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Book Review: This Thing Called Grief: New Understandings of Loss


“It is part of life’s critical transitions. Losses include not only endings—dying and death—but also beginnings, which start with grief and mourning.” Ellis, a licensed therapist who specializes in traumatic loss and complicated grief, provides readers with practical ways to deal with grief in a healthy manner throughout his book.
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February 19 2020

Categories: Reading Lisa Florjancic, MA, LSW 


Book Review


The year my brother died, I forgot how to breathe, and no one seemed to notice. After all, it was only my brother; I should get over it.” When T.J. Wray lost her 43-year-old brother, she realized that the death of a sibling is not often acknowledged and that there is little information available to help cope with the loss of an adult sibling. That is what prompted Wray, a Professor of Religious and Theological Studies at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, to write about her experience with losing her adult brother. Her own research confirmed that sibling loss has been ignored and is often considered insignificant in the eyes of others.


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February 06 2018

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Reading Lisa Florjancic, MA, LSW 


Chicken Soup for the Soul - Grief and Recovery


In Chicken Soup for the Soul there are 101 stories about surviving the loss of a loved one. They cover all types of loss—a spouse, sibling, parent, loved one and friend. The narrators, who come from all ages and all walks of life, describe how they found hope and strength through the grief process.
 
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February 05 2016

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Reading Lisa Florjancic, MA, LSW 


Book Review: Men Facing Grief


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  • When a Man Faces Grief acknowledges that there is a difference between the way men and women handle the process of grieving the loss of a loved one. This portion describes the characteristics of masculine grief through twelve short chapters and prompts the bereaved man to "identify your own path through grief."  The authors also explain that masculine characteristics of grief are manifested by women, and similarly, men do adopt feminine characteristics in their healing process.

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September 21 2013

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Lisa Florjancic, MA, LSW 


Book Review - The Essential Guide to Grief and Grieving


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 "My wish is that this book gives you hope that you'll eventually recover from your grief." author Debra Holland states at the beginning of the book. The Essential Guide to Grief and Grieving helps grieving persons understand the grief process, their emotions and reactions. It also helps people who are supporting grieving individuals.
 
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December 21 2012

Categories: Grief and Loss About Grief Reading Lisa Florjancic, MA, LSW 

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