Contents
Introduction
1. The Journey Through Grief
2. The Initial Shock
3. Telling the Story
4. Asking Why
5. The Way We Grieve
6. Suppressing Grief
7. Why Do I Feel Like This?
8. Time
9. The Gift of Tears
10. The Problem of Sleep
11. Feeling Crushed
12. Feeling Crazy
13. Making Decisions
14. Helping Ourselves
15. The Mystery of Death
16. Where Is God?
17. Who Am I?
18. Memories
19. Sadness
20. Anger
21. Blame
22. Regrets
23. Forgiveness
24. Fear
25. Loneliness
26. Secondary Losses
27. Advice From Other People
28. When People Avoid Us
29. The People Who Help
30. Doing Little Things
31. Visiting the Cemetery
32. Temptations
33. Dealing With Doubts
34. Giving Up Control
35. Lighting Candles
36. Where Did They Go?
37. The Communion of Saints
38. Praying for Our Loved Ones
39. Problems With Prayer
40. Trying to Understand
41. Letting Go
42. The Resurrection of the Body
43. The Gift of Laughter
44. Grief Surges
45. Grieving Together
46. Dreading Special Days
47. Looking at a Bigger Picture
48. Gratitude
49. Hope
50. Healing
51. The New Normal
52. In Our Hearts
Acknowledgments
