First Steps Through Bereavement (First Steps series) - Softcover

Mayfield, Sue

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745955355 ISBN 13: 9780745955353

Publisher: Lion Books, 2011

Synopsis

Being bereaved can leave you with a whole range of emotions. You may feel paralyzed; you may feel angry; you will almost certainly feel sad. However it affects you it will be difficult, and you will need help, which is precisely what this book offers: simple, compassionate help. From the shock of discovering death to the practicalities of life afterwards, First Steps through Bereavement is an indispensable guide through the process of mourning a loved one. With useful sections on funerals, continuing to function, staying healthy, dealing with emotions, how to remember your love one, and more, it will help you negotiate your way through grief. It also includes invaluable advice for close friends and relatives supporting others, including children who have been bereaved.

About this title

About the Author

Sue Mayfield is an award-winning writer best known for her novels for teenagers, several of which deal with issues of bereavement and loss. Since 2004 she has been engaged in a number of Arts-in-Health projects and has been writer in residence in hospitals, GP surgeries, schools and a hospice, working with people to tell their stories and express their emotions. Sue Mayfield facilitates creative writing for people affected by cancer at Maggie's Centre in Cheltenham where she lives with her husband and their three grown up children. She is the author of Living With Bereavement also published by Lion Hudson.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lion Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745955355
• ISBN 13: 9780745955353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96