By Pauline Boss, PhD, 176 pages. When a loved one dies we mourn our loss. We take comfort in the rituals that mark the passing, and we turn to those around us for support. But what happens when there is no closure, when a family member or a friend who may be still alive is lost to us nonetheless? Visit Website
By Claire Bidwell Smith. Explores the critical connections between anxiety and grief. This book breaks down the physiology of anxiety to help the reader understand the anxiety caused by loss, and offers practical strategies for healing. Visit Website
By Sarah Beckman. Practical strategies, checklists, encouragement, wisdom from seasoned travelers, and rock-solid biblical truth to enable readers to walk through the depths of hardship with insight, dignity, and certainty. Visit Website
By Richard P. McQuellon and Michael A. Cowan, Oxford University Press, 2010. Every day, thousands of people receive a diagnosis of serious, life-threatening illness, and their families and friends suddenly become caregivers. Despite the best of intentions it is not always easy to communicate well under these circumstances, or find deep empathy for something one has never before experienced. When is it best to speak, and when to be silent? Visit Website
By Pauline Boss, PhD, 292 pages. This book outlines seven guidelines for staying resilient while caring for someone who has dementia, discusses the meaning of relationships with individuals who are cognitively impaired and no longer as they used to be and offers approaches to understand and cope with the emotional strain of caregiving. Visit Website
By Russ Harris, MD, 240 pages. The “reality slap” takes many different forms. Sometimes it is so violent it’s more like a punch: the death of a loved one, a serious illness, a major injury, a freak accident, a shocking crime, a disabled child, the loss of a job; bankruptcy, betrayal, fire, flood, divorce or disaster. Sometimes it’s a little gentler: envy, loneliness, resentment, failure, disappointment or rejection. But whatever form it takes, one thing’s for sure: it hurts! Visit Website