Free to Grieve : Healing and Encouragement for Those Who Have Suffered Miscarriage and Stillbirth

by Rank, Maureen

• ISBN13: 9780764228681
• ISBN10: 0764228684
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Bethany House

Summary

With sensitivity and understanding. Maureen Rank, a survivor of multiple miscarriages, addresses these and other questions. Free to Grieve offers guidance to the hurting and helps women look to the future, recognizing that grief is justified, is necessary, is individual, and that it will end. Based on sound research as well as personal experience, it explores treatment options for physical and emotional healing. sWhether you have experienced the heartbreak of miscarriage or stillbirth or know someone who has, this book will speak to your heart. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Maureen Rank has authored or coauthored twelve books, is a former executive director of the Iowa Psychological Association, and is a leadership and organizational consultant. Maureen, the mother of two, makes her home in Des Moines, Iowa.

Table of Contents

Introduction: "You Shouldn't Cry"	11	(6)
SECTION ONE: LEARNING TO GRIEVE
Chapter 1 A Peculiar Kind of Pain	17	(16)
Chapter 2 Does Everyone Need to Mourn?	33	(14)
Chapter 3 A Grief in Process	47	(16)
SECTION TWO: FINDING OUT WHY
Chapter 4 Questions Only You Can Answer	63	(8)
Chapter 5 Questions That Tests Will Help You Answer	71	(12)
Chapter 6 Now for Your Questions	83	(8)
SECTION THREE: RESTORING RELATIONSHIPS
Chapter 7 If Your Doctor Let You Down	91	(10)
Chapter 8 Protecting Your Marriage	101	(12)
Chapter 9 How to Help Your Friends Support You	113	(10)
Chapter 10 Working Through Your Children's Grief	123	(12)
SECTION FOUR: EXPLORING ALTERNATIVES
Chapter 11 Another Pregnancy?	135	(10)
Chapter 12 The Adoption Option	145	(16)
Chapter 13 Fulfillment Is Not Just a Child Away	161	(9)
References	170