Life after Loss : A Personal Guide Dealing with Death, Divorce, Job Change and Relocation

Tucson, AZ: Fisher Books, 1992. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Here is a positive, sensitive approach for successful recovery from painful loss, including the death of a loved one or friend, divorce, relocation, job loss, retirement, major surgery or onset of chronic illness. It's a book for doing as much as reading. You will find helpful exercises and charts for working through your grief. This book teaches the skills you need for a healthy recovery: What to expect in the first few hours, days and weeks after your loss. How to talk to others who don't know what to say. How to get back to sleep when you're awake all night. How to cry when you just can't and why tears help recovery. How to write a letter of good-bye. How to deal with anger, depression and guilt. How to cope and set new goals. How to deal with the holidays, anniversaries and family events. Life After Loss serves as a roadmap and travelers' guide for those in grief. Filled with the compassionate insights that reassure all of us that we are not alone in our pain, it also provides the practical wisdom that encourages us to risk living again. - (Lawrence J. Lincoln, M.D., Staff, Elisabeth Kubler Ross Center) 238 pages..