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

Whether it's a physical, spiritual or emotional loss, death can be debilitating for many. If left unaddressed and unresolved, one can find themselves in a dark hole in which they can't find their way out of. While there is no magic pill or potion to solve the pain of grief, how one chooses to grieve can make all the difference between those who simply exist and those who truly live after loss.In Affirm Your Grief: Purpose in the Pain, Author and a Certified Grief Support Coach, LaToya Thomas-Latham candidly highlights the feelings she experienced during her grieving process after the loss of her mother-and the affirmations that helped keep her afloat. Complemented by daily Scriptures to empower readers at all stages of grief, this literary masterpiece serves as a resource of hope and healing where many only see hurt.In this book, you will gain:? Clarity on your grieving process as you move forward? Strength and comfort for the journey? Greater knowledge and wisdom of what grief is and how to grieve thoroughly? Inspiration and faith for the future? And more!There is purpose and positivity in your pain! Don't curse your grief. Affirm your grief!

It's time to change how we understand grief. Grief is not only a reaction to death and loss, but also a natural part of life. Once embraced, it can help you transform into a more powerful version of yourself. By leaning in to the transformative process of grief, Katie Rössler normalizes a topic society doesn't discuss enough. One that when ignored, can lead to addiction, disconnection from loved ones, and increased stress. Within these pages, Katie provides indispensable tools of support. On your grief journey, learn to turn pain into empowerment. Discover: Why it's time to upgrade the definition of grief How to break the old rules of grief and create your own What the phases of grief can offer you Ways to heal and to use grief to help you grow Stories of women from around the world sharing their grief experiences Mental health issues are on the rise worldwide. Katie's easy-to-follow steps and guidance will help you heal from your past and lead you to live a healthier and happier life. Praise for The New Face of Grief The New Face of Grief by Katie Rössler arrives at a time when grief is enveloping so many of us in so many different aspects of our lives. Through the relating of her own experiences in life and her work with countless clients, Katie presents an accessible narrative that outlines how we can re-imagine grief as a starting anew. I didn't expect to be pulled in so deeply, nor to connect with how unresolved and hidden grief can so powerfully weave their way through our day to day. This book provides a framework to reflect upon those experiences, create space to process, absorb, feel, pull apart and then put back together the emotions of grief in a growth focused manner - one that breaks down the unhealthy messages many of us have internalized around this universal aspect of life and provides us with healthy and empowering alternatives. An absolute must-share with my clients, my counselor-in-training students and supervisees, and of course, family and friends. Thank you Katie for the powerful and authentic stories, metaphors, and supports shared! - Dr. Carrie Lynn Bailey, LPC, NCC, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Faculty - Walden University In The New Face of Grief we have a fresh look at the often-mysterious grief dynamics that are universal to the human experience. Katie Rossler offers us personal anecdotes, nuggets of research finding, and poignant sharing by other grievers, all woven together with senses of humanity and humor. Drawing from Kubler-Ross's stages of grief (1969), Katie breathes new life and adds depth and modern application including concrete strategies and exercises. Ultimately, we all grieve; here we have illumination for the path. This book offers us hope through normalizing experiences and utilizing them for transformation and growth. - Dr. Johnston Brendel, LPC, LMFT, Clinical Associate Professor - The College of William & Mary

A book of poetic essays written in English, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is full of religious inspirations. With the twelve illustrations drawn by the author himself, the book took more than eleven years to be formulated and perfected and is Gibran's best-known work. It represents the height of his literary career as he came to be noted as ‘the Bard of Washington Street.’ Captivating and vivified with feeling, The Prophet has been translated into forty languages throughout the world, and is considered the most widely read book of the twentieth century. Its first edition of 1300 copies sold out within a month.

The Pain of Grief serves as a secure journaling space where individuals coping with loss can freely express their emotions and grieve without fear of criticism. It describes the author's personal, candid heartache and how it altered her perspective on death.

INTRODUCTION Losing a loved one is arguably one of the most difficult and distressing experiences that any of us will ever experience in our lifetime. Yet in our everyday life we talk about death very little, perhaps because we do not experience it very often compared to our ancestors where the life expectancy was lower and where death was a more common occurrence. For us, due to advances in medicine, these losses typically occur much later in life so we have no "framework" to fall back on and feel lost as to how we should react. In spite of the lack of life experience, we have to one day cope when we are finally confronted with a loss. Whether the loss is that of a spouse or partner, a family member, a close friend or colleague, a pet or even the loss of a long-term job the process of grieving will have similar emotional, physical, social and spiritual responses to varying degrees. No one person will experience the pain in the same way or to the same intensity but it seems that our society has an acute lack of services to support those who are grieving, to help them through the difficult journey so that they can heal the wounds, rebuild their life and come to terms with their loss. This book will prove invaluable for all those that have recently been bereaved or who knows someone who has suffered loss. It provides a practical guide to help a grieving person through the process of grieving so that they can once again start living again.Topics covered: Explaining why we need to grief properly Looking at what symptoms to expect during the bereavement period Examining the stages of grief before we are finally able to accept the loss Offering valuable strategies to help quicken the healing process so that we can start rebuilding our lives again and find happiness Deciding what to do if there is no improvement Showing how we can support others who have suffered loss And much, much more. Please don't hesitate, start the journey of healing so that you can once again enjoy waking up each day with hope and anticipation.