Bly describes a process of grieving encapsulated in poignant dreams.
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The Art of Losing offers a human connection when we are grieving. Editor Kevin Young has introduced and selected 150 devastatingly beautiful poems that embrace the pain and heartbreak of mourning.
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The death of a beloved is an amputation.
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"But now we’re asked — and sometimes forced — to carry grief as a solitary burden. And the psyche knows we are not capable of handling grief in isolation." - Francis Weller
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Writing from the unique point of view of a suicide survivor who is also a psychologist, Sarah Neustadter presents a selection of the emails she sent to John, her deceased beloved, over a three-year period following his death.
Thirst, a collection of forty-three new poems from Pulitzer Prizewinner Mary Oliver, introduces two new directions in the poet’s work.
Kay Redfield Jamison discusses how she and her late husband found profound delight in his final years as well as the commanding power of the grieving process.
Learning to live with grief and loneliness after the death of a spouse.
Death, regardless of the details, is capable of devastating those it leaves behind. Brother, sister, son, daughter, mother, or father – all losses are significant.
“Loss is simply what happens to you in life. Meaning is what you make happen,” the author of a new book says.
In this clip H.H. the Dalai Lama answers a question about how to deal with sorrow, loss and sadness when losing a loved one.