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On the 24th of February 2007 my husband, Stuart, drowned himself at sea, leaving me widowed with two young daughters aged six and four. I knew it wasn't an accident, even though the medics and police never suspected suicide. Stuart had been talking about ending his life for a year. His most recent suicide attempt had been only three weeks earlier.
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"In suffering the unexpected loss of her husband in the space of three months, Maria has navigated this passing into an honest awakening to the stages of grief. Exploring the changes to one's character, its effects on those around them and the difficulties we face as carers when confronted with the responsibility to manage and comfort our loved one in this process. In Factions of a Mind, Maria examines our role as the carer. Learning how to manage...
2767) Amazing encounters with those who've passed over: and what they teach us about life after death
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Packed with real-life encounters with the paranormal, this heart-warming book from Georgina Walker shares the remarkable stories of everyday people who have experienced shocking and unexpected moments of magic with loved ones beyond the grave.
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A father's account of the story that captivated America, the murder of his daughter, reporter Alison Parker, on live television, and his inspiring fight for commonsense gun laws in the aftermath. On August 26, 2015, Emmy Award-winning twenty-four-year-old reporter Alison Parker was murdered on live television, along with her colleague, photojournalist Adam Ward. Their interviewee was also shot, but survived. People watching at home heard the gunshots,...
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La pérdida de un ser querido, el fin de una relación, el abandono definitivo de algo que consideran valioso - estas son expresiones de una misma realidad. Estos fenómenos nos hacen hundimos más en la tristeza y nos empujamos hacia el aislamiento y la desesperación. En estas páginas, Jorge Bucay nos invita a reflexionar sobre uno de nuestros más difícil, pero al mismo tiempo uno de los más importantes, desafía a que todos los humanos deben...
2772) This is our normal
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The lives of the children of first responders are different than for most kids. First responder families carry the burden of service to others. In the past few years, this has become more pronounced than ever. Meet Christopher, who shared his story as he struggled with is worries about his police officer father in 'Protected But Sacred'. Now, Christopher pays it forward as he meets other kids in his school who are the children of first responders...
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The Dead Man, Marvin Bell's brilliant poetic invention, is an overarching consciousness, alive and dead at once, defeating time. Mystical and anonymous, The Dead Man offers searing insight into the joys, as well as the catastrophes, of fluctuating cultural and political moments. Incarnate draws from all of Bell's previous collections where The Dead Man appeared, and adds an abundant cache of new poems that resonate with "the dark matter and sticky...
2775) Griefwalker
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Portrayal of Harvard-trained theologian Stephen Jenkinson. This film shows Tim Wilson's dealing with his denial of his own death where he almost succumbed to an illness, and coping with the near death of someone close to him. Jenkinson explains something that is uncomfortable for most Westerners to hear, that death and grief are woven into the fabric of life and that death is something to be 'befriended.'
2776) The fourth grade wizards
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After her mother dies, Marianne becomes a daydreamer and begins to fall behind in her schoolwork.
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Nothing can steal peace and joy and undermine the very foundation of someone's life like losing a child. It is devastating on a level that most of us can't imagine. Written after the loss of the author's own child, Surviving the Loss of a Child offers encouragement and hope to those who may think they will never be able to live fully after such tragedy. Bereaved parents, as well as friends, counselors, pastors, and caregivers, will find this book...
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Microcosm volume 282
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"When we lose someone or something close to us -- a loved person or animal, a relationship, our health, our dream, our idea of who we are -- it hurts. A lot. Grief is both what we experience and how we heal. Dr. Faith Harper, bestselling author of books like Unfuck Your Brain and Unfuck Your Boundaries brings us a counseling and neuroscience perspective on grieving. She explains what is actually happening in our brains and bodies and what we need...
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Becoming a widow is one of the most traumatic life events that a woman can experience. Yet, as this remarkable new collection reveals, each woman responds to that trauma differently. Here, forty-three widows tell their stories, in their own words. Some were widowed young, while others were married for decades. Some cared for their late partners through long terminal illnesses, while others lost their partners suddenly. Some had male partners, while...
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