Free to Grieve: Healing and Encouragement for Those Who Have Suffered Miscarriage and Stillbirth [Paperback]

Maureen Rank (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2004

"One-third of all women who conceive will have at least one miscarriage. This important book offers guidance for the sorrowing and helps them move on. It tackles the tough questions, including "Why did this happen?" and "Should we try again?" as well as exploring options for treatment and emotional healing. Free to Grieve has helped thousands of couples since it was first published nearly twenty years ago."

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About the Author

Maureen Rank has authored or coauthored twelve books, is a former executive director of the Iowa Psychological Association, and is a leadership and organizational consultant. Maureen, the mother of two, makes her home in Des Moines, Iowa.

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764228684
• ISBN-13: 978-0764228681
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #883,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maureen Rank is the author or co-author of fourteen books, whose composite sales have topped half a million copies and have been published in three languages.
In other work experiences, she has also directed a professional association for psychologists, and led in executive development for two Fortune 500 companies.
Kansas City serves as home base for international travels, most recently to Eastern Europe.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frequently recommend this book to my friends and patients, April 23, 2004

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This review is from: Free to Grieve: Healing and Encouragement for Those Who Have Suffered Miscarriage and Stillbirth (Paperback)

This book is written from a Christian perspective, but it isn't so "preachy" that people of other faiths or beliefs couldn't benefit from it. The book holds a special place in my heart since it helped me grieve myself, and I have given it out to friends and relatives and recommended it to patients. I have gotten much positive feedback from the recipients. One of the main strengths of this book is that it deals very well with the issue of early pregnancy loss, as well as late-term and infant death. Other books sometimes give early miscarriage little to no attention, and in my own experience, until I found this book, I didn't feel validated or supported about the issues of my early losses. This book makes it clear that no matter the stage of pregnancy, it is ok and right to grieve about your loss. It helps clear up myths about pregnancy loss, and also helps deal with issues that can interfere with normal, necessary grieving processes. I have read similar books, and got some help from them, but some of them were so focused on telling the story of someone else and how they dealt with their loss that they made me feel even worse. This book is set up into fairly short chapters, with titles, and it makes it easy to pick and choose what you want to read so you can skip chapters that you don't feel apply to you. I can't say enough about this invaluable book. I personally am very grateful to the author for writing this very helpful book and I try to keep at least one copy on hand to give out to people who are going through pregnancy loss. It can be a little difficult to find this book in bookstores, and it is one that is sometimes needed unexpectedly, so it is worth it to me to have one available just in case I want to reach out to help someone going through what I did.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent piece of work, August 2, 1999

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Sandra Glahn "S Glahn" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free to Grieve (Paperback)

Maureen Rank, in this book, becomes that friend from whom you long to hear just the right words (which is rare in times of deep pain and loss). I highly recommend her book--it's at the TOP of my list for anyone who has miscarried.

Sandra Glahn, When Empty Arms Become a Heavy Burden & The Infertility Companion

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK, January 20, 2000

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Michelle "Fried Onions" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Free to Grieve (Paperback)

After loosing my first baby to miscarriage recently I borrowed this book and I hightly recommend it to anyone in a similar situation. Society tends to underestimate the emotional devistation and grief experienced after the loss of a baby to miscarriage or stillbirth. The author confirms and explains why in fact we are "FREE TO GRIEVE".