I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye Workbook
Sourcebooks, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4022-1239-0 (ISBN)
Based on the bereavement classic I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye, this grief and loss workbook offers step-by-step support and encouragement on your way to understanding and dealing with grief.
Called a "support group in your hands" by professionals and mourners alike, I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: A Companion Workbook acts as a comforting touchstone to navigate the unique emotions and challenges when learning how to cope with death. Tapping into their personal histories and drawing on numerous interviews, authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, PhD, explore sudden loss and its role in the cycle of life.
Using a combination of self-exploration questions, visualization activities, and journaling, grieving readers will learn how to work through their anger, guilt, and loss of purpose towards an uplifting place of endurance and growth. The updated edition also touches upon new discussions, including:
The unique circumstance of lossMen and women's grieving stylesReligion and faithGrief's unanswerable questions.Combined with the classic grief recovery book I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye, this workbook truly places a support vehicle in the hands of those who are mourning.
Praise for I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye:
"This book, by women who have done their homework on grief, can hold a hand and comfort a soul through grief 's wilderness." — George C. Kandle, Pastoral Psychologist
"As one who deals with unexpected death, I am so pleased to find a truly valuable reference for those souls who are blindsided by such misery." — E. Charles Douville, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Providence, Portland
"The authors have captured a means of discussing and exploring a very painful life passage in real life, down to earth language and experience. Many thanks to Pam and Brook for their generosity in sharing their discoveries to further our healing." — Charlotte A. Tomaino, PhD, Neuropsychologist
Brook Noel is a CEO, author, speaker, and mom. She has been featured in hundreds of shows and magazines, including ABC World News, CNN Headline News, and Fox & Friends. She is the author of Good Morning, I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye, The Change Your Life Challenge, and other books. She lives in Wisconsin.
1 CHAPTER ONE: OUR STORIES
Pam's Story
Brook's Story
Sudden Loss Comes Again
9 CHAPTER TWO: THE FIRST FEW WEEKS
Treat Yourself as If You Were in Intensive Care
Your Immediate Needs
School and Work
A Checklist of Calls to Make
Who Needs to Be Notified
Call Log
Delivering a Eulogy
The Memorial Service
What to Expect: Physical and Emotional Changes
The Power of Friends
Understanding Our Support Needs
A Guide for Those Helping Others with Grief
28 CHAPTER THREE: DIFFICULT EMOTIONS
The "If Only" Mind Game
Anger
Screaming Exercise
Fear
Depression, or Is It Appropriate Sadness?
Loneliness
Calming Exercises
Multiple Grief
Grief Sessions
Coping with Guilt
Self-Check
45 CHAPTER FOUR: MAKING SENSE OF THE WORLD AROUND YOU
Loss of Purpose
When Faith is Shattered
What Do I Believe?
Writing a Prayer
Learning through Loss
What I've Learned Along the Way
What My Loved One Has Left Me
Redefining Ourselves
Thank You Exercise
Thank You Letter
Finding a Beginning, Middle, and End
67 CHAPTER FIVE: GRIEF BLOCKS
I Don't Want to Talk About It
Acknowledgement
Help, I'm Stuck on Instant Replay
Self-Judgment
I Feel So Guilty
Grief Myths
Hurtful Self-Talk
Reprogramming Self-Talk
79 CHAPTER SIX: HELPING CHILDREN COPE WITH GRIEF
Private Grieving
Unhealthy Anger
Sexual Activity in Older Children
Guilty Feelings
Physical Outbursts
The Need to Be Away From Home (in Older Children)
Suicidal Thoughts
Love and Support
General Guidelines for Helping Children
Tips for Older Children
86 CHAPTER SEVEN: SPECIAL OCCASIONS AND CHALLENGES
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Rituals
Ideas for Remembrance from the American Association of
Retired Persons
Holidays
Holiday Traditions
Where Does One Go During The Holidays?
96 CHAPTER EIGHT: THE LOSS OF A FRIEND
Reaching for the Phone—An Ongoing Dialogue
Close Ties
Sharing Your Memories
Internalizing Your Friend
Friend Support Group
Friends Support Group Invitation
Some Things You Can Do
104 CHAPTER NINE: THE LOSS OF A PARENT
Generation Shifts
Grief . . . and Relief?
Regrets
Words of Wisdom
Some Things You Can Do
111 CHAPTER TEN: THE LOSS OF A CHILD
Extreme Emotions
A Piece of Ourselves
Guilt
Losing an Adult Child
For Parents with Surviving Children
Your Relationship with Your Partner
Convey Your Needs
Guidelines for Grieving Couples
Guidelines for Single Parents
126 CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE LOSS OF A PARTNER
Loss of Identity
Incorporate Traits
Love Letters
If You Still Have Children in the Home
Some Things You Can Do
133 CHAPTER TWELVE: THE LOSS OF A SIBLING
Being Overlooked in the Grieving Process
Double the Loss
Role Reversal
Survival-Living
Don't Let the Gap Grow
Forgiving a Parent or Parents
When People Idealize Your Sibling
Hot and Cold Nature of Sibling Relationships
Identity through a Sibling
Words of Wisdom
Some Things You Can Do
150 CHAPTERTHIRTEEN: WHEN LOSS IS FROMSUICIDE
Common Reactions to Suicide
Questions and Suicide
Religion and Suicide
Singing Lessons
Some Things You Can Do
156 CHAPTER FOURTEEN: ADDITIONAL EXERCISES FOR YOUR JOURNEY
Internalizing Our Loved One
Contributions in the Name of Someone You Love
Helping Parents
Letter Writing Exercise
Other Ideas to Honor Someone Who Has Died
Memory Books
Online Memorials
Visualization
Asking Questions through Visualization
Important Things to Remember on the Pathway
165 CHAPTER FIFTEEN: WRITING THROUGH GRIEF. . . ALONE OR WITHIN A
SUPPORT GROUP
Journaling and Letter Writing
Devotions and Journaling
Poetry
The Gratitude Journal
Questions for a Support Group
175 CHAPTER SIXTEEN: RESOURCES AND SUPPORT
Support for Loss of a Partner
Support for Grieving Children
Support for the Loss of a Child
Support for Loss through Suicide
Internet Support for Siblings
General Bereavement Support
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2008 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Naperville |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4022-1239-9 / 1402212399 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4022-1239-0 / 9781402212390 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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