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Solace- Finding Your Way Through Grief & Learning to Live Again (09) by PhD, Roberta Temes [Paperback (2009)]
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October 12, 2013
Temes has a remarkably compassionate and caring voice. Early in the introduction, we read, “You are experiencing this death in your unique way. Your experience is valid for you. Your response is right for you. Your way is the right way for you, for now. Don’t let anyone suggest that you are mourning the wrong way. You are your own expert.”
A few pages later, Temes tells us: “Countless survivors of unspeakable tragedies have managed to endure precisely because they refused to speak about their ordeals. … Sometimes, silence gives strength.”
Immediately following, we find these words: “Similarly, if your family is a family of wailers I suspect your mourning cries will be heard by many, and then you, too, will return to your regular routine. Loud volume is part of the bereavement process for you.”
This book is well-organized and well-written. It includes an immense amount of material without being overwhelming. If I could only recommend one book that comforted and offered practical steps for the bereaved, this would definitely be in the running.
A few pages later, Temes tells us: “Countless survivors of unspeakable tragedies have managed to endure precisely because they refused to speak about their ordeals. … Sometimes, silence gives strength.”
Immediately following, we find these words: “Similarly, if your family is a family of wailers I suspect your mourning cries will be heard by many, and then you, too, will return to your regular routine. Loud volume is part of the bereavement process for you.”
This book is well-organized and well-written. It includes an immense amount of material without being overwhelming. If I could only recommend one book that comforted and offered practical steps for the bereaved, this would definitely be in the running.
October 22, 2009
If you have lost a loved one, a friend, or a co-worker, or if you've maybe experienced some trauma that has changed your life, grieving that event is perfectly normal and natural.
It is through grief and the grieving process, that we are able to heal, and to find new strength to help us continue on our journey that is life.
In Roberta Teme's new book, Solace: Finding Your Way Through Grief and Learning to Live Again, the author gives the reader practical advice in a compassionate way to help us as individuals cope with our loss.
The author suggests helpful ways to help those who are grieving. Two sections which I found very interesting were: Helping Children Who Are Grieving, and a section on Rituals and Remembering. If you or someone you know has experience a loss, you might want to consider this self-help/grief book. It was very good.
It is through grief and the grieving process, that we are able to heal, and to find new strength to help us continue on our journey that is life.
In Roberta Teme's new book, Solace: Finding Your Way Through Grief and Learning to Live Again, the author gives the reader practical advice in a compassionate way to help us as individuals cope with our loss.
The author suggests helpful ways to help those who are grieving. Two sections which I found very interesting were: Helping Children Who Are Grieving, and a section on Rituals and Remembering. If you or someone you know has experience a loss, you might want to consider this self-help/grief book. It was very good.
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