Offers advice on handling the grief brought on by a parent's death and looks at a parent's continuing influence on their adult children.

Losing our parents after we have become adults is the natural order of things. Yet it is almost always more difficult than we imagined it would be. This book will help you grieve, accept your losses, & understand how you have been changed forever by them. It validates the disorienting emotions that can accompany the death of our parents by sharing the moving stories of the many adults Levy has counseled. He gently guides us through the storms of transition: form the sudden onset of childlike sorrow to sometimes-subtle changes in identity; from new friendship patterns & ways of worship, to dramatic shifts of roles within the surviving family, & recognition of our own mortality.

Angel not only draws on Jewish traditions and the Bible, but spreads his net over a wide expanse of philosophy and religion from Buddhist and Hindu literature to the work of Kirkegaard, Freud and Kubler-Ross in this study of bereavement, which won the 1988 National Jewish Book Award.

A vulnerable, honest and deeply personal guide to finding your way through grief. Flora Baker was only twenty when her mum died suddenly of cancer. Her coping strategy was simple: ignore the magnitude of her loss. But when her dad became terminally ill nine years later, Flora was forced to confront the reality of grief. She had to accept that her life had changed forever. In The Adult Orphan Club, Flora draws on a decade of experience with grief and parent loss to explore all the chaotic ways that grief affects us, and how we can learn to navigate it. Written with the newly bereaved in mind and packed with practical tips and advice, this book guides the reader through every step of their grief journey and opens up the death conversation in an honest, heartfelt and accessible way. Whether you’re grieving your own loss or supporting someone else through grief, The Adult Orphan Club will show you that you’re not broken, and you’re not alone.

This is the story of what the author endured during the deaths of her parents, thus, causing her to become an adult orphan. She also shares trials she faced before their deaths, as well as grief and depression encountered during other family members' deaths as well. The purpose of the book is to share her story in an effort to help others going through similar experiences that may feel misunderstood and alone. Dr. Gillespie wants to let others know they too can make it with the help of the Lord, a strong support system, & therapy.