Relationship Loss

Why do some families thrive in adversity while others fragment? How can families weather difficult transitions together? Why do our families so often exasperate us? And how can even small changes greatly improve our relationships? In Every Family Has a Story, bestselling psychotherapist Julia Samuel turns from her acclaimed work with individuals to draw on her sessions with a wide variety of families, across multiple generations. Through eight beautifully told and insightful case studies, she analyzes a range of common issues—and how much can be healed when it is faced together.

Kate Inglis' 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.

Already Here tells of the death of Leo Galland's son, Christopher, at age 22; the direct visual evidence Christopher showed Leo that our souls do go on; and the communications from Christopher's spirit that changed Leo's understanding of life and its meaning. In life, Christopher was a brain-damaged special-needs child who challenged everyone he knew with unpredictable behavior and uncanny insights. After his death, he revealed to Leo the real purpose of his life, as a spiritual guide who taught others by confounding their assumptions and expectations.

Life is marked by a variety of losses, says certified trauma specialist H. Norman Wright. Some are life-changing, such as leaving home, the effects of natural disasters or war, the death of a loved one, or divorce. Others are subtle, such as changing jobs, moving, or a broken friendship. But whether listeners encounter family, personal, or community disaster, there is always potential for change, growth, new insight, understanding, and refinement.

When grief overwhelms us, the "valley of the shadow" appears to be an endless and very dark place. Whatever loss you suffer, this book has been produced to help you understand and process your grief. This keepsake contains 25 simple tips to help you, or someone you know, get through the bad days in the grief stages and beyond. Take time out to relax and reflect about your loved one in a positive and healthy way.

Like so many of us, award-winning writer Katy Butler always assumed her aging parents would experience healthy, active retirements before dying peacefully at home. Then her father suffered a stroke that left him incapable of easily finishing a sentence or showering without assistance. Her mother was thrust into full-time caregiving, and Katy became one of the 24 million Americans who help care for aging parents. In an effort to correct a minor and non - life threatening heart arrhythmia, doctors outfitted her father with a pacemaker.

Letting go of someone you love from a death, divorce, or a breakup can be one of the hardest things you will ever do. To avoid more pain, you may be holding onto things that no longer serve you or avoiding it altogether. When you let go of things, it doesn't mean your loss is now "okay". Instead, it means you are going to be okay.

Comment aborder le processus de deuil ? Il s’agit d’une traversée qui nous mène de la vallée des larmes à l’autre côté, dans la lumière de l’acceptation et de la vie.

Over 50 percent of women are on a diet at any given time, according to Livestrong, but studies show that diets don’t actually lead to sustained weight loss or health benefits for most people. One of the primary reasons why people regain weight is because it is so hard to stick to a diet. Diets often mean restrictive rules which require you to avoid certain types of food, or to restrict the times you can eat.

Al-Ghazālī's writings were meant to help man to live a life in accordance with the sacred law, and by doing so gain a deeper understanding of its meaning. Al-Ghazali believed in practical-ethical perfection and that by exercising his capacity for reason, man would be drawn to the spiritual alchemy that transforms the soul from worldliness to complete devotion to God. This alone, he believed, could produce ultimate happiness.

La pérdida de un ser querido representa una de las cosas más difíciles de enfrentar, y es algo que, tarde o temprano, nos toca vivir. Gaby Vargas ofrece en este libro luminoso y propositivo una serie de reflexiones profundas a partir de la pérdida de Pablo, el amor de su vida; entrelaza su proceso de duelo con su historia de amor, y rescata enseñanzas y lecciones de vida para entender la enfermedad, aceptar el desenlace y, poco a poco, volver a llenar tus días de luz.

For anyone struggling with the loss of a spouse—anyone whose world has been turned upside down in a way they’ve never encountered before—here is something that could help. Waving Goodbye is a candid, honest, and approachable guide to dealing with the death of a spouse written by a very ordinary guy who has lived through the ordeal.

Are you afraid of death? What is death? Is it the end, the beginning, or a transition? Why are we so afraid of death? After all, death is inevitable. Overcoming the Fear of Death: Through Each of the 4 Main Belief Systems helps us reduce and overcome our fears without having to change our beliefs about death.

For the Grace of Joe follows the journey of one family through the discovery, diagnosis, and loss through the stillbirth of Joe Grayson Morgan, who had Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), and the ensuing mental health challenges that grief can throw at parents. This audiobook was written for families who are where we were. You are not alone.

If you really want to lose weight, then don’t make excuses, make a decision to change your attitude, and get started. When you believe in something, you are likely to achieve it. With our weight loss hypnosis recording we reprogramme your mind to achieve your goal, allowing you to easily turn down negative and harmful foods. You'll learn to see food as a valuable source of energy, not as something to turn to when you don’t know what else to do, and you will achieve your sustainable target weight faster.

The 17 Day Diet offers a lifetime plan for shedding pounds fast in a safe and lasting way. In this guide, 17 Day Diet Reloaded: The Ultimate Step by Step Cheat Sheet on How to Lose Weight & Sustain It Now, we will document a quick and easy way to implement this diet with easy to use cheat sheets and ultimate mistakes to avoid. The best guide for someone who is busy and wants to get the whole gist of this diet and implement the 17 day diet in the next one hour!

In our lives, terrible things may happen. Michael Rosen has grieved the loss of a child, lived with debilitating chronic illness, and faced death itself when seriously unwell in hospital. In spite of this he has survived, and has even learned to find joy in life in the aftermath of tragedy. In Getting Better, he shares his story and the lessons he has learned along the way. Exploring the roles that trauma and grief have played in his own life, Michael investigates the road to recovery.

Poor decisions are what make you gain weight and good choices are what enable you to lose weight. Your brain will respond to the changes you make, and your body will, too. Instead of recipes and requirements, you'll receive time-tested techniques for being more present and mindful while cultivating good eating and exercise habits. The Best Diet Book Ever provides great information and practical strategies that will help you become the lighter, slimmer you that you long to be.

One person, two perspectives on grief. Plunged unexpectedly into widowhood at just 49 years old, psychotherapist Sasha Bates describes in searing honesty the agonisingly raw feelings unleashed by the loss of her husband and best friend, Bill. At the same time, she attempts to keep her therapist hat in place and create some perspective from psycho-analytic theory. From the depths of her confusion she gropes for ways to manage and bear the pain....

Tyler Feder had just white-knuckled her way through her first year of college when her super cool mom was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. Now, with a decade of grief and nervous laughter under her belt, Tyler shares the story of that gut-wrenching, heart-pounding, extremely awkward time in her life. Dancing at the Pity Party is a frank and refreshingly funny look at what it’s like to grieve - for anyone struggling with loss who just wants someone to get it.