Understanding Your Suicide Grief Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart

by Wolfelt, Alan D

• ISBN13: 9781879651586
• ISBN10: 1879651580
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-01
• Publisher: Companion Press

Summary

When someone you love takes his or her own life, your grief is profound. Yet as a result of fear and misunderstanding, suicide survivors are often left alone and in silence at a time when they desperately need compassion and unconditional support.

Author Biography

Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD, is a grief counselor and the director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. He is the author of the Healing Your Grieving Heart series, The Journey Through Grief, Transcending Divorce, and Understanding Your Grief. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 1
Introduction and Welcome	p. 5
Open to the Presence of Your Loss	p. 21
Dispel the Misconceptions About Suicide and Grief and Mourning	p. 35
Explore the Uniqueness of Your Suicide Grief	p. 53
Explore Your Feelings of Loss	p. 69
Recognize You Are Not Crazy	p. 113
Understanding the Six Needs of Mourning	p. 139
Nurture Yourself	p. 155
Reach Out for Help	p. 179
Seek Integration-Not Resolution	p. 197
Appreciate Your Transformation	p. 207
Contacts to Create Support Groups and Additional Resources	p. 217
The Suicide SurvivorÆs Bill of Rights	p. 219
Helping a Suicide Survivor Heal	p. 221
Acknowledgments	p. 227
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