Books on Coping with Grief

Books that offer both practical advice and spiritual and emotional support for those who have lost a spouse. #supportforwidows

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Ellen Gerst, Grief & Relationship Coach/Author

Many are working at home vs going to an office; had to curtail in-person meetings; had to change their vision of the future; feel isolated from friends and family and may feel this nebulous malaise and simply blame it on the pandemic. However, IF you can recognize that you're grieving for the way life once was THEN you can start to address those emotions and take proactive steps to make yourself feel better. Book presents a change in perspective for you to consider. #pandemic #Covid #coronavirus Feelings, Friends, Reading, Perspective, Emotional Support, Practical Advice, Proactive, Feel Better, Supportive

Coping With The Pandemic

Many are working at home vs going to an office; had to curtail in-person meetings; had to change their vision of the future; feel isolated from friends and family and may feel this nebulous malaise and simply blame it on the pandemic. However, IF you can recognize that you're grieving for the way life once was THEN you can start to address those emotions and take proactive steps to make yourself feel better. Book presents a change in perspective for you to consider. #pandemic #Covid #coronavirus

Coping With The Pandemic

How To Cope With Losing Your Pet

Losing a pet is heartbreaking because our furry friends offer us unconditional love and bring such joy to our lives. Their demise leaves an empty hole in our hearts and lives. Read and learn how to cope when they leave us and head towards the Rainbow Bridge.

How To Cope With Losing Your Pet

Who hasn't longed for their own "happily ever after" like the ones found in fairy tales? Unfortunately, "happy" just doesn't happen. You actually have to work for it, & fairy tales help us to believe in the possibility of it coming true. Important life lessons can be gleaned from the characters & their plights as they overcome difficult life-and-death situations. I delve into many of these, which are beautifully illustrated by the Disney princesses. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P2ZBEYO $1.50 Disney, Disney Princesses, Books, Fairy Tales, Princesses, New Books, Tales, Fairy

Who hasn't longed for their own "happily ever after" like the ones found in fairy tales? Unfortunately, "happy" just doesn't happen. You actually have to work for it, & fairy tales help us to believe in the possibility of it coming true. Important life lessons can be gleaned from the characters & their plights as they overcome difficult life-and-death situations. I delve into many of these, which are beautifully illustrated by the Disney princesses. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P2ZBEYO $1.50

If you want to be terrific, you need to be specific! This is great advice for any venture, including learning how to heal your heart after a relationship has ended due to divorce, death or break-up. “How To Heal Your Heart” is the first in a series of 3 books, which, when read in totality, can help you heal your heart, look for love in all the right ways, & develop a successful and healthy new relationship. $3.50 http://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Terrific-Need-Specific-ebook/dp/B008EZXFIC Healing, Divorce, Advice, Need This, Relationship, Looking For Love, New Relationships

If you want to be terrific, you need to be specific! This is great advice for any venture, including learning how to heal your heart after a relationship has ended due to divorce, death or break-up. “How To Heal Your Heart” is the first in a series of 3 books, which, when read in totality, can help you heal your heart, look for love in all the right ways, & develop a successful and healthy new relationship. $3.50 http://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Terrific-Need-Specific-ebook/dp/B008EZXFIC

Has someone you know lost a loved one & you want to help him or her, but you just don’t know what to do or say? “How To Mourn” can assist you in overcoming uncomfortable feelings about death and give you direction on the best ways to offer support to the bereaved. This handbook provides guidance on understanding grief and gives suggestions on how to help the bereaved come to terms and cope with their loss. $2.99 http://www.amazon.com/How-Mourn-Those-Grieve-Support-ebook/dp/B009EXVJC2 Losing A Loved One, Grieve, Loss, Guidance

Has someone you know lost a loved one & you want to help him or her, but you just don’t know what to do or say? “How To Mourn” can assist you in overcoming uncomfortable feelings about death and give you direction on the best ways to offer support to the bereaved. This handbook provides guidance on understanding grief and gives suggestions on how to help the bereaved come to terms and cope with their loss. $2.99 http://www.amazon.com/How-Mourn-Those-Grieve-Support-ebook/dp/B009EXVJC2

"How To Thrive and NOT Just Survive" suggests ways to jumpstart your life so that you can move forward after experiencing a setback that gets you stuck in survival mode. Utilizing the NEW 3 R's, Responsibility, Relationships, and Resiliency, allows a person to develop the spiritual, emotional and mental muscles that are at the foundation of a thriving life filled with passion and purpose. $1.25 http://www.amazon.com/How-Thrive-NOT-Just-Survive-ebook/dp/B008C4UO7K Relationships, Foundation, Muscles, Setback, Purpose, No Response

"How To Thrive and NOT Just Survive" suggests ways to jumpstart your life so that you can move forward after experiencing a setback that gets you stuck in survival mode. Utilizing the NEW 3 R's, Responsibility, Relationships, and Resiliency, allows a person to develop the spiritual, emotional and mental muscles that are at the foundation of a thriving life filled with passion and purpose. $1.25 http://www.amazon.com/How-Thrive-NOT-Just-Survive-ebook/dp/B008C4UO7K

Grief is a very puzzling process and not easily understood. "Let's Get A Grasp on Grief" begins to help older children (9 years +) to understand some of the confusing emotions they will be experiencing. Moreover, it gives parents a glimpse into what a child may be thinking and feeling. Also includes tips for parents on how they can help a child deal with loss. $1.99 http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Grasp-Grief-Ellen-Gerst-ebook/dp/B0077G0K4G Parents, Dealing With Loss, Grieving Child, Parenting, Oldest Child

Grief is a very puzzling process and not easily understood. "Let's Get A Grasp on Grief" begins to help older children (9 years +) to understand some of the confusing emotions they will be experiencing. Moreover, it gives parents a glimpse into what a child may be thinking and feeling. Also includes tips for parents on how they can help a child deal with loss. $1.99 http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Grasp-Grief-Ellen-Gerst-ebook/dp/B0077G0K4G

Grief is a very puzzling process and not easily understood. Even most adults don't understand it, so how can we expect children to understand their feelings if their Mom, Dad or another loved one dies. "Let's Get A Grip on Grief" doesn't attempt to explain death or why a loved one had to die. Instead, it relates what happens next and validates the emotions a child may experience. Geared for 9 yrs. old and under. $1.99 http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Grip-Grief-Ellen-Gerst-ebook/dp/B008CPE6Z0

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"Understanding Grief From A-Z" presents an alphabet soup of emotions that mourners may experience in response to the loss of a loved one. After each emotion is described, the reader is given an actionable suggestion on how to develop a change in perspective that can help her move from the darkness of grief to the light of renewal. Concise/easy-to-read, this book is perfect for a mourner who has a short attention span. $3.50 http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Grief-From-A-Z-ebook/dp/B007P54EXC

Through an essay format, this book muses and asks questions about life and death while delving more deeply into the act of suicide. It also includes the personal stories of survivors of suicide and how they each found a way to cope with the loss of their loved one. Additionally, 25 actionable tips and thoughts on how a mourner can cope with grief on a personal level are included. $3.25 http://www.amazon.com/Figuring-Out-Life-Death-Questions-ebook/dp/B005QRPPSO

How does one learn to cope with grief and loss? Unfortunately, there's no instruction book on how to move through grief in a successful and healthy manner. "25 Inspirational Thoughts" utilizes the wisdom of the ages by picking appropriate quotes and sayings and then provides a short commentary with suggestions on how a mourner can put the thought into action. $1.50 http://www.amazon.com/Inspirational-Thoughts-Cope-With-Grief-ebook/dp/B007MD0BDY . Wisdom, Action, Inspirational Thoughts

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Inspirational Thoughts

How does one learn to cope with grief and loss? Unfortunately, there's no instruction book on how to move through grief in a successful and healthy manner. "25 Inspirational Thoughts" utilizes the wisdom of the ages by picking appropriate quotes and sayings and then provides a short commentary with suggestions on how a mourner can put the thought into action. $1.50 http://www.amazon.com/Inspirational-Thoughts-Cope-With-Grief-ebook/dp/B007MD0BDY .

When a loved one passes away, not only do you lose a person with whom you were close, you can misplace your ability to focus clearly on reading matter. 101 Tips & Thoughts is an easy-to-read reference guide, written in sound bites, that allows mourners to quickly digest a suggestion to help them move through their grief. The book offers help with the practical/physical/emotional/spiritual aspects of coping with grief. $3.99 http://www.amazon.com/101-Tips-Thoughts-Coping-Grief-ebook/dp/B00784D02Q Thoughts, Coping With Loss, Passed Away

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When a loved one passes away, not only do you lose a person with whom you were close, you can misplace your ability to focus clearly on reading matter. 101 Tips & Thoughts is an easy-to-read reference guide, written in sound bites, that allows mourners to quickly digest a suggestion to help them move through their grief. The book offers help with the practical/physical/emotional/spiritual aspects of coping with grief. $3.99 http://www.amazon.com/101-Tips-Thoughts-Coping-Grief-ebook/dp/B00784D02Q

Successful grieving requires a change in perspective, which often asks you to view your life through a new filter. Thus, new truths are discovered, and many of these are addressed in the 52 secrets contained within this book. Actually, they’re not really “secrets” at all. Rather, they’re ideas for you to consider that can begin to change your outlook on your circumstances. $3.95 http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-How-Cope-Your-Grief-ebook/dp/B00HUY0RWK Ideas, The Secret, Outdoor, You Changed, Truths

Successful grieving requires a change in perspective, which often asks you to view your life through a new filter. Thus, new truths are discovered, and many of these are addressed in the 52 secrets contained within this book. Actually, they’re not really “secrets” at all. Rather, they’re ideas for you to consider that can begin to change your outlook on your circumstances. $3.95 http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-How-Cope-Your-Grief-ebook/dp/B00HUY0RWK