assortment of suggested physical and verbal activities for mourning grief are also included.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

125

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221392

ISBN 13

9781617221392

Healing Your Grief When Disaster Strikes

100 Practical Ideas for Coping After a Tornado, Hurricane, Flood, Earthquake, Wildfire, or Other Natural Disaster

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grief When Disaster Strikes

100 Practical Ideas for Coping After a Tornado, Hurricane, Flood, Earthquake, Wildfire, or Other Natural Disaster

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

When your family, neighborhood, city, or area of the country is affected by a natural disaster, it’s normal and necessary to feel grief and the traumatic experience of actually witnessing and surviving the event may be consuming you. This book will help you understand and embrace your difficult thoughts and feelings. It will be a compassionate companion to you as you move through shock and numbness and struggle with ongoing grief symptoms such as fear, guilt, and sadness. Some of the 100 ideas explain the basic principles of grief and mourning and how they apply in the aftermath of a natural disaster, while others offer immediate, here-and-now suggestions of things you can do today to express your grief and live with meaning in each moment.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617222097

ISBN 13

9781617222092

Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids

100 Practical Ideas

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids

100 Practical Ideas

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings of loss, and seek and accept support when a loved one dies. Each book, geared for mourning adults, teens, or children, provides ideas and action-oriented tips that teach the basic principles of grief and healing. These ideas and activities are aimed at reducing the confusion, anxiety, and huge personal void so that the living can begin their lives again. Included in the books for teens and kids are age-appropriate activities that teach younger people that their thoughts are not only normal but necessary.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617220760

ISBN 13

9781617220760

Eight Critical Questions for Mourners

And the Answers That Will Help You Heal

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Eight Critical Questions for Mourners

And the Answers That Will Help You Heal

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Confronting the “little griefs” that can occur in the course of a lifetime, this handbook seeks to relieve the inevitable burden of loss. Taking the “wilderness experience” into account—being disconnected from oneself and the outside world—this guide presents 12 vital questions, the answers to which encourage the choice between deciding to live and letting sadness take control. Delving into the possibilities behind integrating sorrow into one’s life, this study is the road map to exploring and honoring the transformational nature of grief.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

178

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1879651629

ISBN 13

9781879651623

Nature Heals

Reconciling Your Grief through Engaging with the Natural World

By: Alan Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Nature Heals

Reconciling Your Grief through Engaging with the Natural World

By: Alan Wolfelt

When we're grieving, we need relief from our pain. Today we often turn to technology for distraction when what we really need is the opposite: generous doses of nature. Studies show that time spent outdoors lowers blood pressure, eases depression and anxiety, bolsters the immune system, lessens stress, and even makes us more compassionate. This guide to the tonic of nature explores why engaging with the natural world is so effective at helping reconcile grief. It also offers suggestions for bringing short bursts of nature time (indoors and outdoors) into your everyday life as well as tips for actively mourning in nature. This book is your shortcut to hope and healing...the natural way.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617223026

ISBN 13

9781617223020

Healing a Spouse's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing a Spouse's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies

By: Alan D Wolfelt

Helping widows and widowers learn how to cope with the grief of losing their helpmate, their lover, and perhaps their financial provider, this guide shows them how to find continued meaning in life when doing so seems difficult. Bereaved spouses will find advice on when and how to dispose of their mate's belongings, dealing with their children, and redefining their role with friends and family. Suggestions are provided for elderly mourners, young widows and widowers, unmarried lovers, and same-sex partners. The information and comfort offered apply to individuals whose spouse died recently or long ago.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617220493

ISBN 13

9781617220494

Healing Your Grieving Heart After Miscarriage

100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grieving Heart After Miscarriage

100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

The miscarriage of a hoped-for child is a shattering loss and those who had already begun to feel attached to the baby will naturally grieve—particularly the mother and father but also siblings this baby would have had, extended family, and friends. This compassionate guide contains 100 practical ideas to help those affected by the tragedy of miscarriage, from teaching the principles of grief and mourning to practical, action-oriented tips for coping with the natural difficulties of a loss. Fostering communication between partners, explaining the loss to others, and reconciling anger and guilt are some of the additional topics covered in this compassionate book for those grieving in the aftermath of a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

130

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617222208

ISBN 13

9781617222207

Healing Your Grieving Heart After Stillbirth

100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing Your Grieving Heart After Stillbirth

100 Practical Ideas for Parents and Families

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Beloved grief educator Dr. Alan Wolfelt compassionately explores the common feelings of shock, anger, guilt, and sadness that accompany a stillborn child, offering suggestions for expressing feelings, remembering the child, and healing as a family. Ideas to help each unique person—mother, father, grandparent, sibling, friend—are included, as are thoughts from families who experienced a stillbirth. This new addition to Dr. Wolfelt’s popular series is a healing companion to families when they need it most.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

125

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617221775

ISBN 13

9781617221774

Understanding Your Suicide Grief

Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Understanding Your Suicide Grief

Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart

By: Alan D. Wolfelt

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

242

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

161722121X

ISBN 13

9781617221217

Sympathy & Condolences

What to Say and Write to Convey Your Support After a Loss

By: Alan Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sympathy & Condolences

What to Say and Write to Convey Your Support After a Loss

By: Alan Wolfelt

When someone you care about has suffered the death of a loved one or another significant loss, you want to let them know you care. But it can be hard to know what to say to them or to write in a sympathy note. This handy book offers tips for how to talk or write to a grieving person to convey your genuine concern and support. What to say, what not to say, sympathy card etiquette, how to keep in touch, and more are covered in this concise guide written by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors. You'll turn to this book again and again, not only after a death but during times of divorce or break-ups, serious illness, loss of a pet, job change or loss, traumatic life events, major life transitions that are both happy and sad, and more.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617223069

ISBN 13

9781617223068

Healing the Empty Nester's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas for Parents After the Kids Move Out, Go Off to College, or Start Taking Flight

By: Dr. Alan Wolfelt

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Healing the Empty Nester's Grieving Heart

100 Practical Ideas for Parents After the Kids Move Out, Go Off to College, or Start Taking Flight

By: Dr. Alan Wolfelt

You've spent most of your adult life focused on the care and raising of your children, and now they're leaving. For you and for them, this major transition is often challenging in many ways. You may feel surprised at the power of your grief—a confusing mixture of sadness, hope, emptiness, fear, excitement, and other emotions all at once. This book by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors helps parents understand their normal and necessary empty nester grief. The 100 practical tips and activities are designed to help you acknowledge and express your feelings of loss, foster love and respect, and, over time, find ways to re-instill your life with meaning. Advice is also offered for nurturing a marriage or partnership through this challenging time.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

134

Publisher

Companion Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1617222526

ISBN 13

9781617222528

Book's by Alan D Wolfelt

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email