Grief and Grieving | Arlington Public Library

1) On grief and grieving : finding the meaning of grief through the five stages of loss

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"In her first, seminal book, On Death and Dying, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross identified five stages of dying: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. In the years that followed, it became evident that these stages applied not only to the process of accepting death, but also to accepting other difficult and catastrophic life experiences, such as losing a loved one." "In her final book, On Grief and Grieving, completed shortly before her death,...

2) Healing Your Holiday Grief: 100 Practical Ideas for Blending Mourning and Celebration During the Holiday Season

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Wolfelt, Alan D

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Healing Your Grieving Heart

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With compassionate insight, this handbook helps those in mourning through what can be the hardest time of year—the holiday season. Mourners will better understand their complex emotions after reading about such topics as honoring thoughts and feelings, creating new traditions, finding ways to de-stress, and incorporating healing rituals into the holiday season. This book's practical wisdom also covers issues such as decision-making during the holidays...

3) Finding meaning: the sixth stage of grief

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Kessler, David

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"In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler-an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving-journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning"--

4) Awakening from grief: finding the way back to joy

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Welshons, John E

5) Healing grief, finding peace: 101 ways to cope with the death of your loved one

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LaGrand, Louis E

6) Modern loss: candid conversation about grief : beginners welcome

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Soffer, Rebecca

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"Inspired by the website that the New York Times hailed as "redefining mourning," this book is a fresh and irreverent examination into navigating grief and resilience in the age of social media, offering comfort and community for coping with the mess of loss through candid original essays from a variety of voices, accompanied by gorgeous two-color illustrations and wry infographics." -- From Amazon.com summary.

7) It's ok that you're not ok: meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn't understand

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Devine, Megan

8) Notes for the everlost: a field guide to grief

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Inglis, Kate

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Inglis's story is a springboard that can help other bereaved parents--and anyone who has experienced wrenching loss--reflect on emotional survival in the first year; dealing with family, friends, and bystanders post-loss; the unique survivors' guilt, feelings of failure, and isolation of bereavement; and the fortitude of like-minded community and small kindnesses.

9) Anxiety, the missing stage of grief: a revolutionary approach to understanding and healing the impact of loss

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Smith, Claire Bidwell

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Anxiety disorders are on the rise; many people are looking for resources to help them cope with anxiety, yet most people aren't aware that unresolved grief is a primary underpinning--or that the two are related at all. In her therapy practice and in her own life, Claire Bidwell Smith discovered the connections between anxiety and grief. Now, backed by research, case studies, and interviews, Bidwell Smith breaks down the physiology of anxiety, giving...

10) Lessons in loss and living: hope and guidance for confronting serious illness and grief

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Reiss, Michele

11) The good funeral: death, grief, and the community of care

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Long, Thomas G

12) Closure: the rush to end grief and what it costs us

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Berns, Nancy

13) Magnanimous heart: compassion & love, loss & grief, joy & liberation

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Liebenson, Narayan Helen

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The magnanimous heart is a heart of balance and buoyancy; it has the capacity to transform even vulnerability and grief into workable assets. Liebenson teaches us exactly how it is possible to turn the sting and anguish of loss into a path of liberation: the deep joy, peace, and happiness within our own hearts that exists beyond mere circumstances. Discover how your own magnanimous heart can gently allow the inner knots to untie themselves. -- adapted...

14) Getting grief right: finding your story of love in the sorrow of loss

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O'Malley, Patrick

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"When the New York Times ran Patrick OMalley's story about the loss of his infant son-and how his inability to "move on" challenged everything he was taught as a psychotherapist-it inspired an unprecedented flood of gratitude from readers. What he shared was a truth that many have felt but rarely acknowledged by the professionals they turn to: that our grief is not a mental illness to be cured, but part of the abiding connection with the one we've...

15) Yoga for grief relief: simple practices for transforming your grieving mind & body

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Sausys, Antonio

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"If you've experienced loss, you may feel intense emotional or even physical pain. In fact, it's not uncommon for grieving people to experience depression, anxiety, fatigue, and a variety of other physical, mental, and spiritual symptoms. If you've tried other ways to move beyond your loss but have yet to find relief, you may be surprised to discover the transformative effects of yoga. Yoga for Grief Relief combines over 100 illustrations of gentle...

16) saying goodbye to someone you love your emotional

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17) Widows' words: women write on the experience of grief, the first year, the long haul, and everything in between

18) Grief works: stories of life, death, and surviving

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Samuel, Julia

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"Death affects us all. Yet it is still the last taboo in our society, and the process of mourning is still deeply misunderstood. In Grief Works we hear stories of those who have experience great love and great loss -- and survived. Arranged according to one's relationship to the person who has died -- a partner, a parent, a sibling, a child -- these stories show how grief unmasks our greatest fears, strips away our layers of protection, and reveals...

19) Grief is a journey: finding your path through loss

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Doka, Kenneth J

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"In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Kenneth Doka explores a new, compassionate way to grieve, explaining that grief is not an illness to get over but an individual and ongoing journey. There is no "one-size-fits-all" way to cope with loss. The vital bonds that we form with those we love in life continue long after death--in very different ways. Grief Is a Journey is the first book to overturn the prevailing, often judgmental, ideas about grief, and...

20) Finding peace when your heart is in pieces: a step-by-step guide to the other side of grief, loss, and pain

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Coleman, Paul W

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Introduces a four-pronged approach to coping with loss, suffering, and any of life's upheavals and finding inner peace, featuring exercises and insight that reveal how to transform pain into positive thinking and find perspective.