Loss Recovery

The last time David Magee saw his son alive, William told him to write their family’s story in the hopes of helping others. Days later, David found William dead from an accidental drug overdose. Now, in a memoir suggestive of Augusten Burroughs meets Glennon Doyle, award-winning columnist and author David Magee answers his son's wish with a compelling, heartbreaking, and impossible to pause book that speaks to every individual and family.

Every one of us sooner or later walks through hell. The hell of being hurt, the hell of hurting another. The hell of cancer, the hell of a reluctant, thunking shovel full of earth upon the casket of someone we deeply loved, the hell of betrayal, the hell of betraying, the hell of divorce, the hell of a kid in trouble...the hell of knowing that this year, like any year, may be our last. We all walk through hell. The point is not to come out empty-handed.... There is real and profound power in the suffering we endure if we transform that suffering into a more authentic, meaningful life.

The Hunger Fix lays out a science-based three-stage plan that shows us how to break our addiction to False Fixes and replace them with healthier rewards. Fun fitness activities, customized meal plans, and delicious, satisfying recipes are designed to trigger the specific neurochemical cascade that stimulates your body’s reward system, reclaims your hijacked brain, and supports your lifelong recovery.

We live in a culture that suppresses our ability to truly feel our grief—deeply, safely, and on our own terms. But each person’s experience is as unique as the grief itself. Here, Camille Barton’s take on grief speaks directly to the ways that BIPOC and queer readers disproportionately experience unique constellations of loss.

Pet grief is still grief – this book about pet grief recovery offers emotional validation and practical guidance for your path toward healing. Pet loss is one of life's hardest emotional experiences. The empty food bowl that will never need filling again. The leash hanging silently by the door. The sudden stillness in spaces once filled with purrs, barks, or gentle footsteps. When we lose a pet, we lose not just an animal, but a piece of our daily life, a source of unconditional love, and a cherished soul who shared our most intimate moments.

One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs's life forever.... Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance? In beautiful, unsentimental, and surprisingly funny prose, Stephanie Wittels Wachs alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, which she learned about three days before her wedding, and the first year after his death, in all its emotional devastation.

Have you experienced a layoff? Are you going through grief from a loss? Are you a productive person who is now finding it hard to breathe on some days? Author, Vickie J. Maris, answered yes to those questions when she narrated this audio book on surviving a job loss and working through the associated grief. It is Job Loss and the Cutback Blues: A Journey of Grief, Uncertainty and Recovery After Being Let Go.

Discover everything you need to know about moving on with your life after the death of your husband. While many people think that this signifies the end of the world, sooner or later, you will understand that it is a new beginning....

Nous négligeons bien trop souvent la façon avec laquelle nous nous adressons à nous-mêmes. Pourtant, elle est d’une influence considérable sur la manière dont nous nous comportons. Pour arrêter de fumer ou bien perdre du poids de façon efficace et durable, nous devons nous efforcer de tenir avec nous-même des propos et un dialogue positifs. Les affirmations positives sont un moyen extrêmement efficace d’y parvenir, et dont la pratique quotidienne reste une garantie de succès.

Grief hits hard, and as a man, you're often expected to carry on without breaking. But what if there was a way to handle your emotions and keep yourself on track? Understanding Grief Coping with Loss: Practical Information for Men Seeking Healing, Support, and Recovery Dealing with the Loss of a Loved One, is a practical, no-nonsense guide for men navigating the pain of losing a loved one. This book offers straightforward advice, actionable tips, and tools to help you take charge of your emotions, honour your loss, and move forward with purpose.

You've heard the horror stories about drug addiction. Your eyes glaze over with half-hearted interest when you see the stats surrounding the "opioid crisis." You know you should care that 130 people are dying of accidental overdose every day in America, yet you just can't seem to muster the compassion.

This can be the last weight-loss book you ever read. Finally, make peace with food and have a body you're proud of by drawing on the wisdom and grace already inside you. Replace cravings with calmness. Relate to food as a loving friend, not a feared enemy. In her own quest for freedom from compulsive eating and yo-yo dieting, Moran, once the chubby child of a diet doctor discovered the power of combining the principles of the Twelve Step Program with the gentle way of eating espoused by yogis and mystics, and now supported by cutting-edge nutritional research. The result: falling in love with yourself, your life, and The Love-Powered Diet!

This journal contains 52 weeks, a whole year’s worth of prompts, questions, and verses to encourage critical thinking and recovery through your grief.

You're about to discover a logical and proven method on how to overcome grief and deal with loss fast. Millions of people suffer with grief and bereavement and ruin their personal life as well as their careers trying to deal with it the best they can. Most people realize that they are still grieving but don't know how to or are unable to overcome it, simply because that person has been such an important and memorable person in their life.

Experience the transformative journey from anguish to solace with Sheila's grief recovery handbook. Drawing from her own story of loss, Sheila guides you through the challenges, sharing tools to bring peace and comfort. Sheila, having faced the shattering loss of her sister to cancer, understands the overwhelming grief, guilt, and anger. This book on grief and loss stems from her mission to help those in pain.

Jack Maloney was born in Philadelphia, PA, to alcoholic parents. He endured a turbulent childhood, suffering harrowing abuse and one trauma after another. He escaped his dysfunctional family by joining the Marines at age 17. Jack was an active alcoholic and drug addict for many years. He has been in alcohol recovery for the past 37 years. His life is a testament of overcoming life’s most difficult challenges. Jack is a survivor turned thriver! His story, Little by Slowly, takes listeners from real loneliness and fear to an ever-living hope that we all need to thrive!

A Journey Through Grief, Loss, Hope and Recovery will benefit those working through sorrow, and those comforting others. Choosing to thrive in the midst of trauma, loss, and illnesses that change lives forever for both young and old alike is the underlying message in this audiobook. It is never easy, but there is hope to thrive and not just survive the journey to recovery. In some way, pain, loss, and tragedy unmistakably touch all of our lives.

Millions of Americans have tried out a diet plan at one time or another, yet they fall off because they don’t see the results, or the plan is too hard for them to keep up with. They think that something must be wrong with them or that they are just stuck with the weight forever and that there is nothing they can do to make it better. Intermittent fasting may be the answer that you are looking for! Instead of having to constantly watch how much food you eat and restricting yourself to certain foods, you will focus more on the amount of time for your eating window and fasting window.

After conquering a life-threatening disease, Dr. Robert Zembroski challenged himself to thrive in the wake of devastating illness. Now in Rebuild, he offers a comprehensive plan developed from years of both personal and professional experience. As Dr. Z says, “What I did for myself, and my patients, this book can do for you.” Rebuild provides simple yet proven guidelines to ensure that what you eat and how you exercise and manage other aspects of your lifestyle contribute to your personal recovery and the level of health you want to achieve.

In March 2010, The Scripps Research Institute released a study showing that rats on a junk-food diet had just as difficult a time - if not more so - giving up excess fat and sugar as the rats who were struggling to recover from cocaine dependence. The results showed that certain foods actually alter the brain's chemistry, making our consumption of these foods less like an indulgence and more like an addiction. Dr. Dow, a psychologist who specializes in addictive behavior and eating disorders, here introduces a four-week program for breaking the hold that food has over the body, mind, and spirit.