Life After Loss: A Personal Guide Dealing With Death, Divorce, Job Change and Relocation, Third Edition (Paperback)

by Bob Deits (Author) "NO LIFE EXPERIENCE IS MORE COMMON than losing someone dear to you or something of vital importance to you..." (more)
Key Phrases: creative hurt, effective grief work, four key facts, Glen Davidson, Earl Grollman, Time Remembered (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
" . . serves as a roadmap and travelers' guide for those in grief. . . .provides the practical wisdom that encourages us to risk living again." -- Lawrence J. Lincoln, M.D., Staff, Elisabeth Kubler Ross Center

A practical guide for who have difficulty in finding their way back after profound ordeals. -- Norman Cousins, Dean of the UCLA School of Medicine

Product Description
Here is a positive, sensitive approach for successful recovery from painful loss, including the death of a loved one or friend, divorce, relocation, job loss, retirement, major surgery or onset of chronic illness. It's a book for doing as much as reading. You will find helpful exercises and charts for working through your grief.

This book teaches the skills you need for a healthy recovery:

What to expect in the first few hours, days and weeks after your loss. How to talk to others who don't know what to say.
How to get back to sleep when you're awake all night.
How to cry when you just can't and why tears help recovery.
How to write a letter of good-bye.
How to deal with anger, depression and guilt.
How to cope and set new goals.
How to deal with the holidays, anniversaries and family events.
How to form a grief-support group.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Da Capo Press; 3rd edition (January 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555611893
• ISBN-13: 978-1555611897
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #480,348 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life After Loss, July 2, 2001

By	Krista Thibodaux (The Woodlands, TX USA) - See all my reviews

The book "Life After Loss" by Bob Deits was given to me by one of my friends when my mother died in January of 2000 from cancer. I'll have to admit that when he gave it to me, the last thing I wanted to do was read it. I was interested in nothing,and even if I would have read it at that time, I wouldn't have remembered it. I was numb. After a few months I pulled the book out from under a big pile of my mother's things in my closet. I was going to look at it, but I didn't want to get upset again so I didn't think about it for another 4 months. When I finally sat down to read it, it wasn't a sad book like I was scared of. It actually helped me to cope with my mom's loss and to like myself again. I no longer felt guilty or ashamed. I learned that things happen because "we live in an imperfect world." I know that this isn't the kind of report that you may want, but I just wanted to let people know that this book can help you. Everyone going through a loss of any kind should read this book and refer to it when they get down again about their loss or losses. Believe me, this book helps...even when it is the last thing you may want to see and especially read. I went through it and now I am so glad that I read it.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent basic book on grief, February 28, 2001

By	Cole Carley "visbiz" (Fargo, ND United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After losing my wife to cancer in late 2000, I've read several books dealing with grief and this is easily the one that I've recommended most. I've bought at least 5 copies for friends and family and have mentioned it in a few talks I've given. Mr. Deits' book has made this terrible ordeal a bit easier and much more predictable. It's practical, easy to read, and encourages you along the way.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than flowers, May 30, 2000

By	timothy w renyer (Arizona) - See all my reviews

I met Bob in 1989 and he gave a signed copy of the first edition. I loaned my "precious" copy to a friend who had a recent loss. Every time I bought a copy to replace the original it did not last long in my book collection. After the fifth time I loaned my copy out and hesitated to ask for it back, I realized it was a much more personal gift than flowers. I was even more surprised to learn that many recipients will re-gift it again and again. I must have given out 50 copies over the years.