We Who Grieve

Understanding Our Most Painful Emotion

Richard A. Stack (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2023
Toplight Books (Verlag)
978-1-4766-9283-8 (ISBN)

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Those in the throes of grief will find this work a comforting companion. It reassures the reader that they are not alone, and provides guidance to process bereavement and to reassure that life, though different, can be fulfilling again. Uniquely, it is written to support those mourning for a vast range of reasons and relationships.

Those in the throes of grief may find this work a comforting companion. It reassures the readers that they are not alone, and provides guidance to process bereavement and to reassure that life, though different, can be fulfilling again. The book is written to support those mourning for a vast range of reasons and relationships, and includes helpful information for those close to mourners who seek to be supportive. Chapters discuss the language surrounding grief, strategies for moving forward, methods of decompression and acceptance, and how other cultures view and mourn the death of their loved ones.

Richard A. Stack, associate professor emeritus, taught for three decades in the School of Communication at American University. He has published four books and is an award-winning documentary producer. He volunteers at Washington, D.C.’s leading grief counseling center.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part I. Meeting Grief Head-On

1. Taking the Shovel

2. A History of Homeless Love

3. When the Sad News Hits: Fight, Flight, or Freeze

4. Vocabulary: The Language of Grief

5. Discussing Grief

6. Two Distinct Coping Styles

7. The Power of Prayer

8. Many Modes of Grief

9. Grieving in Times of Quarantine

Part II. The ABCs of Moving Forward

10. Accept: Entering the Valley

11. Breathe

12. Continue Connection

13. Decompress

14. Empathize

Part III. Pivoting to Support Others

15. Heart Work

16. Lessons Learned from Professionals

17. Taking Care to Care for the Caregiver

18. A Final Thought on Final Thoughts: An Ethical Will Is a Legacy of Love

Part IV. How Various Cultures Comfort Their Mourners

19. Indigenous Australians: Humankind’s Original Instincts

20. Death and Mourning in Japan

21. Chinese Views of Death

22. Islamic Mourning Rituals

23. Hindu Mourning Rituals

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	12.11.2023
Zusatzinfo	12 photos, bibliography, index
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	336 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
ISBN-10	1-4766-9283-1 / 1476692831
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-9283-8 / 9781476692838
Zustand	Neuware