Love, Dad: Healing The Grief of Losing A Child

A Father's Grief is a personally moving account of a man's journey through one of the most difficult losses anyone can experience, the death of a child. It combines both self-help techniques and universal inspirational touchstones, woven together in an intimate exploration of deeper universal human issues. As a grief manual, it offers ways to renewed hope, faith, and love after this life-shattering event. It will assist anyone dealing with the death of their child, or any loved one, to move through the aftermath of the experience, offering sensitive, common sense approaches to rebuilding one's life and sense of well-being. This book is unique in that it is a personal guide to dealing with different aspects of the grief process. Using his personal history and insights from his many years of experience, both therapeutic and interactive, the author guides the reader through the various forms of pain, confusion, anger and disorientation he encountered, and gently and compassionately offers ways to move beyond the shock and despair into a renewed life and purpose.Among the areas explored are the qualities of deep grief, short-term and long-term healing stages and practices, common themes in the healing process, and healing rituals. A unique part of this work is the chapter on the male mode of grief, helping men resolve and heal their wounds in ways that honor their child, and assisting them in staying open emotionally, to have deeper and more compassionate relationships.