Relationship Loss

Growing up in Alabama, Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and red-dirt roads, and a fiercely loved daughter. Here, in brief essays, she traces a tender and honest portrait of her complicated parents - her exuberant, creative mother; her steady, supportive father - and of the bittersweet moments that accompany a child’s transition to caregiver.

Every pet parent knows what it means to love a pet, and unfortunately, most of us know what it feels like to lose a pet. This experience is heartbreaking and devastating. It leaves you feeling numb, helpless, and raw. But what if your pet could live forever? Is that even possible? In this audiobook, Yes, Pets Do Go to Heaven, you will see that your pets have souls, just like you and me. Even while in the physical world, your pet’s soul is enveloped in love and affection, especially toward you. That love never ceases to exist. Your connection with your pet lasts forever.

The death of an adult child is a profound and devastating experience, shattering the hearts of parents and leaving them in a labyrinth of grief. In this compassionate and deeply moving guide, you will find solace, understanding, and practical advice to navigate the journey of grief and healing. "How to Survive the Death of an Adult Child" offers a lifeline to those grappling with this unimaginable loss. Through heartfelt stories, expert insights, and healing strategies, this book provides a comprehensive roadmap to cope with profound sorrow and find a way to embrace life once again.

Over the course of the past twenty-five years, Julia Cameron has taught thousands of artists and aspiring artists how to unblock wellsprings of creativity. And time and again she has noticed an interesting thing: Often when her students uncover their creative selves they also undergo a surprising physical transformation - invigorated by their work, they slim down. In The Writing Diet, Cameron illuminates the relationship between creativity and eating to reveal a crucial equation: Creativity can block overeating.

Our favorite four-legged grief counselor, Jack McAfghan, guides you gently and honestly through all aspects of pet loss and grief. Jack will prepare you, teach you to make peace with the decisions you may ultimately have to make and help you to understand that the end of this life is not the end of life at all. Learn the secret language that will help you communicate with your pets no matter where they are.

Grieving is a highly personal experience and reactions differ from person to person. Feelings of loss are arguably the most unique, confusing feelings with which to cope. Therapist and grief expert, Stephanie Jose, understands this. She created Progressing Through Grief as an interactive resource to gently meet you wherever you are today, as you move through your grief and toward healing.

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The author describes the progress of his grief from the shock of learning of his son's accidental death to his final resignation a year later.

Written by a social worker and therapist, this book invites you to explore the profound grief that follows the loss of a beloved pet. Discover why dogs hold a special place in our hearts, the reason we feel so much pain from their death, and chart a path forward. Featuring heartfelt stories from fellow pet lovers, including the author's own journey, this book validates your grief and reveals the healing power of renewing connection after death.

Living After Loss guides you through the grief process from the dark nights to the slow awakening of acceptance, culminating in wisdom and the opportunity to reinvent yourself and live a life of joy, vitality, and peace. Created for spiritual seekers yearning to free themselves of the suffering that can accompany any sort of loss, including a child leaving home, a parent dying, the loss of a job, your pet dying, a forced move, a diagnosis, or the loss of a dream.

Through unapologetic truth-telling, Cry, Yell, Repeat offers comfort for anyone who’s tired of being told how to grieve. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll rage—and most of all, you’ll realize it’s okay to feel every messy, contradictory, and uncomfortable emotion that comes with loss.

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School's Out -- Forever: A Maximum Ride Novel: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride and the other members of the "Flock" -- Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel -- are just like ordinary kids -- only they...

De un modo sencillo, pero profundo, este libro nos habla del viaje completo que realizamos tras la muerte, explicando detalladamente cómo es nuestra vida en el mundo espiritual y la influencia que ella tiene en nuestra actual vida en la Tierra. Gracias a este conocimiento, encontramos respuestas a las cuestiones que siempre nos hemos planteado: ¿Dónde vamos tras la muerte? ¿A qué hemos venido? ¿Qué sentido tiene esta vida? ¿Por qué me suceden siempre las mismas cosas? ¿De qué manera pueden comunicarse los espíritus con sus seres queridos?

No solo la muerte de un ser querido genera un duelo. Cualquier cambio, pérdida o crisis significativa también lo hace, pues este es el proceso natural de adaptación ante lo inevitable. Así como todos algún día moriremos, también viviremos varios duelos durante nuestra existencia. Entonces, ¿por qué es un tema del que sabemos tan poco y que nos incomoda tanto? En este libro Camilo Russi ofrece claridad para poder llevar las pérdidas con más ligereza. Acá desenmascara los 11 mitos; responde a las 11 preguntas, quejas y reclamos más comunes, y ofrece 11 herramientas prácticas para vivir el duelo en paz.

A friendly and accessible book of 75 lists that will help anyone experiencing a change or loss—for fans of Maggie Smith, Cheryl Strayed, and Katherine May—from the creators of the popular What's Your Grief website and community.

What can I do to help? When her life shifted from fairytale to nightmare due to her husband’s death by suicide, Michelle Ann Collins found herself in the darkest place imaginable, reaching for answers to questions like: How am I going to eat, sleep, get out of bed, and do all the things? As a yoga therapist and wellness coach, she had more tools than many suicide loss survivors do, and yet escaping the dark grief cave required the most excruciating work of her life.

"I'm not picking up a heartbeat." These are the most dreaded words an expectant mother can hear. As joy and anticipation dissolve into confusion and grief, painful questions refuse to go away: Why me? Did I do something wrong? How will this affect my ability to have a family? What do I say to my children without scaring them? With the warmth and compassion of a Licensed Professional Counselor and writing as a mother who has suffered the loss of a baby and a 16-year-old son, Pam Vredevelt offers sound answers and advice.

It's time to stop restricting yourself and learn to make your relationship with food healthy—without forcing yourself to eat "healthy." Dietitian Kim Shapira has developed six simple rules that will change your relationship with food forever. In This Is What You're Really Hungry For, she breaks down the science to get your brain and your body on board, replaces fad diets that do not last with a sustainable method that encourages you to eat what you love, and empowers you to be the authority in your own body.

In A Manual for Heartache she describes how she learnt to live with grief and loss and find joy in the world again. She explores how to cope with life at its most difficult and overwhelming and how we can emerge from suffering forever changed but filled with hope. This is a moving, warm and uplifting book that offers solidarity and comfort to anyone going through a painful time, whatever it might be. It's a book that will help to soothe an aching heart and assure its listeners that they're not alone.