Loss, Survive, Thrive

Bereaved Parents Share Their Stories of Healing and Hope

Meryl Hershey Beck (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

350 Seiten

2019
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-2523-6 (ISBN)

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More than a “how-to” on grief and surviving the loss of a child, this is a collection of stories relayed by real parents who have lost a child, and the various ways they coped, survived, and thrived. It will speak directly to readers who have lost a child, under any circumstances, and to the people who love them.

No one is prepared for the loss of a child. No one. It feels completely unnatural for children to predecease their parents. Although it is not widely known, each year there are over 135,000 under 40-year-old deaths in the U.S. alone. And, according to one study, 19% of parents outlive their children—often carrying the weight of horrendous grief to their own graves.

“Isolated and alone” is how parents often describe the grief process. Well-meaning friends and family members usually rush to their side… in the beginning. Once the floral arrangements have wilted, and the dinners from caring friends diminish, there isn’t really much that can be said to bring comfort to a suffering parent, especially if those friends haven’t experienced it themselves. Unfortunately, when these caring friends do bring up the loss, quite often they say the wrong things.

Loss, Survive, Thrive offers a lifeline of hope. Each chapter is an inspirational story written by a parent who also experienced the agony of losing a child, reclaimed his/her vitality, and is now living a fulfilling life. Every story is authentic and heartfelt, designed to uplift and inspire. The collective authors reach out through the pages to virtually hold hands with those who are suffering. We, the contributors, have all been there. We know their pain, and we know about survival. And now, through our stories, we offer comfort and support in helping them get through the toughest time of their lives.

Bereaved parents share an unspeakable bond. And Loss, Survive, Thrive imparts insight from what’s likely the only voices that grieving parents can hear—others who have walked in their shoes. This book is a giant step toward healing the grieving heart.

Meryl Hershey Beck, MA, MEd, Amazon bestselling author of Stop Eating Your Heart Out, is a Master Teacher, Licensed Counselor, and Creator of SourceTapping®. She knows firsthand that it’s possible to not just survive, but to thrive after the death of a child. Meryl loves living in the sunny Tucson, Arizona desert with her beloved kitty (Mr. Mo) and doggies (Charlie and Daisy).

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I: Baby Loss

1 It Takes a Village

Vickie Bodner

2 Then and Now

Kelly Farley

3 Embracing Hopelessness

Shoshana Garfield

4 I Am Still Standing After the Fall

Jo-Anne Joseph

Part II: Illness and Disease

5 A Gift of Light

Alice Adams

6 Brandon’s Gifts: A Father’s Story of Love

Robert (Bob) R. Burdt

7 Losing Elizabeth and Gaining in Love

Lucia Maya

8 Honor Your Child by Healing

Sandy Peckinpah

9 My Journey from Grieving to Grateful

Tina Zarlenga

Part III: Accident

10 I’ll Be Seeing You

Michelle Barbuto

11 Living the Dream

Tim deZarn

12 Embracing Love and Survival

Tamara Gabriel

13 Know There Is More

Ernie Jackson

14 Seven Lessons Learned from a Personal Journey of Grief

Sharon Gabriel Rossy

Part IV: Suicide

15 “I Crossed Myself Over in a Stupid Way”: A Mother’s Story of Recovery

Meryl Hershey Beck

16 A Gift from the Stars

Janice Crowder-Torrez

17 My Life Reconstructed

Kelley Ireland

18 Signs of a New Normal

Laurie Savoie

Part V: Mental Illness Leading to Death

19 Where There’s Death, There’s Hope

Laurie Mathes Arshonsky

20 Giving Voice to Those Who Suffer

Lynda Crane

21 When Tragedy Brings Treasure

Michele Wollert

Part VI: Drugs

22 Waking Up Is Hard to Do

Heidi Bright

23 Hunter’s Hope

Tammy McDonnell

Part VII: Murder

24 A Single Tear

Rukiye Z. Abdul-Mutakallim

Part VIII: Gold Star Parent

25 Celebrating Our Shining Light

Suzanne Giesemann

26 Angel Wings

JoAnn Pohlkamp

Part IX: Multiple Deaths

27 An Intentional Journey

Marla Grant

Epilogue: An Editor Reflects

Mary Langford

Tools and Techniques We Used on Our Grief Journeys

Resources

Books We Recommend

Final Words from Some Contributors

About the Author

About the Contributors

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Co-Autor	Rukiye Z. Abdul-Mutakillim, Alice Adams, Laura Mathes Arshonsky, Michelle Barbuto
Zusatzinfo	22 b/w photos
Sprache	englisch
Maße	162 x 237 mm
Gewicht	612 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
ISBN-10	1-5381-2523-4 / 1538125234
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-2523-6 / 9781538125236
Zustand	Neuware