There is nothing you need more than the warm, reassuring voice of one who has traveled this path before... and survived after suffering the death of a spouse. In Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies, Marta Felber offers just such a voice-caring, hopeful, always pointing ahead to a tomorrow that will be a little easier than today. Having experienced her own spouse's death, Felber is never glib or simplistic. She knows the grief her readers are feeling and she encourages them to give it full expression. At the same time, she offers sound, practical suggestions on how to navigate difficult days. This book shies away from none of the difficult issues of bereavement. Felber gently urges her readers toward careful, honest examination of the issues they face.
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"This book presents a guide for coping with the practical issues that face the recently widowed as they struggle through the grieving process. It is written by one who has experienced personal grief and loss and understands what needs to be faced when a spouse dies." --Mauryeen O'Brien, O.P., Author Praying Through Grief
About the Author
Marta Felber has worked as a counselor, social worker, and educational consultant in various locations in the United States and abroad. She did social work in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and counseling in the Palisades School District, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Felber worked overseas as school counselor at the Cairo American College in Egypt and head of the counseling center for expatriates in Jakarta, Indonesia, a position she held for ten years. During those years she also served in a consultant role, working with teaching staffs at international schools in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.
She returned to the United States and entered private practice in counseling, combined with leading groups and workshops. After the death of her husband, Felber wrote two books about the grieving process, Grief Expressed When a Mate Dies and Finding Your Way after Your Spouse Dies. She currently lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
She returned to the United States and entered private practice in counseling, combined with leading groups and workshops. After the death of her husband, Felber wrote two books about the grieving process, Grief Expressed When a Mate Dies and Finding Your Way after Your Spouse Dies. She currently lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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181 of 184 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Clean is the autumn wind,
Splendid the autumn moon,
The blown leaves are heaped and scattered,
The ice-cold raven starts from its roost.
Dreaming of you - when shall I see you again?
On this night sorrow fills my
heart.
~Li Po (701-762)
The loss of a friend or lover can be one of the most painful and disorienting experiences life can offer. Life seems bleak and empty, your mind becomes a pool of muddled thoughts. Losing your spouse is even more painful and the grief a person feels when they have to struggle through the grieving process can be overwhelming.
When you are trying to pick up the pieces and move on, it helps to know that there is someone out there who understands what you are going through. Marta Felber has dedicated this book to the reader with the hope that it will be of help in the journey through grief.
Drawing on her training as a therapist and her experiences in self-healing after the death of her husband, she has written this guide as if she was a friend sitting with you and you were both drinking a cup of tea. She starts by expressing her heartfelt sorrow for the reader's loss and then proceeds to speak from the heart in small easy-to-read chapters. She deals with the deepest feelings in a very gentle way.
She talks about how you should accept crying as a natural process, how you can start a journal and how you must still think about eating well and exercising even in this stage of grief. She speaks of how to forgive, accept and let the healing process begin.
I think this is a book everyone should read whether they have experienced a loss or not because all of us will come into contact with someone in our lives who is experiencing loss. This will not only help you understand grief, but will allow you to understand what someone is going through. I think this book could also be used for when you have lost a very good friend who is very important to you as some of the same principles apply.
I think writing can be theraputic and Marta has also written a companion book called Grief Expressed: When a Mate Dies. The second book consists of 64 written exercises that she completed for herself in the first year after she lost her own husband. She deals with a wide range of emotions and issues, such as loneliness, insecurity, friends, finance, sleeplessness, health and anniversaries.
If you have a friend who has experienced a great loss, perhaps you could give this book to them with a flower and a ribbon tied to it and I think it will be a gift they won't forget. Actions do speak louder than words, in most things in life.
I felt very calm and nurtured after reading both of Marta's books.
Healing.
~The Rebecca Review
Splendid the autumn moon,
The blown leaves are heaped and scattered,
The ice-cold raven starts from its roost.
Dreaming of you - when shall I see you again?
On this night sorrow fills my
heart.
~Li Po (701-762)
The loss of a friend or lover can be one of the most painful and disorienting experiences life can offer. Life seems bleak and empty, your mind becomes a pool of muddled thoughts. Losing your spouse is even more painful and the grief a person feels when they have to struggle through the grieving process can be overwhelming.
When you are trying to pick up the pieces and move on, it helps to know that there is someone out there who understands what you are going through. Marta Felber has dedicated this book to the reader with the hope that it will be of help in the journey through grief.
Drawing on her training as a therapist and her experiences in self-healing after the death of her husband, she has written this guide as if she was a friend sitting with you and you were both drinking a cup of tea. She starts by expressing her heartfelt sorrow for the reader's loss and then proceeds to speak from the heart in small easy-to-read chapters. She deals with the deepest feelings in a very gentle way.
She talks about how you should accept crying as a natural process, how you can start a journal and how you must still think about eating well and exercising even in this stage of grief. She speaks of how to forgive, accept and let the healing process begin.
I think this is a book everyone should read whether they have experienced a loss or not because all of us will come into contact with someone in our lives who is experiencing loss. This will not only help you understand grief, but will allow you to understand what someone is going through. I think this book could also be used for when you have lost a very good friend who is very important to you as some of the same principles apply.
I think writing can be theraputic and Marta has also written a companion book called Grief Expressed: When a Mate Dies. The second book consists of 64 written exercises that she completed for herself in the first year after she lost her own husband. She deals with a wide range of emotions and issues, such as loneliness, insecurity, friends, finance, sleeplessness, health and anniversaries.
If you have a friend who has experienced a great loss, perhaps you could give this book to them with a flower and a ribbon tied to it and I think it will be a gift they won't forget. Actions do speak louder than words, in most things in life.
I felt very calm and nurtured after reading both of Marta's books.
Healing.
~The Rebecca Review
83 of 86 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thought that I would receive help from my friends after my wife passed away. I had to turn to books for assistance, but found only one that I felt helped me through that long walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Marta's book was direct, honest and increased my faith in God. Each daily prayer was very helpful. It is a wonderful book to give to a friend in need.
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a nice little book, consisting of two page reflections, advice, a suggested prayer, and related scripture on a series of topics that very roughly reflects the grieving process. As such, it can be read cover-to-cover, but serves most use as a "daily reflections" or "journal by proxy", and is best when you flick through the pages and read whatever section you happen upon.
My main complaint with "Finding Your Way..." is that it's yet another "grieving grannies" book that is inherently speaking from and to an older woman's perspective, thus leaving something to be desired as a book for under-40 widowers. Just once I'd like to find a book that addresses topics such as "how to regain your sense of manhood after braiding your daughter's hair."
That being said, "Finding Your Way..." is a comforting and encouraging book, and contains helpful advice for anyone who has lost a spouse.
My main complaint with "Finding Your Way..." is that it's yet another "grieving grannies" book that is inherently speaking from and to an older woman's perspective, thus leaving something to be desired as a book for under-40 widowers. Just once I'd like to find a book that addresses topics such as "how to regain your sense of manhood after braiding your daughter's hair."
That being said, "Finding Your Way..." is a comforting and encouraging book, and contains helpful advice for anyone who has lost a spouse.
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THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK A NEW WIDOW SHOULD READ
This is the first book a new widow should read. It will give you hope when there is none. The book is broken into many small chapters and takes the reader down the road of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by R. Roshto
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Published 5 months ago by Veronica L. Johnson
Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies
This is an excellent book for a widow who is in that "widow fog" and having trouble reading much less comprehending. For my full review, please go to my blog at [...]
Published 8 months ago by Candy
Excellent Resource for grieving spouses
I had the privilege of reading this book in the year after my spouse died and found it very helpful. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Elizabeth N. Ivy
Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies
A very sensitive approach to a difficult subject. Each chapter is short, but precise, covering very practical areas that need to be faced after a loved one dies. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Delmar
Good book.
I bought this book for my father-in-law who lost his wife after 68 years of marriage. He found the inspirational aspects of the book very helpful.
Published on April 20, 2010 by A. Smith
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The thoughtful daily meditations full of gentle encouraging words are extremely helpful and uplifting as one meanders slowly through the grief process.
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- Beyond the Relaxation Response by Herbert Benson in Back Matter
- When Grief Breaks Your Heart by James W. Moore in Back Matter
- Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal by Alan Wolfelt in Back Matter
- Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing by Thomas R. Golden in Back Matter
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