Grief Unseen

Author : Laura Seftel
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781846424793
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grief Unseen written by Laura Seftel and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-02-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At least one in five pregnancies ends in miscarriage, yet pregnancy loss remains a taboo topic and effective aftercare is rarely available for those who have experienced it. Grief Unseen explains the different kinds of childbearing losses, such as failed fertility treatment, ectopic pregnancy, and stillbirth, and explores their emotional impact on women and their partners, and the process of healing. An established art therapist and mental health counselor, Laura Seftel shares her own experiences of miscarriage and recovery, and describes the use of art and ritual as a response to loss in traditional and modern cultures. She presents a rich variety of artists who have explored pregnancy loss in their work, including Frida Kahlo, Judy Chicago, and Tori Amos, and shows how people with no previous artistic experience can generate creative responses as part of the healing process. The book includes step-by-step exercises in guided imagery, poetry, visual art, journaling, and creating rituals. This accessible, positive resource will be useful to practitioners in the fields of medicine, mental health, art therapy, and counseling, as well as women and families who have suffered pregnancy loss.

Author : Victoria Whipple
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317712854
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lesbian Widows written by Victoria Whipple and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unseen issues of grief and discrimination—lesbians becoming widows The death of a life partner poses unique challenges for lesbians. Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief reveals the touching and very personal stories of twenty-five women, including the author, who were widowed at a young age and forced to create a new life without their life partners. The book follows the widows from the time the couple met, to the time when one of the partners died, and beyond, to show how the surviving partner coped with her loss. Many lesbians feel that the intimacy felt between two women in love goes deeper than what can be experienced by heterosexual partners. Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief reveals themes common to all these women’s experiences while offering practical advice about coping techniques and resources for support. The widows discuss their efforts to create funerals and memorial services, give their accounts of the overwhelming grief throughout the first two years, and explain the legal and financial discrimination they encountered. The author provides a chapter specifically for caring family and friends, another chapter for professionals working with this sensitive population, and a bibliography of helpful coping resources. Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief explores the topics of: caregivers/caretaking death and dying grief journeys the similarities and differences between lesbian and married widows the lack of support services for lesbian widows the legal and financial discrimination against lesbian widows the effect of being “in” or “out” on grief recovery the issues faced by widows in starting new relationships spirituality gay marriage Lesbian Widows: Invisible Grief provides an insightful look into the grieving and recovery process, inspiring hope with the knowledge that others have survived this tragedy. This moving book is an essential resource for lesbians, friends and family of lesbians, mental health professionals, medical professionals, psychiatrists, LGBT health providers, feminist and lesbian organizations, and anyone involved with grief training programs such as hospice.

Author : Lorraine Mitchell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781523723560
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grief the Unseen Pain written by Lorraine Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written by someone who has had many bereavements and life changes and has been through many types of grief. Meant not as a text book but as a guide from a fellow suffer the book covers not only the emotions of grief, but also the many reasons for it. The book is meant to help people understand the varied emotions grief can cause and also the unpredictability of those emotions, lasting longer than people or the sufferer may realise. Grief is a complete range of emotions that are most usually thought to be brought about by bereavement, but there are other circumstances that happen in our lives that can cause a massive change that we have no control over. In all these situations we can experience the full range of emotions we call grief. Because grief is personal and can be caused by so many factors, the depth of grief can vary from person to person and situation to situation. This book aims to help people understand that it is OK to feel how you feel. It acknowledges that the changes that happen can sometimes be devastating and aims to help people understand how to move forward because what ever you do there is no turning back. This book is aimed at helping the people that are grieving, their friends and family, but it is also aimed at helping the reader understand that grief is something carried by a lot of people. Maybe if we understand that, we can understand why people may be grumpy or off hand, and that they need our smile and kindness more than ever. Part of the Written from Within Series

Author : Ruth Bright
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781853023866
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grief and Powerlessness written by Ruth Bright and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1996 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this examination of why and how people grieve, this book addresses the experience of grief in many situations. After examining the effects of bereavement and loss, the author presents ideas for practical solutions and discusses strategies to help clients regain control of their lives.

Author : John W. James
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062015486
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Children Grieve written by John W. James and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-06-22 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Once in a generation, a book comes along that alters the way society views a topic. When Children Grieve is an essential primer for parents and others who interact with children on a regular basis." — Bernard McGrane, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology, Chapman University and U.C. Irvine The first—and definitive—guide to helping children really deal with loss from the authors of the The Grief Recovery Handbook Following deaths, divorces, pet loss, or the confusion of major relocation, many adults tell their children “don’t feel bad.” In fact, say the authors of the bestselling The Grief Recovery Handbook, feeling bad or sad is precisely the appropriate emotion attached to sad events. Encouraging a child to bypass grief without completion can cause unseen long-term damage. When Children Grieve helps parents break through the misinformation that surrounds the topic of grief. It pinpoints the six major myths that hamper children in adapting to life’s inevitable losses. Practical and compassionate, it guides parents in creating emotional safety and spells out specific actions to help children move forward successfully.

Author : Briana MacWilliam
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1784504580
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complicated Grief, Attachment, and Art Therapy written by Briana MacWilliam and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This wide-ranging book on art therapy and grief provides everything an art therapist needs to feel confident in creating an effective treatment plan. It features fourteen clear-cut protocols, outlining 4-8 week curriculums for working with Complicated Grief, and explains the theory which informs the practice, including popular and evolving models such as Attachment Theory, Mindfulness, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Art Therapy Relational Neuroscience (ATR-N). Suitable for a variety of settings and clinical populations, the book breaks through the analytical jargon of the field and provides first-person narratives of art therapists exploring their own experiences of grief and client case studies.

Author : Andrea Dorn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781683734895
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Someone Dies written by Andrea Dorn and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Navigating the grief and bereavement process can be a challenging and unpredictable experience, especially for children. Whether it's the loss of a family member, friend, pet, or other loved one, children often don't know how to cope with the complicated and complex emotions that accompany death. Written and illustrated by a therapist (and mother), Andrea Dorn, MSW, When Someone Dies walks children through the bereavement process in a simple, concrete, and developmentally appropriate way. Through the lens of mindfulness, children will learn how to say goodbye, make space for any emotions that arise, and work through their grief. Written for parents, teachers, and therapists alike, this straightforward yet powerful book includes: Optional engagement questions to build connection and personalize the reading experience Short mindfulness and self-compassion meditations A developmental guide to children's understanding of death"--

Author : Christina Rasmussen
Publisher : Sounds True
ISBN 13 : 1649630085
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invisible Loss written by Christina Rasmussen and published by Sounds True. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an acclaimed grief educator and the author of Second Firsts and Where Did You Go? comes a road map to recognize and heal the unspoken, often misunderstood experience of everyday loss, so you can finally reenter and live your life in full. “Compared to most, my problems are small. I should be happy with what I’ve got.” Our inner judge often tells us grief is “allowed” for big losses, but that we should tough out everyday heartbreak. The loss of a loved one and a devastating divorce are likely to be accepted as grief events. But what about moments when we feel overlooked, disregarded, or misunderstood? This could look like rejection in the workplace, lack of intimacy in a relationship, being overlooked by friends, or working in a position that’s not a dream job. “These are losses society doesn’t recognize, mirror back to us, or validate,” says acclaimed grief educator Christina Rasmussen. “As a result, we don’t recognize or validate them either.” This unacknowledged type of grief—invisible losses that are often labeled as not worthy of recognition—can be hard to define and may surface as feelings of anxiety, depression, angst, or restlessness. These are the moments when we shift perception of ourselves and can end up living in continuous survival mode, without really recognizing or understanding why. In Invisible Loss, Rasmussen shines a light on this unrecognized form of grief. Because we avoid invisible loss, we don’t process it; instead, we seek the protection of an endless “waiting room” in the hope that time will heal our wounds. Here, Rasmussen helps you meet your loss, free from shame or guilt, to explore: • The origin of your invisible loss and how you’ve coped along the way • The five life reentry phases based on the Life Reentry® Model • Exercises to help you find your way out of the waiting room • Guidance in reframing your thoughts toward your original self “The entire world is silently grieving, attempting to process a form of heartbreak unlike anything we’ve ever experienced. We need a new language and road map for our invisible losses,” says Rasmussen. This guide gives you the tools you need in order to heal, move forward, and embrace the life you were meant to lead.

Author : Adele Tutter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317606361
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Grief and Its Transcendence written by Adele Tutter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grief and its Transcendence: Memory, Identity, Creativity is a landmark contribution that provides fresh insights into the experience and process of mourning. It includes fourteen original essays by pre-eminent psychoanalysts, historians, classicists, theologians, architects, art-historians and artists, that take on the subject of normal, rather than pathological mourning. In particular, it considers the diversity of the mourning process; the bereavement of ordinary vs. extraordinary loss; the contribution of mourning to personal and creative growth; and individual, social, and cultural means of transcending grief. The book is divided into three parts, each including two to four essays followed by one or two critical discussions. Co-editor Adele Tutter’s Prologue outlines the salient themes and tensions that emerge from the volume. Part I juxtaposes the consideration of grief in antiquity with an examination of the contemporary use of memorials to facilitate communal remembrance. Part II offers intimate first-person accounts of mourning from four renowned psychoanalysts that challenge long-held psychoanalytic formulations of mourning. Part III contains deeply personal essays that explore the use of sculpture, photography, and music to withstand, mourn, and transcend loss on individual, cultural and political levels. Drawing on the humanistic wisdom that underlies psychoanalytic thought, co-editor Léon Wurmser’s Epilogue closes the volume. Grief and its Transcendence will be a must for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and scholars within other disciplines who are interested in the topics of grief, bereavement and creativity.

Author : Jess Williard
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 1610756622
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unmanly Grief written by Jess Williard and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finalist, 2019 Miller Williams Poetry Prize “Poems that lead us to striking insights and strange destinations.” —Billy Collins The men who recur as characters throughout Jess Williard’s Unmanly Grief perform their masculinity in a variety of ways: boxing, theater, brotherhood, labor, and familial and romantic love. Marked by a sharp nostalgia, Williard’s poems move from Wisconsin to New York City and back, tracing the geographic movement of the speaker and his family: a teenage sister who disappears and returns, changed irrevocably; an older brother dismantled in adulthood; an ever-sacrificing father. Woven through the musculature of this varied and exciting collection, music appears as readily in dexterous formal verse as in lean, scrappy storytelling. What results is a crooning celebration of struggle and tenderness in this world, “where to be small and furious is enough.” Finalist, 2020 Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award from the Binghamton Center for Writers