100 Tips Grieving Loss by Bennett Marcus (6 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Most pet loss books pick a side - dog people or cat people - and offer comforting stories about an afterlife instead of real, practical help. This one does neither.Losing an animal you loved is a full, real bereavement, whatever anyone tells you about it being 'just a pet.' But most books written for this moment are memoirs about one person's own loss, quote collections, or gentle spiritual reassurance about reunions to come. Almost none of them tell you what to actually do - in the first hours, if you had to decide, if it was sudden, if your other pets or your children are grieving too.One hundred practical tips, each a page or two, each ending with one thing you can do today. Written for any species, any length of time you had them - not for a version of pet loss that leaves your actual loss out.Inside- The first hours and days - practical decisions nobody warns you about, from what happens to their body to who to tell first- Why this grief is real - the documented case for taking your own loss seriously, whatever anyone else says- If you had to make the decision - euthanasia, guilt, and timing, handled honestly and directly- When the loss was sudden - shock, blame, and the absence of a goodbye- When you watched them grow old or decline - anticipatory grief, caregiving exhaustion, and permission to feel relief- Telling people, and living around those who don't get it - disenfranchised grief, and what to say back- Other pets and children in the house - surviving animals, honest conversations with kids- The empty spaces at home - no fixed timeline for their things, their bowl, their bed- Marking their life, your way - memorials without a script, and without religion attached- The question of another pet - no pressure either way, and how to carry them forwardWritten for any animal, any species, any relationship lengthThis is not a memoir, and it does not assume you had a dog rather than a cat, or a cat rather than a bird, horse, or rabbit. It does not assume you had years with them rather than months. It is not a religious book - it does not tell you your pet is waiting somewhere, and it does not tell you they are not. What you believe is your own business.The relationship was real. So is what you have lost.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Most grief books assume you are a parent, a spouse, or a child mourning someone above you. Almost none of them are written for the sibling standing quietly to one side.Losing a brother or sister is one of the least talked-about losses there is. People ask how your parents are doing. Workplaces rarely count it as a close enough relationship for proper leave. And you are expected, more often than not, to be the strong one - for parents who have lost a child, for a family reorganising around a missing member - while your own grief waits its turn.One hundred practical tips, each a page or two, each ending with one thing you can do today. Written for the sibling actually living it - not for parents, not for spouses, and not for an idealised version of grief that leaves you out.Inside- The first days - what to expect when you may not be treated as 'next of kin,' and what to say before you're asked- Disenfranchised grief - why sibling loss gets overlooked, and how to stop minimising your own- Your parents' grief, and yours - supporting them without disappearing into their loss- Your other siblings, or becoming an only child - old family roles, and what shifts when nobody warns you- If the relationship was complicated, distant, or estranged - grief is still grief, with no eulogy required- If the death was sudden, traumatic, or by suicide - handled with real care, including where to find specialist support- If you watched them through a long illness - anticipatory grief, caregiving exhaustion, and permission to feel relief- The shared childhood only you remember - protecting the history nobody else can verify- Grief at work and in everyday life - bereavement leave, grief brain, and going back before you feel ready- Anniversaries, holidays, and carrying it forward - planned rather than enduredWritten for the mourner other people forgetThis is not a memoir, and it assumes nothing about which kind of sibling relationship brought you here. Whether you were close or barely in touch, whether you have other siblings left or are now an only child, the tips that do not apply to your situation cost nothing to skip.You do not need to move on. You only need to move forward.…

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