Healing Grief

A reminder to look for the humanity in everyone we see. After suffering a devastating loss, Henry Thornwood, a former college professor, finds himself living in a homeless encampment in the Northwest. As he makes the rounds, extending kindness and cups of coffee to vulnerable members of the community, he meets Cindy Rhodes, a realtor and domestic abuse survivor, who is also running from a painful past. The two of them bond over their trauma and set out on a soulful journey. What follows is an unlikely love story that leads them to a commune along the Columbia River Gorge, the sanctuary they...

It shook me to my core, having composed and survived these one hundred reasons why. I’ve kept them a guarded secret, remaining unshared for many years, but the shame should’ve never been mine... These are my truths, and I sincerely hope that sharing them will help someone else struggling with grief in their healing from abuse. I encourage everyone with a story of their own to speak it, even if your voice is a whisper. Write it, even if your hand trembles and perspires while you do. There’s something incredibly powerful in knowing that you’re not alone, after all.

Bubbling Up A Poetic Journey Towards Growth and Renewal Excerpt from the poem Travalicare: "Ah, a sly one you are, Whispering from your hidden ledge. But here's the thing: I'm not that type of guy. I'm meant to fly, even without wings." What happens when life breaks you open? Bubbling Up is a powerful collection of poetry born from the raw depths of personal journaling. “We are not one story, but a universe of stories – shapeshifting constellations dancing between known and unknown, illuminating the courage to evolve, the freedom to explore, and the endless possibility of becoming.” -...

Healing Hearts: A Guide to Coping with Pet Loss tenderly navigates the depths of grief with compassion and insight for those mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion. Author Jameson Evan Salas shares his own experience, reminding us that it's normal to struggle, to ache, and to yearn for one more moment with our non-human.

Through the darkness of her life after her husband’s suicide, Author Athena C. Shack embarked on a journey to healing, wholeness and restoration. In this book, she answers the one question asked the most from others who are hurting: How do you get your life back after a tragedy, trauma or loss has compromised your faith, destroyed your peace and shaken your confidence in God? Using personal experience, biblical illustrations/revelations with an engaging and refreshing writing style this book will help you get through a dark place and grow spiritually from it. Grace for the Journey will ...

Autumn whispered to the wind, “I fall but always rise again.” For a long time, tree sprite Scarlet Oak has watched autumn fall and rise in the same way amidst her forested society of sprites. Wingless and bound to live and die with her birth oak, Horace, she longs for a deeper existence. Then, in 1977, her world is shaken when an autistic boy wanders into her woodland and they share a soulful moment before he takes his life on her tree. Smis, a Grim Reaper, arrives to usher the boy’s spirit to the Dark, but Scarlet insists that the boy did not intend to die. In a rare show of mercy, ...

How does one heal from deep grief? This book inspires and motivates one who is on the healing journey of grief. Although these are "poems" they are not a random collection. There is a story-line here to follow; like a novel or non-fiction book--there is a beginning, middle, and end--a progression of thoughts and experiences that if read through can point in a direction of healing. Spiritual without being religious, courageous yet vulnerable, this poetic story of one woman's journey of healing will awaken you to synchronicities and a flow of connection to your loved one who has passed. ...

Alyson Franz suffered a painful loss and didn’t know how she could ever get past it. Being a therapist herself at the time, she tried many traditional approaches with no success. This led her to a journey of healing, transformation, and a complete change in her professional work. She has now rebuilt both her life and her professional practice based on what she has learned on this journey which includes extensive training in transformative healing and coaching modalities. She specializes in helping others heal from grief and loss.

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Depression, anxiety, and other issues are some of the most common problems that people must overcome when they are going through the stages of grief. These symptoms can last for weeks, months, and even years. By practicing meditation, you can ease the emotions that are weighing you down so you can once again start living with a sense of peace.

Rowan Davies has never liked Grayson Cole. He's arrogant, cocky, and was her fiercest competitor in law school. The only thing Grayson has is common with Rowan is their best friend Seth -- until Seth tragically dies in a car accident. Pushed together by their grief, Rowan and Grayson embark on a journey of closure, and find that love can grow even in the most barren of places, when you need it the most.

A Path of Second Chances A Willow Creek Amish Romance After the tragic death of her husband, young Amish widow Anna Miller returns to her childhood home in Willow Creek with her four-year-old son, seeking solace and a new beginning. But whispers follow her like shadows—whispers of grief, guilt, and a future that seems too uncertain to embrace. Jonah Yoder is a quiet carpenter known for his steady hands and even steadier heart. He bears scars of his own—a broken courtship, a vow to never risk love again. Yet when he begins spending time with Samuel, a bond forms that neither he nor Anna ...

In Love Is Greater Than Pain, Marilyn shares her profound understanding of the afterlife. Today a renowned medium, Marilyn reveals the beauty in the transition from the physical to the spiritual plane, helping those who are dying, as well as those left behind. With personal stories and transcripts from channeling sessions, Marilyn teaches us how to interact with the afterlife and to joyfully embrace the reality that love truly is greater than pain.

With sensitivity and insight, this series offers suggestions for healing activities that can help survivors learn to express their grief and mourn naturally. Acknowledging that death is a painful, ongoing part of life, they explain how people need to slow down, turn inward, embrace their feelings of loss, and seek and accept support when a loved one dies. Each book, geared for mourning adults, teens, or children, provides ideas and action-oriented tips that teach the basic principles of grief and healing.

Set in 1951, year of the Festival of Britain, this second novel by a renowned psychic medium relates how a grieving English widow and her two sons spend a week in the country with in-laws and experience some unexpected adventures and mind-altering events that provide unique opportunities for growth. The pains and problems of puberty are realistically portrayed as teenager Jack Wilson, a boy living in poverty without a father, searches for friendship and self-worth. Combining historical fact and fiction this story recreates life in the Fens of East Anglia with a cast of unforgettable ...

Leanne Friesen thought she knew a lot about bereavement. She had studied it in school and preached at memorial services. But only when her own sister died from cancer did she learn, in her very bones, what grieving people don't need—and what they do. In Grieving Room, Friesen writes with vulnerability, wisdom, and somehow even wit about the stark and sacred lessons learned at deathbeds and funerals, and pushes back against a world that wants to minimize our sorrow and avoid our despair.

Personal non-fiction essay by author Bill D. Allen describing the events surrounding his mother's murder when he was a child. It covers the guilt of a survivor, and the changing perspective of that guilt as his own children grow and he sees his relationship with his mother in a new light.

Time doesn’t heal all wounds. Love does. Amy Harte, an Emergency Medicine physician, lost her mother to cancer suddenly on the day of her residency graduation one year ago. As a doctor, she struggles with not being able to save her mother and experiencing her best day on her worst. Since then, she has turned from her relationship with God in her guilt and grief. Near the fateful day’s anniversary, her father calls to tell Amy the bank may take her childhood home. Amy knows she must save the house that holds the last precious memories of her mother. Meanwhile, Amy meets a gorgeous ...

An Opposites-Attract Later-in-Life Romance About Healing, Unexpected Love, and New Beginnings Betty Smith has always been a bright, full-figured woman with a heart full of optimism. She built a life with her beloved husband, cherishing over 30 years together. But when grief unexpectedly shatters her world, Betty finds herself facing an uncertain future—alone, struggling, and starting over. Determined to regain control of her life, she takes a job as a bus driver. One day, at the door of her bus, she meets Bjorn Andersson, a renowned architect who seems to be her complete opposite. ...

The loss of a beloved pet is a hugely challenging emotional journey. When grief takes hold of us, we feel a myriad of feelings, from deep sadness to anger at the unfairness of their departure. Are you struggling with the heartache and loneliness of losing a cherished pet? After leaving, they always take a piece of us with them.