Bereavement

by Jean Watson

This book of 24 undated reflections draws comfort and inspiration from the Bible and from experience for those who are going through a time of bereavement, as well as providing insight for those wanting to support others who are bereaved. Jean Watson suggests how it might feel to get through the dark days and to move, however slowly, from `getting by' with help, to `getting a life' in which living with loss goes alongside the gains in terms of new insights on faith and life and a greater ability to empathise with others.

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

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Jean Watson, having been a teacher, has gone on to have a career in writing involving writing lesson material for children geared for religious lessons and Sunday School. Jean’s stories have been broadcast on TV and radio.

Reviews

[Jane Riordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very slim volume, only 30 pages long with 24 readings, which can be covered daily or picked out at random or just read through as I did.

The thing is, during the bereavement process, short and slim is actually just what one needs; something to dip into, something that doesn't take a great deal of energy but gives something back which is greater than the effort taken to read it.

I'm no expert on grief, I just know that, at the moment, I am struggling and my natural inclination is to look for answers, support, comfort within the pages of a book, and this little one did help.

If I had to pick one feature out to comment on, it is discovering that what I am feeling is 'normal'. It doesn't make it any less painful but it dispels the feeling that I might just be going mad.