Resources

Living on the Seabed by Lindsay Nicholson

BOOK: Lindsay Nicholson looks at the grieving process and offers a roadmap to help all of us navigate a path none of us chooses but all of us must walk.

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Funerals: How to Be Involved If You Can’t Attend

Saying goodbye at a funeral is a significant part of our relationship with the person we have lost, whoever they are. We may dread it, of course, but we still want to be present and to get it ‘right’ as a fitting tribute to all that they were to us.

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When Children Grieve by John W. James and Russell Friedman

In When Children Grieve, the authors offer a cutting-edge volume to free children from the false idea of “not feeling bad” and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss.

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The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman

Incomplete recovery from grief can have a lifelong negative effect on the capacity for happiness. Drawing from their own histories as well as from others’, the authors illustrate how it is possible to recovery from grief and regain energy and spontaneity.

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Book: Love Untethered: How to Live When Your Child Dies

Vanessa May gives a moving account of what she went through after the unexpected death of her son, demonstrating that it's possible to survive such a shattering and traumatic loss, even when that might feel impossible.

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Coping with - a Tragedy

When a death is senseless, involves multiple losses or children, or when it could have been avoided, there is a deeper sense of trauma and grief.

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Books Beyond Words - Mini Bereavement Set

A collection of four books which cover bereavement and death suitable for people who find pictures easier than words, including learning disabilities and those whose first language is not English.

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Good Grief- Embracing Life at a Time of Death, Catherine Mayer and Anne Mayer Bird

BOOK: Mother and daughter Catherine and Anne, face widowhood on the eve of the pandemic. Sandi Toksvig says this is "The most life-affirming book ever written about death."

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Tax Help for Older PeopleWhat sort of problems will Tax Help deal with?

Free, independent and expert help and advice for older people on lower incomes who cannot afford to pay for professional tax advice. With over 420 volunteers and a national call centre, we can help you, wherever you are in the UK.

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Open to Hope

WEBSITE: an online website where people can share inspirational stories of loss and love. We encourage our visitors to read, listen and share their stories of hope and compassion.

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Death, grief and hope for adults.

BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.

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Children and Grief by William Worden

BOOK: Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children.

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Yvonne Tulloch, Faith Questions in Bereavement

BOOK: For anyone who has been bereaved at any time, or anyone who is interested in the faith questions that naturally arise when someone dies.

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Simran Jeet Singh, Sikh Ways of Grieving

WEBSITE: A useful website and article that explains how Sikhs comfort the dying, mark death, comfort the bereaved and celebrate life.

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Churchill Insurance, A guide to coping with death and grief

WEBSITE: One of a number of company websites that sets out helpful advice and information for clients and website visitors alike. In this case, the bereavement process explained.

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With the End in Mind: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix

BOOK: A book of stories from the bedsides of patients facing death, Kathryn shares the experiences that have enabled her to see dying as something we can plan for.

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Dealing with a traumatic event including bereavement where it has happened in traumatic circumstances

WEBSITE: This is a useful website offering help for those dealing with a traumatic event including bereavement where it has happened in traumatic circumstances.

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Surprised by Grief (on being widowed young) by Janine Fair

BOOK: In her book, Janine places her grief in the context of a transition in order to understand her 'voyage of hope', ending with gratitude to God for all she has received from his hands.

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Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring by Henri Nouwen

BOOK: In this book of personal reflections, the author hopes to encourage those who are dying to die well and those who care for the dying to care well.

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Alison Wertheimer, A Special Scar: The Experiences of People Bereaved by Suicide

BOOK: A 'Special Scar' looks in detail at the stigma surrounding suicide and offers practical help for survivors, relatives and friends of people who have taken their own life.

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